Veggies journals
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Veggie Pot garden
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Mostly Cloudy 3°C / 37°FIt has started – the acquisition of plants for the 2013 garden. I just happened to be in Lowe’s yesterday and they had a BOGO offer on veggie plants and herbs. Who can resist … so I now have 6 tomato plants in a container in my kitchen, just waiting for the last frost date and...
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Oregano Showing True Leaves, Sage Budding, Lettuce, 'European' Mix 1 , Lettuce, 'Ithaca' 1 , Lettuce, romai...
29 Mar 2013
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Thanks to the lovely weather in my area and a lot of research/phone calls, I was able to work in the garden for a couple hours straight today. I’ve been holding off on planting in the SFG because of how cold it’s been and because the garden needed compost worked into it before I coul...Sunny 14°C / 58°F -
Basil 1 , Oregano Moved, Mint, mojito Moved, Sage Moved, Strawberries, 'Tristar' , Parsley Moved, Lavender ...
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Sunny 26°C / 79°FI just spent almost 3 hours getting the straw (and subsequent weeds) cleaned off square foot garden, burying 50 feet of soaker hose, and planting my first round of lettuce, arugula and carrots. My back aches, and I know I need to start the tomatoes and some flowers yet tonight, but I feel exhila...
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Frontyard Sidewalk garden , Kitchen herb garden , Houseplants garden , Back porch garden , Strawberries, 'T...
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Cloudy 6°C / 43°FToday is the first day I sowed some seeds — alpine strawberries, heliotrope, and rosemary — for the 2012 season. This year, I decided to try planting some flowers along with veggies and berries in the hope that we’ll be able to use some blooms for the wedding reception in July....
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The long-overdue fall clean-up
Carrots 16 Showing True Leaves, Carrots 15 Showing True Leaves, Carrots 14 Showing True Leaves, Arugula 4 H...So many things have happened in the garden since last time… -A couple weeks ago, my wonderful fiance moved the red raspberries and blackberries to the basement. I’m leaving the black raspberries out, because they haven’t done so well this past year and I want to see if they are...Cloudy 2°C / 36°F -
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And the tomatoes just keep coming!
Melon, honeydew 'Jenny Lind' , Melon, cantaloupe 'Hearts of Gold' , Soybeans 2 , Soybeans 1 Harvesting, Tom...I’ve been harvesting Roma tomatoes for days now, and the 4 plants I have are showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon! My counter has 3 folded dish towels full of tomatoes that are either ripe or ripening as I write. Tomorrow is a canning day with my sister Jenna, and we’re goin...Sunny 34°C / 94°F -
24 Jul 2011
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How I Saved my Veggies from Frost
Nasturtiums and Raised no-dig gardenThis is the first year I’ve ever experienced a frost in my veggie garden … at least one that has been so bad that it has made it into the section of my kitchen garden where I grow the bulk of our food and damaged the leaves of my precious seedlings and brassicas. I heavily mulch my g...8°C / 46°F -
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Gardening to relax and de-stress
Tomatoes, Roma replants, take 2 Flowering, Tomatoes, Roma replants Flowering, Tomatoes, Roma Harvesting, Bo...Sunny 36°C / 96°F
Lately, my fiance and I have been wedding planning every spare minute we can find it seems, and last night, I think I was at a breaking point. Mentally and emotionally drained, I still wasn’t feeling myself this morning, so I decided to take the day and work almost exclusively on the garde...
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Marjoram Harvesting, Oregano Harvesting, Peppermint Harvesting, Sage Harvesting, Lemon Thyme Harvesting, Co...
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2011
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7/6-7/10 Re-sowed soybeans in the same spot- 6 failed to germinate the first time. Two, 2 feet by 6 inches rows of Danvers carrots sown next to Amish Paste & Gold Medal Tomatoes. Asiatic lilies from Mom blooming. 1 pale pink-yellow, the other is bright yellow. Discovered those damn beetles ...31°C / 88°F -
13 Jun 2011
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My first "real" veggie garden...
Overcast 19°C / 67°FWell, that’s not entirely true. My first veggie garden was 2 years ago, and I had quite a sizeable garden for a first-timer. This year, though, feels like the real deal. We’ve specifically made space for it (rather than re-purposing overgrown planter beds left by the previous homeown...
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2011 Square Foot garden , Lettuce, romaine 3 Harvesting, Lettuce, romaine 2 Harvesting, Lettuce, Ithaca 4 H...
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I was so excited that I harvested my first salad for dinner tonight. I have been looking forward to this since I started direct-planting in March. So in the picture are some Ithaca lettuce leaves with some baby Romaine thrown in too.28°C / 82°F -
Pepper, 'Purple Beauty' , 2011 Square Foot garden , and Pepper, 'Mini Belle'
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I am sad to say I’ve given up on my ‘Mini Belle’ peppers. Last night I went up to bed, only to discover my cat had knocked down the pepper pots (which haven’t sprouted yet, despite warmth and an attempt at keeping them moist). I’m frustrated and disgusted. I put t...20°C / 68°F -
Back porch garden , Chives, organically grown Flowering, Strawberries, 'Tristar' on porch Flowering, Peas, ...
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Storms 24°C / 75°FToday started out BEAUTIFUL, and the afternoon was lovely. I was out planting carrots and arugula and transplanting two more Roma tomatoes that looked at least healthy, if not totally ready, to go in the ground. Then as evening approached and my bf and I were walking home from dinner, it started...
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2011 Square Foot garden , Arugula 3 Showing True Leaves, Basil 1 Sprouting, Broccoli 1 Showing True Leaves,...
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Cloudy 14°C / 57°FAfter losing my last journal when I hit “enter” and the webpage reloaded (grrrrrr!), I’m trying to recreate the journal and milestones. I hate computers sometimes. In the square foot garden, the lettuces are almost all sprouting. I may have to replant a couple here and there t...
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Soil sifting & other planting adventures
2011 Square Foot garden , Back porch garden , Arugula 1 Showing True Leaves, Arugula 2 Sprouting, Four O'Cl...At long last, I finished sifting the soil in the square foot garden, and added more SFG mix. It’s hard on my back, so I’m very, very glad that job is done. I also planted the weekly round of lettuces, carrots, and broccoli. I also planted some oregano in a large planter I used last ...Sunny 14°C / 58°F
