Category: 2008

2008 Garden, First Week of April

2008 Garden, First Week of April

Started from seed: Lettuce Growing inside: Cabbage Broccoli Cauliflower Onions (white and yellow) Dill Hot peppers (Anaheim & Jalapeno) Bell peppers Tomatoes (Better boy, Roma, Sweet 100) Basil It snowed this week, so 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...

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...

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...

2008 Garden, Third Week of February

2008 Garden, Third Week of February

My seeds have been sprouting!!! My jalapeno peppers are doing great–at least two seeds from each have sprouted. I do notice a difference in the more expensive seeds. They seem hardier and almost every...

2008 Garden, Second Week of February

2008 Garden, Second Week of February

Okay, I jumped the gun by a couple of days. Today I bought seeds, and started some. I had a lot of leftover seeds from last year (with this method you only use a...

My 2008 Square Foot Garden Plan

My 2008 Square Foot Garden Plan

I am so excited at the prospect of my next garden! It’s still early February, and there is A TON of snow on the ground, but I remember thinking I needed to start earlier...