In my last post, I wrote about how my flower gardens fared this year. Next up is the vegetable gardens. In a word, this year the vegetables gardens were a disaster. Not for any one reason, just a lot off bad things conspired to really take a toll and make it one of the worst … Continue reading 2018 Garden Recap: Vegetables (Part 1) (aka Attack of the Squash Vine Borer)
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July Vegetables
My spring vegetables really took a beating from the rabbits and the weather. Even though I had shored up the rabbit fence around the yard, all it took was a couple of holes and I had a nice happy family of rabbits devouring almost everything I planted. Radishes, swiss chard, spinach, lettuce, kale, beets and … Continue reading July Vegetables
What Am I Growing-2017
It's always fun to spend time in January and February going through all the seed and garden catalogs to see what I am going to grow this year. It's also during that time, I wish I had bigger gardens and more sun to really plant huge vegetable and flower gardens. But I have what I … Continue reading What Am I Growing-2017
My Raspberry and Strawberry Plants are Here!
My mom grows the best raspberries in her garden. There is nothing better than going out in her yard and picking a handful of just the most delicious ripe berries or having some of her homemade raspberry jam. So I decided it was time to try and grow some myself. I ordered them earlier this winter … Continue reading My Raspberry and Strawberry Plants are Here!
Time to Sow Seeds Indoors
After my last post where I realized that spring was indeed coming, I figured I'd better open my boxes from Botanical Interests and Burpee that were still sitting by the front door and see what I had bought. I know I'm still ok with timing since I usually don't start anything until after spring break. Oops, forgot … Continue reading Time to Sow Seeds Indoors
Starting My Seeds Indoors
This weekend I finally had time to get my seeds and seed starting materials out to get them started indoors. I usually try and plant vegetables like cucumbers and summer squash that I have trouble finding in stores, but I buy my tomatoes and pepper plants from a local nursery who has a great selection. … Continue reading Starting My Seeds Indoors
Seeds are in the House
After spending quite a bit of time pouring over seed catalogs, I finally sent in my seed orders. I had lots of new seed catalogs come to the house, and some more companies I just visited on-line, making the choices this year really tough. Ultimately, I went with some Burpee stand by's and the rest from … Continue reading Seeds are in the House
Fall Spinach
I wasn't really thinking fall crops with all the 90° days we've had lately, but I was at the farmers market and one of my favorite farmers was talking about having just planted their fall spinach. I chatted with him a while about it, which I appreciate since whatever I grow takes away from his … Continue reading Fall Spinach
Cucumbers-Mid summer
My cucumbers, which looked so wimpy when I planted the seedlings, have grown great. I grew Burpee Sweet Burpless Hybrid for no other reason than the description sounded good in the catalogue. I do seem to have a lot more squash plants than cucumber, and unfortunately, I like cukes better than squash. Oh well, I … Continue reading Cucumbers-Mid summer