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Remember how I said 2 weeks?

by Amy on February 18, 2009 in Plans & Getting Going

So in my post on the 15th I said some rubbish about waiting 2 weeks to see growth? How’s 3 days. :lol The earliest any of the packets say to germination is the lettuce at 5-10 days, most are around 10-21.This is the lettuce, but some cabbage has also popped up. I love gardening :treehugger

Here’s the red onion I planted today, it’s a little under the weather from being stuck in a bag but it’ll come around!

Onions

by Amy on February 18, 2009 in Plans & Getting Going

The onions I bought the other day (and had in our very cold garage) have decided it’s time to grow, so I planted a few in the remaining spots in the one flat and will start another flat tomorrow. I’ve only ever started onion from seed and was surprised to find 1-2″ stem growth on some of them. Hopefully they grow better then last years (the onions themselves never got that big, the stems got really tall though, something about too much or too little light?). The only other time I grew onions, in 2002 (I think?) I had many very big onions!

Baby steps

by Amy on February 15, 2009 in Plans & Getting Going

Today I planted

Chives
Basil
Thyme
Roma Tomatoes
Celery
Lettuce
Green peppers
Cabbage
Jalapenos

And set up one counter with the light and tray. In 2 weeks we should see some growth!

Here’s the “before we attack the garden” pictures, it’s a wreck!

Less scatterbrained planning

by Amy on February 11, 2009 in General

The 2 year old finally chilled out long enough for a couple cells in my head to stop rattling and I made a list for what to grow. We went to Lowes for a few things and I found onion and potato starts so I got those to try out – russet and red potatoes and red and white onions. I got some of the seeds I wanted, plus “organic dirt” for the peat pots I also got. I was keeping a running tally in my head and ended up not getting the porta-greenhouse. Maybe later when I have a client or 2. I also went through my dad’s seed stash and pulled out a few to try, even though they are from 1997-2001. Worth a shot!

I’ll get a “before” photo of the garden up this weekend as well as the set up I end up with for the seed starting! I can’t wait to take the garden spot from where it is now to what I know it can be!

Anyway, my list:

Russet potato
Red potato
Red onion
White onion
Cucumber (slicing and pickling, some from my dad’s stash, some new)
Cabbage
Celery
Green pepper
Roma tomato
Zucchini
Carrot
Spinach
Green beans
Sugar snap & snow peas
Lettuce
Crookneck squash
Jalapeno (from my dad’s stash)
Corn – maybe
Herbs:
- Oregano
- Basil
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Thyme
- Parsley
- Sage – maybe, from my dad’s stash

This week, to do

by Amy on February 11, 2009 in Plans & Getting Going

Scatterbrained planning. The 2 year old is going through this “terrible two” stage I’ve never seen so intense – my other 3 were never were like this, and it’s really distracting to do anything, or even think a complete thought before a new temper tantrum starts. So I’m doing some very sporadic “to buy” and “to do” lists. I’ll try to have it all completed this weekend, with pictures…though if I don’t, assume the 2 year old “helped” :lol

To buy:

Peat pots/dirt
Mini greenhouse from previous post and maybe a shop light or two
Walla Walla onion seed
Celery seed
Cucumber seed
Cabbage seed
Basil seed
Chive seed

To do:

Start onion, celery, lettuce, and herbs!

Greenhouse, mini sized

by Amy on February 10, 2009 in Tools, Products & How To

While at Lowes getting a few things for hanging curtains and stopping drafts, I found this nifty little “greenhouse”. I have a SERIOUS lack of space in this house for starting seeds…after I get unpacked, I might be able to use one counter for one tray of starts – not enough! This is only $35 and will let me move it where ever in the house I have the most room, and outside when it’s time to harden off the baby plants. Of course I stopped myself from actually buying it so I could think about it, but I’ll go back soon and get it. This exact one pictured is from Target (same price, Lowes doesn’t have theirs listed), they also have a 4 teir.