I stand corrected

There is rosemary and parsley popping through. I love this part of gardening (gonna be cursing it when I’m weeding though lol)….every day is new life.

The seedlings are coming along very nicely. I decided to transplant some more so the roots wouldn’t grow too entwined and be impossible to separate. Hopefully they aren’t too young for it. The beefsteak tomatoes are starting to get their second set of leaves, as are the broccoli. There’s lots of onions and cauliflower, as well as thyme and basil. The oregano and roma tomatoes are coming along, just very slowly. No sign of parsley, rosemary or green peppers yet.

Artificial light

I transplanted some of the broccoli seedlings to see if they’d grow better in the bunches or singled out, which might also depend on if they can handle being transplanted…then I did some research on artificial lighting and it seems seedlings do best with lots and lots of light (I assumed they needed breaks of dark and cool for some reason) so we brought the shop light in, cleaned off a counter and put them under it for the times the sun isn’t on the kitchen garden window.

More sprouts

Roma tomatoes, chives, and oregano made an appearance after last night’s watering and all night light bath. I’m not sure if I’m doing it exactly right…but the seedlings look good so far. Just waiting for Parsley and Rosemary to make an appearance. Not expecting the peppers, I planted them before reading they should be started later on.

Tilling the garden

• Got the tilling mostly done (it needs another pass).
• Mowed the back yard.
• Started a “proper” compost – half buried a 32 gallon plastic trash can in the ground and filled it with some of the “compost” I’ve been making (grass clippings) and the kitchen scraps I saved up this week. The can has holes drilled in the bottom and all over the sides, both above and below ground. Hoping it works well.
• Got the wood and twine for the peas and beans
• Got a new shovel cause I broke ours trying to dig up this evil bush (see pictures below, I’ll point out said evil bush), also got a weeding hoe and new rake to replace the one that was broken a while ago.
• Sold our Orchard Heaters, got what my dad and I paid for them 12 years ago, which paid for a bunch of the gardening supplies.

Dirt+boys=summer long entertainment.

I decided to leave a section unplanted to play in, otherwise these 2 will be rolling in the vegetables.

Aiden totally…….digs……his tractor in this dirt (pun intended, sorry)

I’m just cute. And I eat dirt.

This is the huge root we ran into while tilling…had to dig a big hole and use the chainsaw to get it cut far enough down it wouldn’t affect the garden.

The garden…or what will be. The bushes are “the evil bushes” They’re right smack dab in the middle of the yard and right in front of the gate…I’m working on digging up about 2 feet of them from the gate to allow a good walkway.

Now that it’s mowed, here’s pictures of the backyard:

That red machine is the tiller we rented…it’s so powerful, I wish we could afford to buy one that size.

In this one, I’ve got cauliflower, broccoli, beefsteak tomato, and white onions sprouting so far.

and thyme and basil in this one

Broccoli and Beefsteak and Thyme, oh my!

It seems a little early for so many sprouts, but there are at least 10 broccoli, a beefsteak tomato and 8 or so thyme coming up now. Just since yesterday morning when I saw the 2 broccoli! Crazy! I’ll definitely get pictures today.