Is it possible to over do wildflowers? They are so beautiful! Plus, great for the bees. Win/win.Tons of fresh new flower seedlings are popping up everywhere! I think I went a bit "nuts" with the wildflower seed packets a few weeks ago. Photos to follow--when they start blooming.
Have you tried sweet potatoes in a container? They serve multiple purposes. You can grow them indoors, they have a beautiful vine, produce fresh oxygen, and... of course... after about 6 months you have some nice sweet potatoes. Plant now and have them with Thanksgiving.I like growing succulents in pots, since they can thrive on the smell of a water vapour rag, and you tenderly speak to their needs about once a month by directing some loving words to them. They are hardy little souls, which in this semi-arid country is a great boon.
Gardening, for me, is such a spiritual activity. It takes time and care to keep out the weeds and be sure the plants are nourished and feel loved. But once it gets in your blood, it's one of those jobs that isn't really "work". Best of luck, Angela. What are you growing?I have pretty much all my sprouts getting ready for the transfer into soil. Every day i hope I don't kill them. Haha this is only my second year trying for a garden; the first year I didn't even see it to the end because we had to move.
I'm trying hard to not get too much into my head about how it's going and trust the process. Heh
Thanks for the idea, Don. I've been advised sweet potatoes are excellent for diabetics, as well. What a great idea.Have you tried sweet potatoes in a container? They serve multiple purposes. You can grow them indoors, they have a beautiful vine, produce fresh oxygen, and... of course... after about 6 months you have some nice sweet potatoes. Plant now and have them with Thanksgiving.
A ton of garden vegetables. Broccoli, tomatoes, celery, cucumber, pumpkin, lettuces, a bunch of herbs. Honestly, the herbs came up really quick and beautiful, and aside from the basil, they seem to be looking the most anemic. Also the onions all kind of died. Heheh.Gardening, for me, is such a spiritual activity. It takes time and care to keep out the weeds and be sure the plants are nourished and feel loved. But once it gets in your blood, it's one of those jobs that isn't really "work". Best of luck, Angela. What are you growing?
That's some helpful information, HM. Perhaps that's part of the reason I don't have diabetes (?)... because it does run in my family. Last year I planted 28 hills of sweet potatoes. What I didn't know was, my neighbor had been given over 100 plants, and about a month before my potatoes were ready to dig, I traded him a bushel of sweet corn for a bushel of sweet potatoes. Hadn't even finished them when my own were ready. Needless to say, I had sweet potatoes for several meals.Thanks for the idea, Don. I've been advised sweet potatoes are excellent for diabetics, as well. What a great idea.
I absolutely *love* the way broccoli tastes straight from the garden. It's soooooo much better than the stuff from the grocery store. Green beans and cantaloupes are way better too.A ton of garden vegetables. Broccoli, tomatoes, celery, cucumber, pumpkin, lettuces, a bunch of herbs. Honestly, the herbs came up really quick and beautiful, and aside from the basil, they seem to be looking the most anemic. Also the onions all kind of died. Heheh.
Last year I had a fish emulsion that I used on the onions, and it worked to keep them going into transplant. I just didn't get to it this year.
It's okay though. I work at a CSA farm through the summer as well, and we get plenty of produce through that too.
I remember as a kid not understanding why anyone could ever enjoy peas. Then we grew them and I understood.I absolutely *love* the way broccoli tastes straight from the garden. It's soooooo much better than the stuff from the grocery store. Green beans and cantaloupes are way better too.
I have peas and strawberries. And I really LOVE strawberries. So much so that I have a 5x8 foot hotbox filled with them, plus two large planters. Mine are Ozark Beauty, Quinault, and Allstars. Not sure which is my favorite... but I'd lean toward the Allstars.I remember as a kid not understanding why anyone could ever enjoy peas. Then we grew them and I understood.
Strawberries are a little bit like that for me too. I like them from the store too, but looove them fresh from the garden. For strawberries the variety reeealy matters too.
What beautiful black soil you have. Have you built that up?I remember as a kid not understanding why anyone could ever enjoy peas. Then we grew them and I understood.
Strawberries are a little bit like that for me too. I like them from the store too, but looove them fresh from the garden. For strawberries the variety reeealy matters too. Those tiny 'forest' ones are miniscule but a flavour burst that the big ones rarely have.
Here's a few pics I took today:
The mushroom is growing on the manure and straw underneath the soil, mulching as we go...
Yes, though I had help.What beautiful black soil you have. Have you built that up?
I hope you don't mind if I imitate this?!Each summer I go through a series of "garden snacks". That is, fresh treats to nibble at while I take breaks from working the garden. The first is strawberries (I had some today). Next the blueberries will ripen, then blackberries (I have a huge patch), and finally, after the blackberries are mostly gone, my cherry tomatoes ripen. This tides me over until the cantaloupes are ready.
That sounds a lot like the practice of hugelkultur...I learned about it from one of Clif high's recordings. I've tried it on some flower beds and it's very helpful. Plants respond very well.Yes, though I had help.
I was able to obtain some great soil from a man who clearly understood what 'living soil' was. Then we moved and I did my best to bring what soil I could to the new place. The garden is multi-layered so this soil is just the top layers on top of logs+sticks, hay, manure (feeding the mushrooms like pic 1), leaves and then the soil. I am delighted to see that some of the lamb's quarters (pic 2) which the original soil contained have made the transition. They are known to be nutrient-rich, as are the purslane (pic 3).
Yes, I think that is the term. Another is 'wet composting', basically the same idea as far as I can see... that of:That sounds a lot like the practice of hugelkultur...I learned about it from one of Clif high's recordings. I've tried it on some flower beds and it's very helpful. Plants respond very well.
Would love for you to visit. And there's plenty of snacks to share, plus I always have extra veggies.I hope you don't mind if I imitate this?!
It sounds divine
Some day I'd love to come visit your garden
I'm a berry person too. Love the "foraging" type of grab-and-go fruits... especially sweet ones. . I was picking strawberries yesterday.That is one beautiful cabbage! And greens too
What is that second row?
Herbs are what I travel with wherever I go.
Love my berries. They take time so sometimes pick them, sometimes buy them.
Zucchini is awesome to have growing in the garden, and all kinds of lettuce and greens.
I want to come over to dinner at your placeI've been harvesting lots of cabbage, onions, zucchini, peas, and squash.