kaycei
Chillin' In The Garden
Hi. I wandered over here from Sufficient Self, which I was introduced to by my dad. I've only been hanging out there since Christmas, and I'm not that active yet. Most of my posts have been about what seeds I've planted.
A little bit about me... I'm in my early 30s, married, no children, 2 cats and a 75 gallon fish tank. I grew up in the military and moved around quite a bit. Went off to college, joined the army, met my now-husband, got out of the army, got married, moved into a townhouse and tried container gardening, loved container gardening, bought a house in October, and now I'm eagerly awaiting spring so I can start planting.
I live in Wisconsin, near Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota. (I commute to downtown Minneapolis each day for work.) I'm zone 4a, practically zone 3. I'd say most of the winter has been below zero, although this weekend has been a warm and sunny 40 degrees. Snow is melting and I keep looking over at the asparagus patch and the area where I planted my tulips and daffodils, hoping something will be sticking out of the ground. I know better and won't expect to see anything for at least another month, maybe longer. I'm afraid this warmth is only temporary.
Between my husband and I, we have about 750 seedlings started. I'm not sure what we're going to do with them all. We have a grow-table set up in the basement, however its still 50 down there, and the table is about 3/4 full, and we've only transplanted one tray (Jiffy, 72 peat pellets) so far.
My seed list has 62 entries on it, and I haven't updated it for a while. But to give you an idea of what I'm growing:
Artichokes (5 different varieties, I know it will be a challenge), tomatoes (at least 5 varieties, mostly heirloom), Sugar Snap Peas, Snow Peas, Egg Plant, Summer and Winter Squash, Watermelon, Beets, a handful of herbs, strawberries, asparagus, Brussels sprouts (not started yet), Sweet Peppers (at least 3 varieties), a salad green blend, spinach, and then my flowers: Marigold (150+ to ring the vegetable garden), Lisianthus (I sure hope they'll germinate), dahlias, and violas. I'm hoping to have a nice cut flower garden to go with my vegetable garden.
My husband has some corn, pumpkin, garlic and a bunch of hot peppers started.
I was able to spend a weekend working on my flower garden between buying my house and winter coming. So I have about 100 tulips and daffodil bulbs in the ground, a long with a few lilies, hyacinths, and irises. I noticed some hostas around the yard from the previous occupants, along with hollyhocks and who knows what else. (They had an overgrown English garden style landscaping.)
I'm not a master gardener, although my mom and one of my sisters are. I plan to take the next class in my area, which won't be until fall.
We have almost 3/4 of an acre and plan to put up a greenhouse in April. I'm hoping to have enough produce to for canning. (Although, I've only canned tomatoes, and that was several years ago, helping my mom.) A food dehydrator is on the to-get list and I'm thinking about a pressure canner.
A little bit about me... I'm in my early 30s, married, no children, 2 cats and a 75 gallon fish tank. I grew up in the military and moved around quite a bit. Went off to college, joined the army, met my now-husband, got out of the army, got married, moved into a townhouse and tried container gardening, loved container gardening, bought a house in October, and now I'm eagerly awaiting spring so I can start planting.
I live in Wisconsin, near Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota. (I commute to downtown Minneapolis each day for work.) I'm zone 4a, practically zone 3. I'd say most of the winter has been below zero, although this weekend has been a warm and sunny 40 degrees. Snow is melting and I keep looking over at the asparagus patch and the area where I planted my tulips and daffodils, hoping something will be sticking out of the ground. I know better and won't expect to see anything for at least another month, maybe longer. I'm afraid this warmth is only temporary.
Between my husband and I, we have about 750 seedlings started. I'm not sure what we're going to do with them all. We have a grow-table set up in the basement, however its still 50 down there, and the table is about 3/4 full, and we've only transplanted one tray (Jiffy, 72 peat pellets) so far.
My seed list has 62 entries on it, and I haven't updated it for a while. But to give you an idea of what I'm growing:
Artichokes (5 different varieties, I know it will be a challenge), tomatoes (at least 5 varieties, mostly heirloom), Sugar Snap Peas, Snow Peas, Egg Plant, Summer and Winter Squash, Watermelon, Beets, a handful of herbs, strawberries, asparagus, Brussels sprouts (not started yet), Sweet Peppers (at least 3 varieties), a salad green blend, spinach, and then my flowers: Marigold (150+ to ring the vegetable garden), Lisianthus (I sure hope they'll germinate), dahlias, and violas. I'm hoping to have a nice cut flower garden to go with my vegetable garden.
My husband has some corn, pumpkin, garlic and a bunch of hot peppers started.
I was able to spend a weekend working on my flower garden between buying my house and winter coming. So I have about 100 tulips and daffodil bulbs in the ground, a long with a few lilies, hyacinths, and irises. I noticed some hostas around the yard from the previous occupants, along with hollyhocks and who knows what else. (They had an overgrown English garden style landscaping.)
I'm not a master gardener, although my mom and one of my sisters are. I plan to take the next class in my area, which won't be until fall.
We have almost 3/4 of an acre and plan to put up a greenhouse in April. I'm hoping to have enough produce to for canning. (Although, I've only canned tomatoes, and that was several years ago, helping my mom.) A food dehydrator is on the to-get list and I'm thinking about a pressure canner.
Although I get a wee bit envious of beautiful salads being posted here right now, gotta say it's nice to have some hibernation time, too 
