The Red Norland and All Blue potatoes are up! The Russet and Yukon golds are still hiding. I’m hoping they are ok…getting a little worried. Aaron dug up one of each and there were no growths. So I have some homework…I need to do some research and see if they still have a shot orContinue reading “We’ve got potatoes!”
Category Archives: Gardening
Backyard Beekeeping?
Maybe…but not this year. Went to the local berry farm that also helps backyard beekeepers get started and maintain their hives. Learned a lot… Different bee species will live and mate together, creating cross breeds Bees make Propolis to seal their hives, contain contaminates and prevent fungus and microbes from growing Propolis is thought toContinue reading “Backyard Beekeeping?”
First Pea Breaks Through!
I can’t tell you what a relief it was to see this little guy pop up! I was so worried that none of the seeds would germinate and all my efforts would be for not. Can’t believe this little guy made it! Maybe I can do this after all! As a reminder, I planted theContinue reading “First Pea Breaks Through!”
First Seeds are in the Ground!
The first seeds are in the ground! Planted Sugar Snap Peas, Red Norland Potatoes, All Blue Potatoes, Burbank Russet Potatoes, Yukon Gold Potatoes and yellow onions! Can’t wait for them to germinate!! Measured out the rows so that we got them planted in the right spots…but got so excited to plant potatoes they went inContinue reading “First Seeds are in the Ground!”
Garden Excitement!
It’s almost time to plant! First in the ground will be peas and potatoes. Had to re-organize the garden layout to match row widths and new length of 60 ft. Here is the new design. I’ve noted the row spacing on one layout for the corrugator. My second design notes the individual plant spacing, soContinue reading “Garden Excitement!”
Is it Garden Season yet?!?
I am so excited to plant my garden, I’m like a kid asking “are we there yet?†Aaron bought me a corrugator, well not just for me. But it’ll be a huge help planting the garden. Don’t know what it is? Neither did I. But it helps to direct water through the garden, which isContinue reading “Is it Garden Season yet?!?”
Garden Planning III
Next up was to map out where all my plants would go, how much area each get and how many seeds I need. Using the chart I found on pintrest of which plants like each other and which hate each other, I had already grouped my seeds. I started by placing the melons on theContinue reading “Garden Planning III”
Garden Planning II
Next step in my garden planning is to determine who likes whom, when to plant, how to plant, etc. My first order of business was to create a spreadsheet to gather all the pertinent information together. The most important things to note are plant spacing, row spacing, depth of planting and when the plant. TheContinue reading “Garden Planning II”
Garden Planning
First steps in planning your garden are; Determine size of garden What you want to grow Find the seeds Understand what your seeds need Map out your garden We determined that the size of my garden will be 30’x50′ with the rows going in the 50′ direction. The entire garden will get Full Sun, withContinue reading “Garden Planning”
Growing a Garden!
We measured out my garden space, I have 30′ x 50′ available for planting. Bought the majority of my seeds over the weekend, so now I just need to plan out the garden layout. Thanks to Liz who shared her Garden pintrest board with me, I was able to organize my seeds by who doesn’tContinue reading “Growing a Garden!”