Andrea's Attempt at Gardening

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Bloomin

My first iris of the season bloomed today.

:)

My azaleas are done blooming and starting to wilt. There are small caterpillars eating the leaves. There were tons last year and I sprayed them with some organic non-chemical hippie spray. It seemed to kill them. What are they and why do they want to eat my plants?!

I am hoping that my peonies will wait to bloom until Jacque comes to visit--they are her favorite flower.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Ground Level

Today I weeded the garden and by weeded, I mean I removed the dead stuff from last year that I should have removed this past Fall.

Max, the helpful husband, is tilling the space behind the garage so we can level the ground and put the planter boxes on top. :) He's great!

Friday, March 30, 2012

2012 Garden Plans

Here are the tentative garden plans for 2012:

Box 1:
Tomatoes (plum, cherry, regular)
Chives
Cucumber
Parsley
Marigold
Eggplant
Peppers (hot, sweet)
Oregano
Basil
Yellow Squash

Box 2:
Beans
Peas
Spinach
Cabbage
Beets
Mint
Thyme
Cauliflower
Cilantro
Lettuce
Broccoli
Acorn Squash
Strawberries

I was going to include zucchini, as I've heard it's the easiest to grow for beginners, but I don't have the space yet to give it. We shall see.

The plan is to build the boxes and mix the soil next week during Spring Break. The soil mix will be peat moss, vermiculite, and compost.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Harvest Peppers

The temperature at night is getting pretty low now so I have decided to harvest my bell peppers and anaheim peppers. It really isn't getting hot during the day either. I will post a picture later.