In the current state of affairs I know many of you are deciding to dive in and start growing a food garden and others are extending their existing one to grow more. I applaud you.
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Seed Storage
I plant a lot of flowers and vegetables so I have always kept an assortment of seeds. I buy seed packets from the stores when I think I need something new or I see something on clearance I may want to try or need.
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What’s In the Boxes?!
If you saw my Facebook and Instagram posts a couple of weeks ago about some assembly required packages that I had received, you may be wondering what were inside. So here goes.
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New Bed and Summer Bulbs
Spring bulbs, Summer bulbs, Fall bulbs – how confusing can it be? It’s really not that confusing. The season the flower grows and blooms, is the season of the bulb. Spring bulbs, although planted in the Fall, come out of the ground and bloom in the Spring. Hence Spring bulbs. Summer bulbs are planted in the Spring and bloom in the Summer. Hence Summer bulbs. Fall bulbs? Well there really isn’t a Fall bulb. Some people call Spring bulbs Fall bulbs because they plant them in the Fall but that’s not accurate.
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Seed Starting My Way
I like to get a jump start on my seed starting but don’t always get that accomplished. Some things just take sooo long to sprout and grow in order to have a decent sized plant before planting time, that if I don’t start things in January, they just don’t have time to get as big as I would like before they go out in the yard. Living in a relatively short growing season area, the more growth I can get out of plant before it goes outside, the better.
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Spring is in the Air
We had a burst of sunshine and warmer temperatures for about a week. The temps are dropping a little with a bit of rain on and off for the next week or so. I spent some time getting started on garden clean up. Lots of pine needles got raked up, rose bushes trimmed, and other general Spring garden maintenance.
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2,083 Spring Bulbs
Yep, you read that right. I planted 2,083 spring bulbs.
I love spring bulbs – tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and many more. However, they need to be planted in the Fall and my Falls tend to be a bit busy. It’s getting colder, days are getting shorter, garden cleanup is happening, harvest is ending. Anyway, this year I thought I would do it. I bought over 2000 spring bulbs and planted them in batches.
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What to do With Those Peppers
I always plant a variety of peppers in the garden each year. My garden was kind of wonky this year as a lot of my seedlings didn’t make it. However, I did get a couple of jalapeno plants, a couple of sweet bell pepper plants and some other pepper plants.
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Planting Garlic
Although I have grown garlic a bit in the past, I never gave it much attention (or probably even planted it correctly), however this year I decided to take the plunge. I don’t know how many cloves I planted (forgot to count), however, there are approximately 100 cloves of garlic planted 10 per row. Two rows are shown in the picture. This garden bed is 3 x 8 feet. I made the rows horizontally across the short end of the bed.
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Potatoes and Onions
Potatoes and onions – The garden staple. Every year I plant them. Some years it’s a good harvest, some years not so good. This year wasn’t too bad. I usually plant a variety of potatoes: Red, blue (or purple), and a russet or yellow/white.
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