Our garden was planted in 2010 (and was much smaller then!). My son named the garden in 2012. The plan was to plant tall plants on the outside so he could "spy" out of it! The name has been quite apt as we are always "spying" interesting blooms, plants and animals in and around the garden. In 2013 the addition of a garden teepee will provide for more sneaking and spying opportunity! The addition of a deer fence in 2013 will hopefully mean much more produce to spy (and eat!) as well!
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| First Seedlings of 2013 Season! Feb 01, 2013 | |
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This pic just shouts out "Spring"! |
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Definitely looking like spring.....indoors at least. It sounds like an interesting plant. |
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What an awesome sight! I always do a little happy dance when the first seedlings pop up :) |
| amaranth3's Buzz Feb 01, 2013 | |
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http://spygarden.wordpress.com/ Hey everyone I decided spy garden needed its own website so if you get a chance check it out!
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Yay! I think you'll enjoy blogging about your garden - I love to document the garden each year on my blog and be able to look back at when I started seeds, transplanted, saw the first blushing tomato... more » |
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thanks! I checked out your blog and it is AMAZING!!! Definitely an inspiration! I'm in the process of choosing all the best pics of 2012 season and posting them. It will definitely be interesting to see th... more » |
| Wintering Artichokes Jan 26, 2013 | ||
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First thing germinated: Thai Red Roselle!!! Artichokes “will not winter reliably north of zone 7” (http://www.yourgardenshow.com/plants/11935-Violet-de-Provence-Artichoke So it remains to be seen if these Violet de Provence purple artichokes survive the winter. They were started from seeds ... ...see more |
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| Zen Garden Jan 24, 2013 | ||
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The perfect garden when it is 20 degrees out! |
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That sand looks cool. Is there a whole beach that is that colour? |
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It was just a strip of sand between dune area and upper part of the beach. Not the whole beach but there was a lot of it! |
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How cool! I love your Zen garden and the colored sand makes it really unique. I am hoping to start a few seedlings next week, I guess that will be my "Zen". :) |
| 5 Days In... Jan 22, 2013 | ||
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5 days in to the 2013 garden season! I planted eggplant seeds: Little Fingers (2012 pack of leftover seeds so we'll see how the germination rate goes!), Rosita, Fengyuan Purple and Thai Yellow Egg. Also started Thai Red Roselle and Lavender. I have 3 little pots in a north facing window plus a few more down in the basement. I... ...see more |
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Good luck! I'm thinking about starting onions later on in the week. Your weather is similar to ours. I went to the dentist this afternoon and the temp at the bank said it was only 4 degrees.....will be like this all week. Stay warm! |
| seeds have arrived! planning... Jan 17, 2013 | |
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I made a big spreadsheet with all my seeds. I made columns for 1. Start seedlings date 2. planting date 3. Garden Location 4. Quantity of PLants 5. Info/Fun Facts 6. Scientific name 7. Harvest notes ...I also made a column for "type" which the "types" i divided stuff into are: full sun, full sun tall, herb, green, fall plant,... ...see more |
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your spreadsheet sounds fun, I have one with just the name of the seed, where purchased, when planted and how I liked it. I have it filled in from last year and now I have added this years wish list. I h... more » |
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It's interesting to see how each gardener plans their own garden. I have a friend who uses bricks as plant markers. Each year she paints over the top of the brick to cover the previous yea... more » |
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Wow after reading all this - being in the IT field, I guess I should have some sort of nice database setup for my seeds... I'm feeling like a slacker! hee hee. I like the rocks/bricks ideas... I had fou... more » |
| Expansion Progress Jan 11, 2013 | |
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thanks. it is a lot of work. jeez I am sore and tired haha! as our garden is already pretty big sorta seems excessive. I guess I can't resist when I have a vision in mind (bean TEEPEE!!!). I have kale grow... more » |
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You are so ambitious! |
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Beautiful garden! Can't wait to see it all green and filled in. I am not very ambitious yet, it is still way to cold here to want to go outside and play. I am having fun with graph paper plans and the s... more » |
| Placed my Seed Order Today! Jan 10, 2013 | |
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Placed my seed order today! Here it is (from Baker Creek): Gold Marie Vining Beans Envy Soya Beans Giant Yellow Eckendorf Beet White Belgian (Blanche A Collet Vert) Carrot Wade's Giant Indian Flint Corn Delikatesse Cucumber Fengyuan Purple Eggplant Thai Yellow... ...see more |
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Your list makes me smile! |
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WOW! This list is amazing. You are definitely a rock star. I am recuperating for the next 6 weeks or so from surgery....so I have already been spending lots of time with the Baker Creek catalog. |
| Seed Inventory Jan 10, 2013 | ||
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I figure I had better do an inventory of the seeds I already have before making my giant seed order...here it is: |
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Had a lot more seeds than I thought but still looks like I will be ordering 37 new packets. Can't seem to cut the list any shorter than that! haha |
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Your garden must be enormous! I noticed on your list that you had saved Red Chinese Noodle beans. Did you like those? Are they a good variety to grow? I'm thinking you must like them since you saved seed...right? |
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Red Chinese Noodle Beans are beautiful, easy to grow AND delicious. They were actually my favorite thing I grew last year. |
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you can see on the right where I have started digging the garden expansion which will be a teepee (for beans and for the kids' fort) surrounded by a melon patch). I am copying toppenish's melon patch/garde... more » |
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It's looking very nice. I'm anxious to see what it will look like in the spring and summer. I'm so ready to get back outside! |
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thanks! We have lots of mild sunny days where it is 40-60 degrees I find it much easier to do all the digging/edging when it is cooler/cold. Really anything above 32 and I can happily dig in the garden. Pl... more » |
| amaranth3's Buzz Jan 09, 2013 | |
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Are you guys going to start "new" YGS gardens for 2013 or just continue with your current pages?
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I am going to continue with my same garden as well. When I started on YGS last spring, I set up separate gardens, and it ended up being too much work to keep up with all of them, so really only use o... more » |
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I was wondering about this too - cause it would be easier if there was a way to "delete" all the plants you entered into your garden from the previous year - cause I'm planning on growing a lot of differen... more » |
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I tend to agree. I will be continuing on with Spy Garden. It would be a pain to try and have to "find" everyone's new gardens/start following them. Plus we don't have "new" gardens--its just a new year, ri... more » |
| 2013 Garden Seeds! Jan 07, 2013 | |
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I just added WAy too many seeds to an online Baker Creek shopping cart: So I'll be placing the order in the next month then will start some seedlings in late Feb. I tried to edit the list but everytime I go back on to take something off I end up adding something else ahha! Of course I also have seeds I saved myself: amaranth,... ...see more |
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I love your list! I have made a list of all the things I want to grow. I know that it won't all fit in my garden so I definitely have to edit it. I am ordering most of my seeds from smaller, more local sup... more » |
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Yes you are in a much different climate. Baker Creek is only a few hours from us. I can't believe I haven't made it out there to check it out in person yet!! Maybe this Spring... Editing the wish list i... more » |
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You are doing your seed purchasing a lot smarter than I did. In November, I started a Baker Creek shopping cart, added and deleted, and then ordered. I did the same thing again at the end of December and... more » |
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Edged 2 of the rows in the garden. Now it is in the 20s so will wait for the next warmer days to finish edging the rest of the garden. once that is done then will start on the garden expansion! Love these straight lines! |
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Wow, that all looks great! John has really been doing all the hard work in our gardens, but I should get out and do some of the edging and finishing up. It really makes it look good! Twen... more » |
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the russian red/ragged jack (it goes by both names) kale is quite delicious when cooked in a pan for just a couple minutes. It is pretty tough raw but just softened for a minute and it is very tasty! I hav... more » |