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19 Nov 2009Indoor Beets and Herbs Container Herb garden and Rosemary RepottedI planted some beets in a clear plastic tub and they’ve started to sprout. I have them out on the back porch under the grow light. I repotted the rosemary plant into a bigger pot because it never really did anything this summer. I also planted basil, cilantro, and parsley seeds in pots. So ...Rainy 14°C / 58°F
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12 Aug 2009Garden Update Vegetable garden , Herb garden , Volunteer Cantaloupe , Zucchini Dying, Yellow Summer Squash Dying, Tomatoe...Overcast 24°C / 76°F
What I thought was watermelon was actually cantaloupe.
I pulled up one of the zucchini plants today because it had broken off and was rotting. The other seems to be ok. I also pulled up the summer squash plants. I think next year I’ll only plant one zucchini plant. I am so tired of zucchini...
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26 Jul 2009volunteer watermelon, harvesting, and notes for next year Volunteer Cantaloupe , Vegetable garden , Herb garden , Zucchini Harvesting, Yellow Summer Squash Harvestin...Overcast 22°C / 72°F
I had just assumed this was a volunteer cucumber plant, because it looked just like my other cucumber plants, but then it started forming these fuzzy little oblong globes. awesome!
The first butternut looks like it’s almost ready to harvest.
We’ve been living off of zucchini and summe...
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08 Jul 2009First Harvest Yellow Summer Squash HarvestingCloudy 27°C / 81°F
I picked the first squash of the season today! The zucchini will be ready soon too.
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04 Jul 2009The volunteers introduce themselves Volunteer Butternut Squash , Vegetable garden , and Volunteer Butternut Squash Setting FruitOvercast 26°C / 79°F
At least a couple of the volunteer plants are definitely butternut squash. I think there’s a cucumber plant in there too. Also, some volunteer tomato plants came up, but I might take them out since I have so many tomatoes already.
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28 May 2009surprise seedlings and other news Vegetable garden , Herb garden , Container Herb garden , Lettuce , Cucumbers Sown, Basil , Basil , Cilantro...21°C / 70°F
When the zucchini and squash started sprouting, I noticed some other seedlings nearby that looked very similar but that I definitely hadn’t planted. I think they came from my compost pile. I’m going to let them get a little bigger, then probably transplant them somewhere else. I’...
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22 May 2009More sprouting Zucchini Sprouting, Cucumbers Sprouting, Yellow Summer Squash Sprouting, and Vegetable gardenThe zucchini, cucumbers, and yellow squash have also sprouted!Cloudy 27°C / 80°F
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22 May 2009Beets Sprouted Beets Sprouting and Vegetable gardenThe beets have started to sprout!18°C / 64°F
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20 May 2009The horseradish sprouted! Horseradish Sprouting and Herb garden22°C / 72°F
A couple days ago, as I was doing a little weeding, I almost tried to pull this out – then I realized it might be the horseradish I planted…
I really have no idea what I’m going to do with it when it’s time to harvest.
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16 May 2009Vegetable garden finally complete! 2 Vegetable garden , Tomatoes Transplanted, Red Pepper Transplanted, Bird's Eye Chili Transplanted, Beets Sow...Overcast 26°C / 79°F
Finally finished digging up the garden, added loads of compost, and planted beets, cucumbers, summer squash, and zucchini. I was finally able to get the tomatoes and peppers out of their tiny cups. I know they’ll be happier now.
The chives are starting to blossom. Pretty!
Next year will be ...
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