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| Tulip |
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| Hyacinth |
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| Plum |
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| Hyacinth |
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| Fern |
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| Peach |
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| Magnolia |
Friday, March 20, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Veggies growing! & Lush green in March rainy days
Today, I walked through the garden to observe, study, and pick some cilantro and put the houseplants and seedlings outside to get some fresh air and better sunlight.
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| Cilantro pickings |
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| Tomato seedlings |
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| Pepper seedlings |
Here you can see that the beds are filled with the radishes, lettuce and spinach plants that have emerged from the soil. I have six garden beds full of seedlings. It's humbling and a blessed feeling to be able to pick and eat from my garden when the world is continually and currently in chaos, with limited supplies and food.
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| Garden beds uncovered to get rain |
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| Cilantro |
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| New tile walkway! |
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| Spinach and radish |
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| Flower seedlings |
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| Yarrow |
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| Lettuce and radish |
Continually, I will sow seed in the beds amongst the growth of the other veggies--interplanting carrots, onions, then peas, and other cool loving crop seed.
Anxiously I wait for May, to plant tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, artichoke, and much more...
The flower seed had been sown using the EZ straw bale with 48,000 wildflower seed, and then boxes of additionally flower seed.
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| Tilled and sowed flower seed |
Of course, I keep idolizing the spring flowers blooming now, taking pictures of the same flower over and over. Pictures do not do flowers justice! Pictures don't show the intricate veins and colors and you can't smell the dizzying aroma of flowers.
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| Nectarine blooming tree against gray sky |
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| Beauty of th hyacinth flower |
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| Daffodil |
Monday, March 16, 2020
Mulching garden beds, fruit trees and flowers
As the spring proceeds, I am continuing to garden prep. On saturday, I bought a truck load of mulch and mulched around all the vegetables that are growing in the garden beds.
Additionally, I used the remaining mulch to put around the 5 Peach and nectarine trees. I expanded the surface area of the mulch around the trees and created a rock boarder to contain the mulch.
Then the last bit of mulch went around some of the flowers that were in desperate need and hadn't been mulched in awhile.
Additionally, I used the remaining mulch to put around the 5 Peach and nectarine trees. I expanded the surface area of the mulch around the trees and created a rock boarder to contain the mulch.
Then the last bit of mulch went around some of the flowers that were in desperate need and hadn't been mulched in awhile.
I'm excited to see the tulips blooming, as I have planted more out in the beds. Sadly, I have noticed many tulips are dying off. I caught wind of some information about growing tulips that is useful: to dig them up, separate them and store somewhere cool and dry until next Spring. Tulips die out in damp environments, and I believe this is happening here but I also speculate that animals are eating the bulbs.
I will keep you posted of all the upcoming beautiful flora and fauna.
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| Garden beds planted and covered with swiss chard, spinach, lettuces, radishes, and arugula |
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| Plum flowering |
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| Peach trees blooming |
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
New garden project: Stepping tile walkways
Today, I had the day off work, so I took some time to work extra hard in the garden and wash my truck.
I managed to lay tile down for a walkway, sow flower seed, and water the gardens.
This morning, I took a quick trip to Lowes to buy pavers sand. With this, I am making a walkway in between two garden beds. On top of the sand, I am laying ceramic tile. It is halfway finished as I need to buy 3 more bags of sand for this walkway.
I'll show you the progress so far...I have 7 more of these tiles left to lay.
I will not be able to use large ceramic tiles like these in between the other garden beds, but I may be able to use bricks. I have many more ceramic tiles to use if I wanted but the purchase of sand can be quite expensive for these extensive garden projects, so we'll see if I change my mind.
As I said, I sowed seed in the new herb and flower bed. I put out Dill, sage, rosemary, thyme, fennel, and over 50,000 wildflower seed. I really want my front yard to be a majestic, whimsical, fantastical delight to the eyes and nose. I hope this herb and flower bed becomes a big show this year!
And of course, I made sure to water the garden of greens I recently sowed and the bed flower seed. The cilantro in the vegetable garden looks lush. It will be growing ever more luscious once I apply mulch around the plants.
I'll leave you with a final picture of my beautiful dog, Girl, guarding the garden as she usually does as I'm working outdoors.
I managed to lay tile down for a walkway, sow flower seed, and water the gardens.
This morning, I took a quick trip to Lowes to buy pavers sand. With this, I am making a walkway in between two garden beds. On top of the sand, I am laying ceramic tile. It is halfway finished as I need to buy 3 more bags of sand for this walkway.
I'll show you the progress so far...I have 7 more of these tiles left to lay.
I will not be able to use large ceramic tiles like these in between the other garden beds, but I may be able to use bricks. I have many more ceramic tiles to use if I wanted but the purchase of sand can be quite expensive for these extensive garden projects, so we'll see if I change my mind.
As I said, I sowed seed in the new herb and flower bed. I put out Dill, sage, rosemary, thyme, fennel, and over 50,000 wildflower seed. I really want my front yard to be a majestic, whimsical, fantastical delight to the eyes and nose. I hope this herb and flower bed becomes a big show this year!
And of course, I made sure to water the garden of greens I recently sowed and the bed flower seed. The cilantro in the vegetable garden looks lush. It will be growing ever more luscious once I apply mulch around the plants.
I'll leave you with a final picture of my beautiful dog, Girl, guarding the garden as she usually does as I'm working outdoors.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Making a Compost bin and flower bed
According to the Farmer's almanac, the next couple of days are barren periods, so I have been cutting back brush, cleaning and doing general garden prepping tasks.
Yesterday, I put together a compost bin out of pallets. This is a small structure but it will be good for keeping the compost aerated.
The soil underneath the previous compost pile looks very rich. As you can see, the soil is nearly black, full of nutrients.
Additionally, I tilled the garden in the front yard. Last year I had squash and corn growing here, and this year I will be sowing flower and herb seed. I have always wanted a big herb and wildflower garden here, so I am doing just that! Today I tilled here and hoed rows, and covered the area with clear plastic. All I have left to do now is sow the seeds but I'm waiting till tuesday morning. According to the almanac, tuesday till Thursday is the best days for planting so I'm going to stick this schedule.
I'll be planting here herbs such as Dill, hyssop, fennel, oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary, and summer savory. Then I have 4 boxes of wildflower seed mixes and one EZ strawbale full of 40,000 wildflower seeds. If I don't have flowers and herbs growing here this summer, then I did something wrong, because I'm sowing so many seeds to the point at least SOME will have to grow!
Don't think I have forgotten the tomatoes and peppers! I have them germinating and seeding trays indoors under grow lights. The last couple of days have been warm and sunny on the porch, so I have put the trays outdoors until the shade falls on the porch. To save on electric, I have put the trays on my dresser next to a warm, sunny window as well. The peppers have not made their move, neither have the beefsteak or Blavk Krims but the Red Cherry tomatoes have germinated and they will hopefully be transplanted out by May!
Yesterday, I put together a compost bin out of pallets. This is a small structure but it will be good for keeping the compost aerated.
Additionally, I tilled the garden in the front yard. Last year I had squash and corn growing here, and this year I will be sowing flower and herb seed. I have always wanted a big herb and wildflower garden here, so I am doing just that! Today I tilled here and hoed rows, and covered the area with clear plastic. All I have left to do now is sow the seeds but I'm waiting till tuesday morning. According to the almanac, tuesday till Thursday is the best days for planting so I'm going to stick this schedule.
I'll be planting here herbs such as Dill, hyssop, fennel, oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary, and summer savory. Then I have 4 boxes of wildflower seed mixes and one EZ strawbale full of 40,000 wildflower seeds. If I don't have flowers and herbs growing here this summer, then I did something wrong, because I'm sowing so many seeds to the point at least SOME will have to grow!
Don't think I have forgotten the tomatoes and peppers! I have them germinating and seeding trays indoors under grow lights. The last couple of days have been warm and sunny on the porch, so I have put the trays outdoors until the shade falls on the porch. To save on electric, I have put the trays on my dresser next to a warm, sunny window as well. The peppers have not made their move, neither have the beefsteak or Blavk Krims but the Red Cherry tomatoes have germinated and they will hopefully be transplanted out by May!
Friday, March 6, 2020
Sowing greens in early March! Mini greenhouse polytunnel
Finally! Today I sowed the first seeds of the year outdoors.
With the first garden bed, I used the bulb planter tool to make pockets in the mulch, and filled them with fine garden soil. I sowed different lettuces and radish.
On the following days this week, it was nice warm weather, so I continued to plant....
In the second bed, I sowed French Breakfast radish seed, Lollo Rosso lettuce, black seeded Simpson lettuce, ruby red lettuce, and Oakleaf lettuce seed amongst the radish.
In the third bed, I sowed Spinach and arugula together.
In the fourth, I sowed Swiss Chard and Dinosaur Kale amongst the already established cilantro plants.
In the fifth, I sowed Cilantro, Chives, French breakfast radish, and Peizehead lettuce seed were sown.
In the sixth bed, Iceberg lettuce and Buttercrunch lettuce seed were planted.
Now, all six garden beds are filled with seed and they're each covered with plastic or cloth. I planted raspberry plants as well amongst the blueberry bushes. I watered the garden beds and raspberry plants then covered them back over.
Now we wait for the seedlings to sprout...
With the first garden bed, I used the bulb planter tool to make pockets in the mulch, and filled them with fine garden soil. I sowed different lettuces and radish.
On the following days this week, it was nice warm weather, so I continued to plant....
In the second bed, I sowed French Breakfast radish seed, Lollo Rosso lettuce, black seeded Simpson lettuce, ruby red lettuce, and Oakleaf lettuce seed amongst the radish.
In the third bed, I sowed Spinach and arugula together.
In the fourth, I sowed Swiss Chard and Dinosaur Kale amongst the already established cilantro plants.
In the fifth, I sowed Cilantro, Chives, French breakfast radish, and Peizehead lettuce seed were sown.
In the sixth bed, Iceberg lettuce and Buttercrunch lettuce seed were planted.
Now, all six garden beds are filled with seed and they're each covered with plastic or cloth. I planted raspberry plants as well amongst the blueberry bushes. I watered the garden beds and raspberry plants then covered them back over.
Now we wait for the seedlings to sprout...
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