This is my year to grow as much produce as possible and to use the savings to pay down my debt and rebuild my family emergency fund. We eat a lot of fruits and vegetables; I have spent up to $80 in produce for a 2-week period for 3 people. My challenge is to grow what we need in movable planters and pots; I rent so when I leave so will my garden. I hope to be here another 1 to 2 years and then be able to buy the house and stay put. Once I am a homeowner, I will start putting things directly into the grown so both my plants and I can sprout roots. I created a plant wish list of the food and flower...
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| Fall/Winter garden 2012 Nov 03, 2012 | |
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planted Lincoln peas, green lobo radish, purple globe turnips, and champion radish in several rectangular planters. Also planted bulbs, cleaned up the front flower beds...filled my trash can hard sunflower stalks and weeds. I was able to remove the tomato, cucumber and bean plant skeletons from from the green house so I could... ...see more |
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We roasted our pumpkin seeds yesterday as well :-) Very yummy! |
| Weekend harvest Oct 13 & 14, 2012 Oct 14, 2012 | |
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| red sweet corn Sep 02, 2012 | |
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It's beautiful! |
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What kind is it? |
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the ruby queen is tasty sweet corn; am trying to find a similar heirloom variety. I would love any suggestions or sources for colorful sweet corns if anyone knows an heirloom seed source. In th... more » |
| planted bulbs and fall flowers; weeds overtaking the grass Aug 05, 2012 | |
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I planted tulips, gladiolus in mixed colors, a variety of zinnias and a variety of marigold. It is hard to think about starting and planting for fall/winter when I see so much produce coming on that will soon be ready to harvest. |
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Keep us posted! |
| pop corn growing slow--hope it produces before the frosts comes Aug 04, 2012 | |||||
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You have been busy! |
| Brandywine tomatoes strugging in the Utah heat Aug 04, 2012 | |||||
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| Yellow wax bush bean still not flowering Aug 04, 2012 | |||||
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| Pineapple tomatoes growing large and plants are quite tall Aug 04, 2012 | |||||
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I have 2 plants which are loaded with green tomatoes; I am sooo looking forward to tasting my first pineapple tomato |
| first green zebra tomato picked Aug 04, 2012 | |||||
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| Onions, peas, tomatoes, and radish Aug 01, 2012 | |
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Harvested my walla walla onions and set them aside to dry/cure. I removed most of the plants planted last fall and this past March to give room for the tomatoes and cucumbers to fill in the trellis. I also needed to make room for the squash vines, canteloupe and watermelon. |
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Gotta love this time of year! Jalapeno corn bread sounds fantastic! |
| June 2012 garden video Jul 24, 2012 | |
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| Gardenmom47's Buzz Jul 22, 2012 | |
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Pickled green beans:
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I have enough green beans to make dilly beans (pickled green beans) this will be my first case of pickled green beans and it will take 2 weeks for the flavor to fully develop. I als... more » |
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Sounds very tasty. I still need to learn how to can! |
| How to track my garden productivity? Jul 07, 2012 | |
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Does anyone have any ideas or methods for tracking their productivity? I do not want to make it an intense event but at least want to estimate my savings for this year. This past fall and winter, I found myself paying $80 one week for fresh produce and decided the cost was ridiculous especially since the... ...see more |
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Even if you don't have time to weigh (which we don't), what we do is keep a journal of everything picked. I fill it in right when I come in...the kids help. It's so much fun to do the totals at the end of the season. You will be amazed. |
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I am weighing my harvests in this year and the hardest part was just getting in the habit of doing it. Now that I've been doing it, it really doesn't take that much time or seem like extra work to me... more » |
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I was worrying and getting hung-up on making sure I was getting a good return on my investment in my garden, but the truth is I would garden no matter what because not all the costs or benefits are financi... more » |
| harvested peas, beans and strawberries and transplanted tomatoes Whole garden Jul 07, 2012 | |
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| Dinner from the garden Jul 06, 2012 | |
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tonight we enjoyed fresh steamed green beans, purple beans, peas, and baby orange and cylindra beets for dinner along with our cheese pizza. We also enjoyed fresh squeezed lemon-limeade for our beverage, and ended the evening with vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate syrup. |
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That is my favorite part of this time of year - garden meals are the best! |
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that sounds so good:) |
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Sounds wonderful! |