Guest guest Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 In a message dated 4/9/2006 8:01:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, luvmyhounds5 writes: Your garden is beautiful, where do you live? I'm in SE Michigan and only have crocus in bloom and my perenials are starting to pop up. I'm in SE Michigan also. The tulips and daffodils are popped up, getting ready to bloom. A couple of the flowering trees are budding out. I'm looking forward to the crabapples, amelanchier, magnolias, and redbuds. AmyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Sounds exciting, Kadee....good luck! Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Hee. We started some parsley, thyme and stevia a few weeks ago. So we've got some pretty small plants. We just started (last week) some basil, oregano and a couple of lavendar plants. Outside of that, I'm still working on getting my garden bed all tilled and everything before I can really plant. I'm trying to not go too crazy, as we'll be away on vacation for about a week and a half (and I don't want to lose any of my babies while we're gone!) I otherwise have about 33 different seeds we're going to plant - spinach (my son picked out and it's one of his favorites) tomatoes (cherry and regular) peppers (regular and baby yellow bell) swiss chard mixed salad greens mixed lettuces kaleidoscope carrots (purple, orange and yellow) beans (some varieties that my grandpa had) sunflowers purple basil watermelon and a bunch of other stuff. some edible flowers dianthus (pinks) nasturtium we have roses and now I've forgotton what some of the rest of them are... This is one of my favorite times of the year. Good luck on your garden! I can't wait to start mine. Missie On 3/25/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > I've started a bunch of seeds inside this week. We're going to turn > into tomatoes! I'm so proud, several of these things have already > sprouted!!! I'm going to put them into small pots here in the next few > days and transition them to outside, then I'm going to plant them in > the ground. Here's what all I've got: > > carrots (those will be planted directly outside) > brussels sprouts > swiss chard > spinach > banana peppers > bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, purple, and white) > tomatoes (orange with red stripes, heirloom mix with red, orange, > yellow, green, and purple; grape, cherry, and some big red ones that > are supposed to be ready sooner > > We're going to eat really well this summer!! I'm so excited about > all this. This is my first garden, so hopefully some of it will do > well. We're growing all of it organically, so my little Leah will be > able to go right outside, pick off a tomato, and eat it right there. > Oh, we also got a strawberry plant and a blackberry bush. Those > will be really great too. I could eat my weight in blackberries. Leah > sits in the kitchen talking to the seeds for quite a while every day. > That's the first thing she wants to do every morning. She's even > started naming them!!! I just wanted to tell about all my neato little > plants, I'm so excited to have my very own garden!! > > > -- I'm all out of bubblegum. -- http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Ooh, I wish I could have found some of those carrots! I just got the plain orange ones. I bet the different colored ones are neat!! This is such fun, it will be so nice to have all these things to eat later in the summer. Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: Hee. We started some parsley, thyme and stevia a few weeks ago. So we've got some pretty small plants. We just started (last week) some basil, oregano and a couple of lavendar plants. Outside of that, I'm still working on getting my garden bed all tilled and everything before I can really plant. I'm trying to not go too crazy, as we'll be away on vacation for about a week and a half (and I don't want to lose any of my babies while we're gone!) I otherwise have about 33 different seeds we're going to plant - spinach (my son picked out and it's one of his favorites) tomatoes (cherry and regular) peppers (regular and baby yellow bell) swiss chard mixed salad greens mixed lettuces kaleidoscope carrots (purple, orange and yellow) beans (some varieties that my grandpa had) sunflowers purple basil watermelon and a bunch of other stuff. some edible flowers dianthus (pinks) nasturtium we have roses and now I've forgotton what some of the rest of them are... This is one of my favorite times of the year. Good luck on your garden! I can't wait to start mine. Missie On 3/25/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > I've started a bunch of seeds inside this week. We're going to turn > into tomatoes! I'm so proud, several of these things have already > sprouted!!! I'm going to put them into small pots here in the next few > days and transition them to outside, then I'm going to plant them in > the ground. Here's what all I've got: > > carrots (those will be planted directly outside) > brussels sprouts > swiss chard > spinach > banana peppers > bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, purple, and white) > tomatoes (orange with red stripes, heirloom mix with red, orange, > yellow, green, and purple; grape, cherry, and some big red ones that > are supposed to be ready sooner > > We're going to eat really well this summer!! I'm so excited about > all this. This is my first garden, so hopefully some of it will do > well. We're growing all of it organically, so my little Leah will be > able to go right outside, pick off a tomato, and eat it right there. > Oh, we also got a strawberry plant and a blackberry bush. Those > will be really great too. I could eat my weight in blackberries. Leah > sits in the kitchen talking to the seeds for quite a while every day. > That's the first thing she wants to do every morning. She's even > started naming them!!! I just wanted to tell about all my neato little > plants, I'm so excited to have my very own garden!! > > > -- I'm all out of bubblegum. -- http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 i'm not so sure that carrots transfer, but i guess you could try! we have a pitiful apartment with pitiful light but i stole some empty space on one side of the building and put in some tomatoes, peas, beans, radishes, and spinach. i've planted more herbs than i will ever know what to do with, in pots on our windowsill. i never knew spring until after i moved out of arizona. now i love it! even though it means the summer is coming, which i hate. On 3/26/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > Ooh, I wish I could have found some of those carrots! I just got the plain > orange ones. I bet the different colored ones are neat!! This is such fun, > it will be so nice to have all these things to eat later in the summer. > > Missie Ward <mszzzi > wrote: Hee. We started some parsley, thyme > and stevia a few weeks ago. So we've got > some pretty small plants. > We just started (last week) some basil, oregano and a couple of lavendar > plants. > Outside of that, I'm still working on getting my garden bed all tilled and > everything before I can really plant. I'm trying to not go too crazy, as > we'll be away on vacation for about a week and a half (and I don't want to > lose any of my babies while we're gone!) > > I otherwise have about 33 different seeds we're going to plant - > spinach (my son picked out and it's one of his favorites) > tomatoes (cherry and regular) > peppers (regular and baby yellow bell) > swiss chard > mixed salad greens > mixed lettuces > kaleidoscope carrots (purple, orange and yellow) > beans (some varieties that my grandpa had) > sunflowers > purple basil > watermelon > and a bunch of other stuff. > > some edible flowers > dianthus (pinks) > nasturtium > we have roses > and now I've forgotton what some of the rest of them are... > > This is one of my favorite times of the year. Good luck on your garden! > I > can't wait to start mine. > > Missie > > On 3/25/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > > > I've started a bunch of seeds inside this week. We're going to turn > > into tomatoes! I'm so proud, several of these things have already > > sprouted!!! I'm going to put them into small pots here in the next few > > days and transition them to outside, then I'm going to plant them in > > the ground. Here's what all I've got: > > > > carrots (those will be planted directly outside) > > brussels sprouts > > swiss chard > > spinach > > banana peppers > > bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, purple, and white) > > tomatoes (orange with red stripes, heirloom mix with red, orange, > > yellow, green, and purple; grape, cherry, and some big red ones that > > are supposed to be ready sooner > > > > We're going to eat really well this summer!! I'm so excited about > > all this. This is my first garden, so hopefully some of it will do > > well. We're growing all of it organically, so my little Leah will be > > able to go right outside, pick off a tomato, and eat it right there. > > Oh, we also got a strawberry plant and a blackberry bush. Those > > will be really great too. I could eat my weight in blackberries. Leah > > sits in the kitchen talking to the seeds for quite a while every day. > > That's the first thing she wants to do every morning. She's even > > started naming them!!! I just wanted to tell about all my neato little > > plants, I'm so excited to have my very own garden!! > > > > > > > > -- > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > -- > http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 That's nice that you were able to get some garden space. We just have a few little flower beds around the house, so I'm having to use lots of pots. I'm using my little seedlings as payment for pots on a local . I figure the more pots I have, the more tomatoes I can plant! I miss homegrown tomatoes so much... these store bought ones taste like cardboard. You know those tomatoes that burn your mouth because they've got so much acid in them? Oh yeah. I once ate so many tomatoes my mouth was sore for two days. I believe I'll do that a few times this summer. And I've never had homegrown spinach or swiss chard, so that will be interesting. Both of those are going absolutely crazy, so I'm going to be eating lots of those. Silly story... my friend and I went to swap some plants for pots and we were referring to it as " the pot deal, " and while we waited in the parking lot for the person to show up, we were listening to Weird Al's White and Nerdy. How appropriate. chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: i'm not so sure that carrots transfer, but i guess you could try! we have a pitiful apartment with pitiful light but i stole some empty space on one side of the building and put in some tomatoes, peas, beans, radishes, and spinach. i've planted more herbs than i will ever know what to do with, in pots on our windowsill. i never knew spring until after i moved out of arizona. now i love it! even though it means the summer is coming, which i hate. On 3/26/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > Ooh, I wish I could have found some of those carrots! I just got the plain > orange ones. I bet the different colored ones are neat!! This is such fun, > it will be so nice to have all these things to eat later in the summer. > > Missie Ward <mszzzi > wrote: Hee. We started some parsley, thyme > and stevia a few weeks ago. So we've got > some pretty small plants. > We just started (last week) some basil, oregano and a couple of lavendar > plants. > Outside of that, I'm still working on getting my garden bed all tilled and > everything before I can really plant. I'm trying to not go too crazy, as > we'll be away on vacation for about a week and a half (and I don't want to > lose any of my babies while we're gone!) > > I otherwise have about 33 different seeds we're going to plant - > spinach (my son picked out and it's one of his favorites) > tomatoes (cherry and regular) > peppers (regular and baby yellow bell) > swiss chard > mixed salad greens > mixed lettuces > kaleidoscope carrots (purple, orange and yellow) > beans (some varieties that my grandpa had) > sunflowers > purple basil > watermelon > and a bunch of other stuff. > > some edible flowers > dianthus (pinks) > nasturtium > we have roses > and now I've forgotton what some of the rest of them are... > > This is one of my favorite times of the year. Good luck on your garden! > I > can't wait to start mine. > > Missie > > On 3/25/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > > > I've started a bunch of seeds inside this week. We're going to turn > > into tomatoes! I'm so proud, several of these things have already > > sprouted!!! I'm going to put them into small pots here in the next few > > days and transition them to outside, then I'm going to plant them in > > the ground. Here's what all I've got: > > > > carrots (those will be planted directly outside) > > brussels sprouts > > swiss chard > > spinach > > banana peppers > > bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, purple, and white) > > tomatoes (orange with red stripes, heirloom mix with red, orange, > > yellow, green, and purple; grape, cherry, and some big red ones that > > are supposed to be ready sooner > > > > We're going to eat really well this summer!! I'm so excited about > > all this. This is my first garden, so hopefully some of it will do > > well. We're growing all of it organically, so my little Leah will be > > able to go right outside, pick off a tomato, and eat it right there. > > Oh, we also got a strawberry plant and a blackberry bush. Those > > will be really great too. I could eat my weight in blackberries. Leah > > sits in the kitchen talking to the seeds for quite a while every day. > > That's the first thing she wants to do every morning. She's even > > started naming them!!! I just wanted to tell about all my neato little > > plants, I'm so excited to have my very own garden!! > > > > > > > > -- > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > -- > http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 It's like the Louden Wainwright song: there are two things that money can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatoes. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: That's nice that you were able to get some garden space. We just have a few little flower beds around the house, so I'm having to use lots of pots. I'm using my little seedlings as payment for pots on a local . I figure the more pots I have, the more tomatoes I can plant! I miss homegrown tomatoes so much... these store bought ones taste like cardboard. You know those tomatoes that burn your mouth because they've got so much acid in them? Oh yeah. I once ate so many tomatoes my mouth was sore for two days. I believe I'll do that a few times this summer. And I've never had homegrown spinach or swiss chard, so that will be interesting. Both of those are going absolutely crazy, so I'm going to be eating lots of those. Silly story... my friend and I went to swap some plants for pots and we were referring to it as " the pot deal, " and while we waited in the parking lot for the person to show up, we were listening to Weird Al's White and Nerdy. How appropriate. chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: i'm not so sure that carrots transfer, but i guess you could try! we have a pitiful apartment with pitiful light but i stole some empty space on one side of the building and put in some tomatoes, peas, beans, radishes, and spinach. i've planted more herbs than i will ever know what to do with, in pots on our windowsill. i never knew spring until after i moved out of arizona. now i love it! even though it means the summer is coming, which i hate. On 3/26/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > Ooh, I wish I could have found some of those carrots! I just got the plain > orange ones. I bet the different colored ones are neat!! This is such fun, > it will be so nice to have all these things to eat later in the summer. > > Missie Ward <mszzzi > wrote: Hee. We started some parsley, thyme > and stevia a few weeks ago. So we've got > some pretty small plants. > We just started (last week) some basil, oregano and a couple of lavendar > plants. > Outside of that, I'm still working on getting my garden bed all tilled and > everything before I can really plant. I'm trying to not go too crazy, as > we'll be away on vacation for about a week and a half (and I don't want to > lose any of my babies while we're gone!) > > I otherwise have about 33 different seeds we're going to plant - > spinach (my son picked out and it's one of his favorites) > tomatoes (cherry and regular) > peppers (regular and baby yellow bell) > swiss chard > mixed salad greens > mixed lettuces > kaleidoscope carrots (purple, orange and yellow) > beans (some varieties that my grandpa had) > sunflowers > purple basil > watermelon > and a bunch of other stuff. > > some edible flowers > dianthus (pinks) > nasturtium > we have roses > and now I've forgotton what some of the rest of them are... > > This is one of my favorite times of the year. Good luck on your garden! > I > can't wait to start mine. > > Missie > > On 3/25/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > > > I've started a bunch of seeds inside this week. We're going to turn > > into tomatoes! I'm so proud, several of these things have already > > sprouted!!! I'm going to put them into small pots here in the next few > > days and transition them to outside, then I'm going to plant them in > > the ground. Here's what all I've got: > > > > carrots (those will be planted directly outside) > > brussels sprouts > > swiss chard > > spinach > > banana peppers > > bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, purple, and white) > > tomatoes (orange with red stripes, heirloom mix with red, orange, > > yellow, green, and purple; grape, cherry, and some big red ones that > > are supposed to be ready sooner > > > > We're going to eat really well this summer!! I'm so excited about > > all this. This is my first garden, so hopefully some of it will do > > well. We're growing all of it organically, so my little Leah will be > > able to go right outside, pick off a tomato, and eat it right there. > > Oh, we also got a strawberry plant and a blackberry bush. Those > > will be really great too. I could eat my weight in blackberries. Leah > > sits in the kitchen talking to the seeds for quite a while every day. > > That's the first thing she wants to do every morning. She's even > > started naming them!!! I just wanted to tell about all my neato little > > plants, I'm so excited to have my very own garden!! > > > > > > > > -- > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > -- > http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Yay!! I'm excited too about the seeds I planted indoors. This is the first time I've tried to grow food. Last year I was known as having a black thumb, then we moved into our new barren house. In Oct I planted some plants and cactus...They lived through the winter and are actually blooming!! Luckily I have the space outdoor to plant sadly I live in the dessert so I don't know what will grow and what won't. At least in reality...in theory all the books/catalogs I've read think all this will grow...maybe my thumb will go green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Excellent! Herbs usually grow in just about any condition. We have tons on our window sills right now. My favorite is the stevia, but it's so very slow growing right now (we had 80's on Monday and all week it'll be 50's and rainy. Sigh. Not exactly good yard working weather. LOL.). I've heard it was hard to grow from seed, but it was the only way it was available for here. I'm worried it will die while we're on vacation (even though I have a friend coming to take care of the house/animal care/etc while we're gone. I'm so excited I've got about 1/3 of my garden space cleared out of grass...it's starting to look like a garden, instead of we're just crazy and have some edging around a square of grass. I'm sure things will pick up as we get more weather where we can be outside more. I'm also super excited about all the worms we've found digging up this spot (YAY good soil!). I think we got lucky as the folks who had this place before us did very minimalist care of all the landscaping (I think all they did was mow - as everythign was in such a terrible state outside when we got here, I've gotten so many complements about how nice it looks now - and I only did what *I* thought was enough to make it not look awful). We just put the cover on our gazebo, and we've at least had nice enough weather we've had dinners out there already - I'm just itching so much to just go dig in the dirt for hours and hours. I lose track of time when I'm out there. It's so nice. Missie On 3/28/07, nancymh3 <usernancymh wrote: > > Yay!! I'm excited too about the seeds I planted indoors. This is the > first time I've tried to grow food. Last year I was known as having a > black thumb, then we moved into our new barren house. In Oct I planted > some plants and cactus...They lived through the winter and are actually > blooming!! Luckily I have the space outdoor to plant sadly I live in > the dessert so I don't know what will grow and what won't. At least in > reality...in theory all the books/catalogs I've read think all this > will grow...maybe my thumb will go green. > > > -- I'm all out of bubblegum. -- http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 That's too funny, and true. My husband never really had much of an opinion about tomatoes, until we visited my grandparents (my grandpa had an entire lot that was his garden). We had tomato sandwiches with them - and he just couldn't believe how good they were (fresh out of the yard). He's been a convert ever since. Oh, I wanted to mention to you gardening types, in my looking I found some nifty resources for gardening and wanted to share: Gardens Alive (environmentally responsible gardening products) http://www.gardensalive.com/ Seeds of Change ( organic seeds, seedlings, and other stuff )http://www.seedsofchange.com/ Planet Natural (earth friendly prodicts for home,yard and garden) http://www.planetnatural.com Buglogical (Natural pest control with natural bug preditors) http://www.buglogical.com/ I have some more, but they're similar to the ones above. Thought you all might be interested. Missie On 3/28/07, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > It's like the Louden Wainwright song: there are two things that money > can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatoes. > > Kadee M <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> wrote: > That's nice that you were able to get some garden space. We just have a > few little flower beds around the house, so I'm having to use lots of pots. > I'm using my little seedlings as payment for pots on a local . > I figure the more pots I have, the more tomatoes I can plant! I miss > homegrown tomatoes so much... these store bought ones taste like cardboard. > You know those tomatoes that burn your mouth because they've got so much > acid in them? Oh yeah. I once ate so many tomatoes my mouth was sore for two > days. I believe I'll do that a few times this summer. And I've never had > homegrown spinach or swiss chard, so that will be interesting. Both of those > are going absolutely crazy, so I'm going to be eating lots of those. > > > Silly story... my friend and I went to swap some plants for pots and we > were referring to it as " the pot deal, " and while we waited in the parking > lot for the person to show up, we were listening to Weird Al's White and > Nerdy. How appropriate. > > chandelle' <earthmother213 <earthmother213%40gmail.com>> wrote: > i'm not so sure that carrots transfer, but i guess you could try! we have a > pitiful apartment with pitiful light but i stole some empty space on one > side of the building and put in some tomatoes, peas, beans, radishes, and > spinach. i've planted more herbs than i will ever know what to do with, in > pots on our windowsill. i never knew spring until after i moved out of > arizona. now i love it! even though it means the summer is coming, which i > hate. > > On 3/26/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > > > > Ooh, I wish I could have found some of those carrots! I just got the > plain > > orange ones. I bet the different colored ones are neat!! This is such > fun, > > it will be so nice to have all these things to eat later in the summer. > > > > > Missie Ward <mszzzi <mszzzi%40gmail.com>> > > wrote: Hee. We started some parsley, thyme > > and stevia a few weeks ago. So we've got > > some pretty small plants. > > We just started (last week) some basil, oregano and a couple of lavendar > > plants. > > Outside of that, I'm still working on getting my garden bed all tilled > and > > everything before I can really plant. I'm trying to not go too crazy, as > > we'll be away on vacation for about a week and a half (and I don't want > to > > lose any of my babies while we're gone!) > > > > I otherwise have about 33 different seeds we're going to plant - > > spinach (my son picked out and it's one of his favorites) > > tomatoes (cherry and regular) > > peppers (regular and baby yellow bell) > > swiss chard > > mixed salad greens > > mixed lettuces > > kaleidoscope carrots (purple, orange and yellow) > > beans (some varieties that my grandpa had) > > sunflowers > > purple basil > > watermelon > > and a bunch of other stuff. > > > > some edible flowers > > dianthus (pinks) > > nasturtium > > we have roses > > and now I've forgotton what some of the rest of them are... > > > > This is one of my favorite times of the year. Good luck on your > garden! > > I > > can't wait to start mine. > > > > Missie > > > > On 3/25/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > > > > > > I've started a bunch of seeds inside this week. We're going to turn > > > into tomatoes! I'm so proud, several of these things have already > > > sprouted!!! I'm going to put them into small pots here in the next few > > > days and transition them to outside, then I'm going to plant them in > > > the ground. Here's what all I've got: > > > > > > carrots (those will be planted directly outside) > > > brussels sprouts > > > swiss chard > > > spinach > > > banana peppers > > > bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, purple, and white) > > > tomatoes (orange with red stripes, heirloom mix with red, orange, > > > yellow, green, and purple; grape, cherry, and some big red ones that > > > are supposed to be ready sooner > > > > > > We're going to eat really well this summer!! I'm so excited about > > > all this. This is my first garden, so hopefully some of it will do > > > well. We're growing all of it organically, so my little Leah will be > > > able to go right outside, pick off a tomato, and eat it right there. > > > Oh, we also got a strawberry plant and a blackberry bush. Those > > > will be really great too. I could eat my weight in blackberries. Leah > > > sits in the kitchen talking to the seeds for quite a while every day. > > > That's the first thing she wants to do every morning. She's even > > > started naming them!!! I just wanted to tell about all my neato little > > > plants, I'm so excited to have my very own garden!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > > > -- > > http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I'm going to buy some praying mantises. They send a sac of eggs and you put them in a warm spot, and then they all hatch into teeeeeny little bugs!! My daughter will flip out over that. She loves bugs. Plus the praying mantises will make sure none of those other pesky bugs get after my vegetables!! Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: That's too funny, and true. My husband never really had much of an opinion about tomatoes, until we visited my grandparents (my grandpa had an entire lot that was his garden). We had tomato sandwiches with them - and he just couldn't believe how good they were (fresh out of the yard). He's been a convert ever since. Oh, I wanted to mention to you gardening types, in my looking I found some nifty resources for gardening and wanted to share: Gardens Alive (environmentally responsible gardening products) http://www.gardensalive.com/ Seeds of Change ( organic seeds, seedlings, and other stuff )http://www.seedsofchange.com/ Planet Natural (earth friendly prodicts for home,yard and garden) http://www.planetnatural.com Buglogical (Natural pest control with natural bug preditors) http://www.buglogical.com/ I have some more, but they're similar to the ones above. Thought you all might be interested. Missie On 3/28/07, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > It's like the Louden Wainwright song: there are two things that money > can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatoes. > > Kadee M <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> wrote: > That's nice that you were able to get some garden space. We just have a > few little flower beds around the house, so I'm having to use lots of pots. > I'm using my little seedlings as payment for pots on a local . > I figure the more pots I have, the more tomatoes I can plant! I miss > homegrown tomatoes so much... these store bought ones taste like cardboard. > You know those tomatoes that burn your mouth because they've got so much > acid in them? Oh yeah. I once ate so many tomatoes my mouth was sore for two > days. I believe I'll do that a few times this summer. And I've never had > homegrown spinach or swiss chard, so that will be interesting. Both of those > are going absolutely crazy, so I'm going to be eating lots of those. > > > Silly story... my friend and I went to swap some plants for pots and we > were referring to it as " the pot deal, " and while we waited in the parking > lot for the person to show up, we were listening to Weird Al's White and > Nerdy. How appropriate. > > chandelle' <earthmother213 <earthmother213%40gmail.com>> wrote: > i'm not so sure that carrots transfer, but i guess you could try! we have a > pitiful apartment with pitiful light but i stole some empty space on one > side of the building and put in some tomatoes, peas, beans, radishes, and > spinach. i've planted more herbs than i will ever know what to do with, in > pots on our windowsill. i never knew spring until after i moved out of > arizona. now i love it! even though it means the summer is coming, which i > hate. > > On 3/26/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > > > > Ooh, I wish I could have found some of those carrots! I just got the > plain > > orange ones. I bet the different colored ones are neat!! This is such > fun, > > it will be so nice to have all these things to eat later in the summer. > > > > > Missie Ward <mszzzi <mszzzi%40gmail.com>> > > wrote: Hee. We started some parsley, thyme > > and stevia a few weeks ago. So we've got > > some pretty small plants. > > We just started (last week) some basil, oregano and a couple of lavendar > > plants. > > Outside of that, I'm still working on getting my garden bed all tilled > and > > everything before I can really plant. I'm trying to not go too crazy, as > > we'll be away on vacation for about a week and a half (and I don't want > to > > lose any of my babies while we're gone!) > > > > I otherwise have about 33 different seeds we're going to plant - > > spinach (my son picked out and it's one of his favorites) > > tomatoes (cherry and regular) > > peppers (regular and baby yellow bell) > > swiss chard > > mixed salad greens > > mixed lettuces > > kaleidoscope carrots (purple, orange and yellow) > > beans (some varieties that my grandpa had) > > sunflowers > > purple basil > > watermelon > > and a bunch of other stuff. > > > > some edible flowers > > dianthus (pinks) > > nasturtium > > we have roses > > and now I've forgotton what some of the rest of them are... > > > > This is one of my favorite times of the year. Good luck on your > garden! > > I > > can't wait to start mine. > > > > Missie > > > > On 3/25/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > > > > > > I've started a bunch of seeds inside this week. We're going to turn > > > into tomatoes! I'm so proud, several of these things have already > > > sprouted!!! I'm going to put them into small pots here in the next few > > > days and transition them to outside, then I'm going to plant them in > > > the ground. Here's what all I've got: > > > > > > carrots (those will be planted directly outside) > > > brussels sprouts > > > swiss chard > > > spinach > > > banana peppers > > > bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, purple, and white) > > > tomatoes (orange with red stripes, heirloom mix with red, orange, > > > yellow, green, and purple; grape, cherry, and some big red ones that > > > are supposed to be ready sooner > > > > > > We're going to eat really well this summer!! I'm so excited about > > > all this. This is my first garden, so hopefully some of it will do > > > well. We're growing all of it organically, so my little Leah will be > > > able to go right outside, pick off a tomato, and eat it right there. > > > Oh, we also got a strawberry plant and a blackberry bush. Those > > > will be really great too. I could eat my weight in blackberries. Leah > > > sits in the kitchen talking to the seeds for quite a while every day. > > > That's the first thing she wants to do every morning. She's even > > > started naming them!!! I just wanted to tell about all my neato little > > > plants, I'm so excited to have my very own garden!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > > > -- > > http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Wow, that's quite an idea! I've never heard of that. : P Jessica Cocker http://jrc.teamdreamsrenewed.com/ Kadee M <abbey_road3012 Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:38:00 AM Re: garden I'm going to buy some praying mantises. They send a sac of eggs and you put them in a warm spot, and then they all hatch into teeeeeny little bugs!! My daughter will flip out over that. She loves bugs. Plus the praying mantises will make sure none of those other pesky bugs get after my vegetables!! Missie Ward <mszzzi (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: That's too funny, and true. My husband never really had much of an opinion about tomatoes, until we visited my grandparents (my grandpa had an entire lot that was his garden). We had tomato sandwiches with them - and he just couldn't believe how good they were (fresh out of the yard). He's been a convert ever since. Oh, I wanted to mention to you gardening types, in my looking I found some nifty resources for gardening and wanted to share: Gardens Alive (environmentally responsible gardening products) http://www.gardensa live.com/ Seeds of Change ( organic seeds, seedlings, and other stuff )http://www.seedsofc hange.com/ Planet Natural (earth friendly prodicts for home,yard and garden) http://www.planetna tural.com Buglogical (Natural pest control with natural bug preditors) http://www.buglogic al.com/ I have some more, but they're similar to the ones above. Thought you all might be interested. Missie On 3/28/07, robin koloms <rkoloms > wrote: > > It's like the Louden Wainwright song: there are two things that money > can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatoes. > > Kadee M <abbey_road3012@ <abbey_road3012% 40> > wrote: > That's nice that you were able to get some garden space. We just have a > few little flower beds around the house, so I'm having to use lots of pots. > I'm using my little seedlings as payment for pots on a local . > I figure the more pots I have, the more tomatoes I can plant! I miss > homegrown tomatoes so much... these store bought ones taste like cardboard. > You know those tomatoes that burn your mouth because they've got so much > acid in them? Oh yeah. I once ate so many tomatoes my mouth was sore for two > days. I believe I'll do that a few times this summer. And I've never had > homegrown spinach or swiss chard, so that will be interesting. Both of those > are going absolutely crazy, so I'm going to be eating lots of those. > > > Silly story... my friend and I went to swap some plants for pots and we > were referring to it as " the pot deal, " and while we waited in the parking > lot for the person to show up, we were listening to Weird Al's White and > Nerdy. How appropriate. > > chandelle' <earthmother213@ gmail.com <earthmother213% 40gmail.com> > wrote: > i'm not so sure that carrots transfer, but i guess you could try! we have a > pitiful apartment with pitiful light but i stole some empty space on one > side of the building and put in some tomatoes, peas, beans, radishes, and > spinach. i've planted more herbs than i will ever know what to do with, in > pots on our windowsill. i never knew spring until after i moved out of > arizona. now i love it! even though it means the summer is coming, which i > hate. > > On 3/26/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012@ <abbey_road3012% 40> > > wrote: > > > > Ooh, I wish I could have found some of those carrots! I just got the > plain > > orange ones. I bet the different colored ones are neat!! This is such > fun, > > it will be so nice to have all these things to eat later in the summer. > > > > > Missie Ward <mszzzi (AT) gmail (DOT) com <mszzzi%40gmail. com>> > > wrote: Hee. We started some parsley, thyme > > and stevia a few weeks ago. So we've got > > some pretty small plants. > > We just started (last week) some basil, oregano and a couple of lavendar > > plants. > > Outside of that, I'm still working on getting my garden bed all tilled > and > > everything before I can really plant. I'm trying to not go too crazy, as > > we'll be away on vacation for about a week and a half (and I don't want > to > > lose any of my babies while we're gone!) > > > > I otherwise have about 33 different seeds we're going to plant - > > spinach (my son picked out and it's one of his favorites) > > tomatoes (cherry and regular) > > peppers (regular and baby yellow bell) > > swiss chard > > mixed salad greens > > mixed lettuces > > kaleidoscope carrots (purple, orange and yellow) > > beans (some varieties that my grandpa had) > > sunflowers > > purple basil > > watermelon > > and a bunch of other stuff. > > > > some edible flowers > > dianthus (pinks) > > nasturtium > > we have roses > > and now I've forgotton what some of the rest of them are... > > > > This is one of my favorite times of the year. Good luck on your > garden! > > I > > can't wait to start mine. > > > > Missie > > > > On 3/25/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012@ <abbey_road3012% 40> > > wrote: > > > > > > I've started a bunch of seeds inside this week. We're going to turn > > > into tomatoes! I'm so proud, several of these things have already > > > sprouted!!! I'm going to put them into small pots here in the next few > > > days and transition them to outside, then I'm going to plant them in > > > the ground. Here's what all I've got: > > > > > > carrots (those will be planted directly outside) > > > brussels sprouts > > > swiss chard > > > spinach > > > banana peppers > > > bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, purple, and white) > > > tomatoes (orange with red stripes, heirloom mix with red, orange, > > > yellow, green, and purple; grape, cherry, and some big red ones that > > > are supposed to be ready sooner > > > > > > We're going to eat really well this summer!! I'm so excited about > > > all this. This is my first garden, so hopefully some of it will do > > > well. We're growing all of it organically, so my little Leah will be > > > able to go right outside, pick off a tomato, and eat it right there. > > > Oh, we also got a strawberry plant and a blackberry bush. Those > > > will be really great too. I could eat my weight in blackberries. Leah > > > sits in the kitchen talking to the seeds for quite a while every day. > > > That's the first thing she wants to do every morning. She's even > > > started naming them!!! I just wanted to tell about all my neato little > > > plants, I'm so excited to have my very own garden!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > > > -- > > http://mszzzi. evite.shutterfly .com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 It's so exciting to watch your gardening efforts growing! My daughter helped a bit with planting and watering, and is excited about eating the veggies we planted. Many of the things we planted didn't survive (some peas, some zuchini) but we got plants my sister started and they're doing well. If only I can remember to water everything We have planted: LOTS of strawberries 4 bell peppers 2 hot peppers 3 patches zuchini 2 patches acorn squash 3 different tomatoes a row of carrots 2 rows radishes a row of peas and beans Hopefully most of that produces! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I picked up a flat of mixed baby lettuces at the farmers market. I was going to plant it outside, but noticed a rabbit in the side yard. I'm going to keep my edibles inside and see if I have better luck. Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll believe that when I see it! Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 As long as you're having fun! I think they take more pride and are more willing to try different vegies when they see that they've grown this amazing thing from a teeny little seed. As for our garden: We have a bunch of sprouts coming up (in the pots, none of the seeds I planted show any signs of coming up. Sigh). I have transplanted some of the small plants into the garden (basil, oregano, parsley) and a friend of mine gave me half of one huge chive plant (I divided it into 2, and my son wanted one in his garden bed) and she also gave me half of a Greek oregano, which I also split into 2. (also in his garden bed). I'm excited about the tomatoes we have coming up - 3 different kinds, and about 4 of each kind) and my baby yellow bells are sprouting, too, and one of the tangerine dream ornamental peppers (they look like they're hot, but they're sweet) I also bought some small celery plants, so we'll see how they do, too. It at least looks like something is going on out there and not just a gigantic patch of dirt. Oh, I also decided to try planting strawberries from some of the tops that I was going to put in the compost pile, so I planted them instead. We'll see how that all goes. I'm not sure what they will do, but I'm pretty sure that's how they self-seed and spread... We'll see if anything happens out there. I can always start again, and buy plants instead of seeds. We got a late start with the seeds this year as we had nearly a 2 week vacation around when we *should* have started - or earlier, but I didn't want to saddle our friends with watering the seedlings/plants and everything on top of taking care of the house and the rats... My son picked out spinach (which he does like a lot) and I've still got swiss chard (the neon lights variety) and several others that I STILL need to get in the ground. I just need to get a billion tons of the jiffy seed starter plug things this fall to start inside for next year instead. He also has all the basil, and some parsley and thyme we transplanted in his garden bed. It was easier for me to give him the old flower bed than to have him help with mine - he can do whatever in his, oh, he also planted sunflowers in his garden. It should be lovely once they actually sprout. I'm trying to convince him to plant more tomatoes over in his, as he loves them, but he's not said one way or the other. Hee. Good luck, it sounds like she's having fun (and that's part of why I like doing this, too, with my son). I have to check my garden, and see what's going on out there today - as I've not been out there in what seems like too long (only like just the other day, heh) Missie On 5/21/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the > bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not > kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my > swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly > outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed > the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants > and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. > And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I > think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a > bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter > is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she > could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her > that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. > She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll > believe that when I see it! > > > -- -- I'm all out of bubblegum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 we have a very shady garden - any suggestions for fruits or veggies that prefer shade and are relatively hardy? As hard as I try the only plants I have not managed to kill are our geraniums. Wendy McElroy <wendymc Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:21:40 AM Re: garden It's so exciting to watch your gardening efforts growing! My daughter helped a bit with planting and watering, and is excited about eating the veggies we planted. Many of the things we planted didn't survive (some peas, some zuchini) but we got plants my sister started and they're doing well. If only I can remember to water everything We have planted: LOTS of strawberries 4 bell peppers 2 hot peppers 3 patches zuchini 2 patches acorn squash 3 different tomatoes a row of carrots 2 rows radishes a row of peas and beans Hopefully most of that produces! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Most herbs will do well in just about any kind of garden conditions. I've grown them on windowsills before, too. as far as others, I'm not sure - I'll have to check my list when i've more of a minute to do so... Missie On 5/22/07, Alexis Middle <alexismiddle wrote: > > we have a very shady garden - any suggestions for fruits or veggies that > prefer shade and are relatively hardy? As hard as I try the only plants I > have not managed to kill are our geraniums. > > > Wendy McElroy <wendymc <wendymc%40gmail.com>> > <%40> > Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:21:40 AM > Re: garden > > It's so exciting to watch your gardening efforts growing! My daughter > helped a bit with planting and watering, and is excited about eating the > veggies we planted. > > Many of the things we planted didn't survive (some peas, some zuchini) but > we got plants my sister started and they're doing well. If only I can > remember to water everything > > We have planted: > LOTS of strawberries > 4 bell peppers > 2 hot peppers > 3 patches zuchini > 2 patches acorn squash > 3 different tomatoes > a row of carrots > 2 rows radishes > a row of peas and beans > > Hopefully most of that produces! > > Wendy > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Send some of those strawberries over here!! I had one plant but sadly it bit the dust. Today Leah and I went outside to check on the plants, and we picked off a nice big swiss chard leaf and ate it there in the yard. She normally won't touch the stuff but she got to pick it and she really liked it! Jeffery even ate some. It tasted soooooo good!! I love the swiss chard from the store, don't get me wrong, but this fresh from the garden stuff tastes way better. Wendy McElroy <wendymc wrote: It's so exciting to watch your gardening efforts growing! My daughter helped a bit with planting and watering, and is excited about eating the veggies we planted. Many of the things we planted didn't survive (some peas, some zuchini) but we got plants my sister started and they're doing well. If only I can remember to water everything We have planted: LOTS of strawberries 4 bell peppers 2 hot peppers 3 patches zuchini 2 patches acorn squash 3 different tomatoes a row of carrots 2 rows radishes a row of peas and beans Hopefully most of that produces! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I kind of regret not getting any herbs... fresh parsley is wonderful though! I had one plant in a pot on the windowsill and I kept picking leaves off and eating them. I'm sure your ratties will get some fresh vegetables, huh? Mine are going to love having all those goodies to eat. Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: As long as you're having fun! I think they take more pride and are more willing to try different vegies when they see that they've grown this amazing thing from a teeny little seed. As for our garden: We have a bunch of sprouts coming up (in the pots, none of the seeds I planted show any signs of coming up. Sigh). I have transplanted some of the small plants into the garden (basil, oregano, parsley) and a friend of mine gave me half of one huge chive plant (I divided it into 2, and my son wanted one in his garden bed) and she also gave me half of a Greek oregano, which I also split into 2. (also in his garden bed). I'm excited about the tomatoes we have coming up - 3 different kinds, and about 4 of each kind) and my baby yellow bells are sprouting, too, and one of the tangerine dream ornamental peppers (they look like they're hot, but they're sweet) I also bought some small celery plants, so we'll see how they do, too. It at least looks like something is going on out there and not just a gigantic patch of dirt. Oh, I also decided to try planting strawberries from some of the tops that I was going to put in the compost pile, so I planted them instead. We'll see how that all goes. I'm not sure what they will do, but I'm pretty sure that's how they self-seed and spread... We'll see if anything happens out there. I can always start again, and buy plants instead of seeds. We got a late start with the seeds this year as we had nearly a 2 week vacation around when we *should* have started - or earlier, but I didn't want to saddle our friends with watering the seedlings/plants and everything on top of taking care of the house and the rats... My son picked out spinach (which he does like a lot) and I've still got swiss chard (the neon lights variety) and several others that I STILL need to get in the ground. I just need to get a billion tons of the jiffy seed starter plug things this fall to start inside for next year instead. He also has all the basil, and some parsley and thyme we transplanted in his garden bed. It was easier for me to give him the old flower bed than to have him help with mine - he can do whatever in his, oh, he also planted sunflowers in his garden. It should be lovely once they actually sprout. I'm trying to convince him to plant more tomatoes over in his, as he loves them, but he's not said one way or the other. Hee. Good luck, it sounds like she's having fun (and that's part of why I like doing this, too, with my son). I have to check my garden, and see what's going on out there today - as I've not been out there in what seems like too long (only like just the other day, heh) Missie On 5/21/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the > bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not > kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my > swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly > outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed > the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants > and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. > And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I > think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a > bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter > is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she > could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her > that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. > She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll > believe that when I see it! > > > -- -- I'm all out of bubblegum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 We have all kinds of rabbits living around our house. We put chicken wire around the vegetable garden and it seems to keep them out. Now if they'd just stop eating all my tulips before they bloom, I'd be happy! I planted some Patty Pan squash, they're so cute and I'm really hoping they come up! I saw some at our grocery store but they were from another continent so I left them on the shelf. Has anyone tasted them? I think they're also called Sunshine Squash, they're small and yellow. Heather robin koloms wrote: > > I picked up a flat of mixed baby lettuces at the farmers market. I was > going to plant it outside, but noticed a rabbit in the side yard. I'm > going to keep my edibles inside and see if I have better luck. > > Kadee <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. > On the > bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not > kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my > swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly > outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed > the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants > and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. > And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I > think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a > bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter > is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she > could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her > that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. > She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll > believe that when I see it! > > > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone > who knows. > Answers - Check it out. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Uh oh, I bet that rabbit was eyeing your lettuce! We don't have rabbits here, there are foxes though... probably why there aren't any rabbits! robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I picked up a flat of mixed baby lettuces at the farmers market. I was going to plant it outside, but noticed a rabbit in the side yard. I'm going to keep my edibles inside and see if I have better luck. Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll believe that when I see it! Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Hee. Yeah, my boys will love them! They are particularly fond of carrots, so I have to remember to plant them, too (they're kaleidoscope ones - purple, orange, yellow and white I think). Shoudl be interesting once it gets going. My son loves the fresh parsley- and when it was inside, he ate leaves off of it every day. Now, not so much since it's outside, but he is beyond thrilled that his sunflowers are starting to poke out of the ground. Heh. Missie On 5/22/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > I kind of regret not getting any herbs... fresh parsley is wonderful > though! I had one plant in a pot on the windowsill and I kept picking leaves > off and eating them. > > I'm sure your ratties will get some fresh vegetables, huh? Mine are going > to love having all those goodies to eat. > > Missie Ward <mszzzi <mszzzi%40gmail.com>> wrote: As long as > you're having fun! I think they take more pride and are more > > willing to try different vegies when they see that they've grown this > amazing thing from a teeny little seed. > > As for our garden: > We have a bunch of sprouts coming up (in the pots, none of the seeds I > planted show any signs of coming up. Sigh). > I have transplanted some of the small plants into the garden (basil, > oregano, parsley) and a friend of mine gave me half of one huge chive > plant > (I divided it into 2, and my son wanted one in his garden bed) and she > also > gave me half of a Greek oregano, which I also split into 2. (also in his > garden bed). > > I'm excited about the tomatoes we have coming up - 3 different kinds, and > about 4 of each kind) and my baby yellow bells are sprouting, too, and one > of the tangerine dream ornamental peppers (they look like they're hot, but > they're sweet) > I also bought some small celery plants, so we'll see how they do, too. > It at least looks like something is going on out there and not just a > gigantic patch of dirt. Oh, I also decided to try planting strawberries > from some of the tops that I was going to put in the compost pile, so I > planted them instead. We'll see how that all goes. I'm not sure what they > will do, but I'm pretty sure that's how they self-seed and spread... > > We'll see if anything happens out there. I can always start again, and buy > plants instead of seeds. We got a late start with the seeds this year as > we > had nearly a 2 week vacation around when we *should* have started - or > earlier, but I didn't want to saddle our friends with watering the > seedlings/plants and everything on top of taking care of the house and the > rats... > > My son picked out spinach (which he does like a lot) and I've still got > swiss chard (the neon lights variety) and several others that I STILL need > to get in the ground. I just need to get a billion tons of the jiffy seed > starter plug things this fall to start inside for next year instead. He > also has all the basil, and some parsley and thyme we transplanted in his > garden bed. It was easier for me to give him the old flower bed than to > have > him help with mine - he can do whatever in his, oh, he also planted > sunflowers in his garden. It should be lovely once they actually > sprout. > I'm trying to convince him to plant more tomatoes over in his, as he loves > them, but he's not said one way or the other. Hee. > > Good luck, it sounds like she's having fun (and that's part of why I like > doing this, too, with my son). I have to check my garden, and see what's > going on out there today - as I've not been out there in what seems like > too > long (only like just the other day, heh) > > Missie > > On 5/21/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > > > > I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the > > bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not > > kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my > > swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly > > outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed > > the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants > > and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. > > And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I > > think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a > > bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter > > is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she > > could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her > > that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. > > She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll > > believe that when I see it! > > > > > > > > -- > -- > I'm all out of bubblegum > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 we have rabbits, possums, raccoons, field mice and skunks. deer and coyotes have been seen less than a mile from our house (lots of nature for a big city). Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: Uh oh, I bet that rabbit was eyeing your lettuce! We don't have rabbits here, there are foxes though... probably why there aren't any rabbits! robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I picked up a flat of mixed baby lettuces at the farmers market. I was going to plant it outside, but noticed a rabbit in the side yard. I'm going to keep my edibles inside and see if I have better luck. Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll believe that when I see it! Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I just spent a whole day working the chicken wire out of the ground that covers the lower half of our fence. We have sooo many raspberry bushes out there that we can't possible pick them all. We need those bunnies to get in there and start chomping! Heather Hossfeld <hlh4850 wrote: We have all kinds of rabbits living around our house. We put chicken wire around the vegetable garden and it seems to keep them out. Now if they'd just stop eating all my tulips before they bloom, I'd be happy! I planted some Patty Pan squash, they're so cute and I'm really hoping they come up! I saw some at our grocery store but they were from another continent so I left them on the shelf. Has anyone tasted them? I think they're also called Sunshine Squash, they're small and yellow. Heather robin koloms wrote: > > I picked up a flat of mixed baby lettuces at the farmers market. I was > going to plant it outside, but noticed a rabbit in the side yard. I'm > going to keep my edibles inside and see if I have better luck. > > Kadee <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. > On the > bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not > kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my > swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly > outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed > the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants > and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. > And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I > think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a > bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter > is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she > could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her > that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. > She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll > believe that when I see it! > > > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone > who knows. > Answers - Check it out. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Are the different colored carrots good? I saw some seeds for those but I didn't get them because I wasn't sure about eating purple carrots! Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: Hee. Yeah, my boys will love them! They are particularly fond of carrots, so I have to remember to plant them, too (they're kaleidoscope ones - purple, orange, yellow and white I think). Shoudl be interesting once it gets going. My son loves the fresh parsley- and when it was inside, he ate leaves off of it every day. Now, not so much since it's outside, but he is beyond thrilled that his sunflowers are starting to poke out of the ground. Heh. Missie On 5/22/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > I kind of regret not getting any herbs... fresh parsley is wonderful > though! I had one plant in a pot on the windowsill and I kept picking leaves > off and eating them. > > I'm sure your ratties will get some fresh vegetables, huh? Mine are going > to love having all those goodies to eat. > > Missie Ward <mszzzi <mszzzi%40gmail.com>> wrote: As long as > you're having fun! I think they take more pride and are more > > willing to try different vegies when they see that they've grown this > amazing thing from a teeny little seed. > > As for our garden: > We have a bunch of sprouts coming up (in the pots, none of the seeds I > planted show any signs of coming up. Sigh). > I have transplanted some of the small plants into the garden (basil, > oregano, parsley) and a friend of mine gave me half of one huge chive > plant > (I divided it into 2, and my son wanted one in his garden bed) and she > also > gave me half of a Greek oregano, which I also split into 2. (also in his > garden bed). > > I'm excited about the tomatoes we have coming up - 3 different kinds, and > about 4 of each kind) and my baby yellow bells are sprouting, too, and one > of the tangerine dream ornamental peppers (they look like they're hot, but > they're sweet) > I also bought some small celery plants, so we'll see how they do, too. > It at least looks like something is going on out there and not just a > gigantic patch of dirt. Oh, I also decided to try planting strawberries > from some of the tops that I was going to put in the compost pile, so I > planted them instead. We'll see how that all goes. I'm not sure what they > will do, but I'm pretty sure that's how they self-seed and spread... > > We'll see if anything happens out there. I can always start again, and buy > plants instead of seeds. We got a late start with the seeds this year as > we > had nearly a 2 week vacation around when we *should* have started - or > earlier, but I didn't want to saddle our friends with watering the > seedlings/plants and everything on top of taking care of the house and the > rats... > > My son picked out spinach (which he does like a lot) and I've still got > swiss chard (the neon lights variety) and several others that I STILL need > to get in the ground. I just need to get a billion tons of the jiffy seed > starter plug things this fall to start inside for next year instead. He > also has all the basil, and some parsley and thyme we transplanted in his > garden bed. It was easier for me to give him the old flower bed than to > have > him help with mine - he can do whatever in his, oh, he also planted > sunflowers in his garden. It should be lovely once they actually > sprout. > I'm trying to convince him to plant more tomatoes over in his, as he loves > them, but he's not said one way or the other. Hee. > > Good luck, it sounds like she's having fun (and that's part of why I like > doing this, too, with my son). I have to check my garden, and see what's > going on out there today - as I've not been out there in what seems like > too > long (only like just the other day, heh) > > Missie > > On 5/21/07, Kadee <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > > > > I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the > > bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not > > kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my > > swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly > > outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed > > the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants > > and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. > > And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I > > think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a > > bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter > > is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she > > could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her > > that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. > > She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll > > believe that when I see it! > > > > > > > > -- > -- > I'm all out of bubblegum > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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