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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| Treating yard for grubs and flying pests May 31, 2012 | |
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Today I made a tonic to treat my lawn and yard for grubs and flying pests. It was a recipe I found online using: 1 beer--non-diet; 1 soda -non-diet; 1 cup of mouthwash; 1 cup ammonia; 1 dish soap. I put the whole mixture into a bucket and gave it a good stir then I poured it into a hose-end sprayer with a dial. I initially... ...see more |
| Gardenmom47's Buzz May 30, 2012 | |
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Garden and greenhouse pictures taken May 29 2012: most things seem to be growing well; there are few transplants which seem to be frozen in time. I am guessing the plant will take off as soon as the root system is well established. I found a few ripe st
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| Garden and greenhouse pictures taken May 29 2012 May 30, 2012 | |
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| gold finch adn rust colored bumble bee May 29, 2012 | |
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| Sunflower plants May 26, 2012 | |
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Last fall I saved several sunflower heads for the birds; the birds hardly touched the seeds so they are sprouting all over my yard. I took several heads and rubbed out the seeds along the fence line so they could sprout and grow; this seemed to make them more tasty for the birds who are now eating them. Even so, I still have... ...see more |
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| Pair of mating yellow birds taking over my yard May 26, 2012 | |
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I have a pair of bright yellow birds keeping other birds but especially the humming birds from enjoying my yard. They guard both humming bird feeders and prevent the hummers from returning to my yard to feed. I added a 2nd feeder to the back yard thinking they would let my hummers return and enjoy the front feeder but... ...see more |
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silly little yellow birds, I hope your able to work out something with them and the hummers. I wish I could Hummingbirds to come around but the city seems to be to noisy. |
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I found out I have a mating pair of goldfinch; these two visited me last year but only guarded my front hummingbird feeder. They supposedly prefer thistle so I will need to fill my bird seed feeders ... more » |
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I hope it works. I have been seeing a humming bird around the last few days so I think I'm go fill my feeder up. |
| Greenhouse Observations May 26, 2012 | |
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I planted my peas 3 weeks apart to try and stagger my harvest, but have notices 3 of the 6 plantings all have flowers at the same time. for the past 2 weeks we have enjoyed the young flat pods in stir-fry meals as well as fresh off the plant. It is challenging to track productivity when we keep eating them before I can bring... ...see more |
| Early aphid and leaf miner damage Whole garden May 26, 2012 | |
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| Gardenmom47's Buzz May 26, 2012 | |
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Transplant day: today a friend is helping me transplant a large number of tomatoe seedlings. This will give us time to visit while we work; I have been so behind on getting everything into the ground, a pot or planter.
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| Early pest damage in greenhouse and to roses Whole garden May 18, 2012 | |
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| Gardenmom47's Buzz May 17, 2012 | |
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apple gourd
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the shape of this gourd gave me several craft ideas; apples are among the several fruit decorations in my kitchen. It would be fund to have apple-shaped containers on my tall kitchen shelf for ... more » |
| Greehouse (12x17) garden plus pots and hanging baskets in front and back... May 17, 2012 | |
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Wow! You have got alot growing on. you seem to make very good use of every space. |
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Hi Gail, I am trying to see how much productivity I can get from a small space. My yard is large but because I rent, I do not want to dig up more yard than I want to restore with sod when I leave.&nb... more » |
| Transplanted canteloupes into green house May 15, 2012 | |
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I transplanted the canteloupes to the long bed along the north wall of the greenhouse. There are bush beans in front of the melon plants on the left side of the bed, and peas growing up the trellis on the right side of the bed. Even if the peas are not done growing; perhaps the shade from the melon leaves will keep the soil moist... ...see more |
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