Here is our current plan for 2011. There still may be revisions, but for now I'm sticking with this plan. We will be removing the bed that had previously been in the upper left (NW) corner, and will create the new long bed, going N-S to t ...
I thought I'd show some pictures of my garden working area. First is indoors where I have my grow lights. So far I'm only using the one light. The seedlings are on a rolling cart, and the seedlings can be raised or lowered according to how much sp ...
I finally finished buying/ordering my seeds! I really get myself into a tizzy trying to decide what varieties to get, particularly when it comes to tomatoes and peppers. I go back and forth from one website to another, trying to choose which one ha ...
Some of the things that sprouted in the MICRO blocks are ready to go into MINI blocks. I've made my first batch of 2" MINI blocks with the 3/4" pin to make a hole big enough for the MICRO blocks to be inserted.I was frustrated and concerned that the ...
Yesterday I made my first batch of "micro blocks" for germination. I'm starting some lettuce, spinach, kale, leeks & scallions to go into my cold frame early, before the last frost date. I'll probably plant them in early to mid-April. I'm also gi ...
I've already been planning my 2011 garden! I don't know yet how well I'll keep up this blog, but I'll give it a shot, and if anyone's listening perhaps I'll keep it up.Soon I'll be starting seeds for a few crops that will go in a cold frame, probably ...
I've just harvested the last of my 2010 leek crop. Some leeks (sown 3/11 indoors) were put into a cold frame early April, these were harvested first, but the early planting out didn’t give them much advantage. The rest were planted outside 4/28 and ...
It's a new year and a new garden. I've just finished getting everything planted. We've added 8 large beds, which includes one along the fenceline for raspberries, blackberries, currants, and honeyberries. Other new items this year: tomatillos, gro ...
The seedlings I've planted are coming along nicely, for the most part, and I'm busy making more plans and reading more tips to ensure better and more consistent harvest...fewer things at a time, planted in succession as much as possible.I'm a little ...
Well, I obviously was too busy to post at the end of the 2009 season. Now it's 2010 and we're getting ready for the next planting season. We will be expanding the garden to include the west side, the slope along the east side, and some fruit trees ...