Monthly Archive: March 2008

Building a Square Foot Garden Box (Vinyl)

I decided that 6″ was not enough soil for me, so I’m upgrading to 12″ boxes.  I found out my old boxes will not “mix and match” with my new vinyl materials, so basically I’m...

2008 Garden, Fourth Week of March

2008 Garden, Fourth Week of March

I’ve done it! I rebuilt my 3 boxes to be double high. Isn’t that enough for week 6? Just kidding. I also continued to transplant my seed starts–tomatoes, bell peppers, basil. Almost everything is...

2008 Garden, Third Week of March

2008 Garden, Third Week of March

Success #1: I got all the vinyl cut, routed, and ready to build boxes! Here is my son building a “house.” His fun will be over when I actually set up my boxes! Success...

Jodi’s Garden, Third Week of March

Jodi’s Garden, Third Week of March

Growing Outside Garlic – Waiting for sprouts to appear  Growing Inside – Individual Pots Broccoli – 2 plants growing in individual pots Transplants Done This Week Cherry tomatoes – 5 of 5 seeds sprouted...

2008 Garden, Third Week of March

2008 Garden, Third Week of March

  Most everything has sprouted! Today I transplanted into pots: Broccoli Cauliflower Dill Onions Parsley My peppers have not sprouted yet, and I’m trying to not be nervous about it. If they don’t show...

Bulk Compost in Utah

Bulk Compost in Utah

Salt Lake Valley SWMF Compost 801-674-6920 6030 W California Ave SLC, UT 84104 $30 for a truck bed full Timpanogos Special Service District 801-756-5231 5050 W 6400 N (Utah County) American Fork UT 84003...

Jodi’s Garden, Second Week of March

Jodi’s Garden, Second Week of March

I’ve got my cute little indoor greenhouse set up and my plants seem to enjoy it. I don’t have a great sunny location in my house so I try to rotate the greenhouse so...

2008 Garden, First Week of March

2008 Garden, First Week of March

I don’t have any photos this week, because it was sad. I don’t know if it was from my peat pellets (they grew a hairy white mold) or contaminated soil I brought in from...

2008 Garden, Fourth Week of February

2008 Garden, Fourth Week of February

Everything is growing! I am very excited.  The other fun news is that I bought lights to help my new seedlings grow: 2 shop lights ($8 each) = $16 1 pack (2 bulbs) cool...

Jodi’s Garden, First Week of March

Jodi’s Garden, First Week of March

In the garden: I got ambitious with prepping my gardens this week.  I supplemented my compost-filled beds with some peat moss and vermiculite and filled in the remaining space with fresh compost.  Pulled some...