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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    Ok so I have all thse little sprouts in the laundry room and I had no idea what I was going to do with them. Then I saw Beavis's green house. I thought a cold frame would do. I was out in the yard today and this is what I came up with. All things I actually had laying in the yard. My DH...
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    berry patch

    I have a permanent strawberry bed in my yard. I call it the Kids garden. The plants usually survive year to year. In spring I weed, pinch new plants and move them around in the bed. Then mulch. I usually spring for cocoa shells on that one. something about strawberries and chocolate. Yum...
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    berry patch

    You know i never even thought about the gophers. bet that's why my vines keep dying. Once they get gong I bet the gophers eat the roots. Duhhh. I had a little pear tree fall over one day. No roots at all. I should have though of that.
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    berry patch

    I am very excited for you. :weee A berry patch has been on my list for years. What did you order and what type of exposure will the plants have? I really need some plants that will do well with heat and sun. Any recommendations? I planted Doyle's thorn less blackberry two years ago and...
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    My darling Clementine

    Ugg your right it's a Minneola Tangelo.
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    My darling Clementine

    Huh, you got me there. I check the tag.
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    Toilet Paper Roll Seed Planting Method

    I have some sprouts as well. I have some lettuce popping out as well as a zucchini I think. It seems like the paper rolls and dixie cups are retaining their moisture very well. Those store made planters I have seem to dry out more quickly. I have been spraying with a water bottle whenever I...
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    My darling Clementine

    I think one of the citrus I planted last wee was a Clementine. Not sure. It'scobered in little button size grren fruit. I hope they all grow.
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    Toilet Paper Roll Seed Planting Method

    I would love to see your seed pots after you get them going. I though maybe some sprout updates would be nice from veryone as well. :)
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    What would you like to do differently in next year's garden?

    Last year I spent my whole summer at a volunteer garden at a senior living community. I thought it was a great idea, plant in their beds. They water I get the food. It was ok for a while but my little ones hated tagging along and I never had time to get there mid summer. Lots of people...
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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    Oh, your making this very challenging for me. I had a little metal frame I bought a couple years ago and gave it to my neighbor. Yes I know sillly me. I don't think I could build a green house tomorrow. But I am going to go pick up some plastic. Maybe a cold frame out of pvc for my raised beds.
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    Toilet Paper Roll Seed Planting Method

    Yes, it faces south. There is a single light glass door. So there is a ton of light. My seed helper is my 3 year old. She places the seed one at a time for me. A very important job. :D
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    Toilet Paper Roll Seed Planting Method

    Beavis, So after seeing your little seed pots I got busy yesterday and had to put some together. I planted a ton because some of my seeds are getting kinda old. What do you think? I used everything I had plus when I was searching for tp rolls. I discovered a bunch of Dixie cups in my girls...
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    Got a Presto for xmas!!

    hey I go the same one. Yeah!!!!! :weee I have been reading the instruction manuel for the last two days. I can't wait to use it. :D
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