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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Spring Bulb Update
This is a follow up to my post about planting 2,083 spring bulbs last Fall. You can check that post out here.
I just want to show you how the bulbs look in bloom. I am totally loving them. They sure brightened up my yard with color. I don’t know why I didn’t do this years ago.
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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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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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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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Winterizing the Garden
As it is Fall, this first blog entry is about putting the garden to bed. I spent this past weekend getting some things cleaned up in the yard preparing for Winter. This summer I lined my driveway with 8 white 26” Crescent Garden Dot planters. I planted with coleus in the center, surrounded by white geraniums, dusty miller and red petunias.
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