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Garden update 6/9/07
Jun 9, 2007 | 3:56 PM PST
Tags: tomatoes , basil , sage , thyme , dill , scallions , radish , carrots , pea , strawberries , coleus , green peppers , watering

Hi everyone, how are you tonight?  I hope this finds everyone well.  I hope everybody's garden is growing and blooming as they should!

Just wanted to let you know that everything is going well in my garden.  I now have tons of tomatoes, basil, sage, thyme, dill, scallions, radish, carrots, peas, strawberries and my coleus is growing beautifully!!  I only have 1 green pepper so far and my broccoli raab is so far so good.  I haven't had to really water the garden because we seem to be getting overnight showers almost every night so that saves me the water.  I am waiting for my tomatoes to turn red.  I posted here about it and was told not to water them and when I told my husband he told me that I have to water them.  I don't know what to believe.  This is the first time I have ever had more than 5 or 6 tomatoes.  I have like 20 roma's, about 15 cherry and like 20 grape tomatoes.  I am just waiting.  Any other suggestions would be helpful.  One person tells me to stop watering them so they will ripen and another person tells me to continue watering them so they get bigger and they will ripen on their own.  Which one is true, false or are they both wrong?????  Questions, questions, questions!!

See everybody later.  I have to get my dinner out of the oven now.

Take care all, Byeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Jeanne

 

Garden update 5/31/07
May 31, 2007 | 9:27 AM PST
Tags: Update , tomatoes , strawberries , peppers , carrots , radish , peas , herbs , salad , spinach , growing , gardens , mesclun mix , broccoli raab

Hey all, I just wanted to pop on over and let everyone know that I have been very busy with the boys battling illness after illness and now I have an ear ache that is killing me and I am going to the doctor for today.

Everything in my garden is growing wonderfully.  I have tons of tomatoes and strawberries that are not quite ready for picking.  So far I have lots of herbs and 1 green pepper that is getting bigger everyday.  My carrots, peas, radish, broccoli raab and more herbs are growing but are not ready to be harvested.

I lost all my spinach, it died on me so I am going to plant more.  We ate the mesclun mix salad with dinner one night and the boys devoured it.  They call salad "dinosaur food" and they couldn't wait to eat it, so I cut it down and we enjoyed it.  Some of what was left over in the pot died and the rest of it is growing tall and now has flowers on it!  I will also be planting more salad soon.

I really didn't think my garden would turn out to be as successful as it is.  I am very proud of myself and I can't wait to get my hands on the first tomato, strawberry, radish, carrot and pea and taste the fruits of my labor!  I absolutely have fallen in love with gardening.  It is amazing to me when I go out everyday and see how big my tomatoes and pepper  have gotten since the night before.  I love seeing the strawberries popping up all over like crazy.  It is like a dream come true for me.  I have always wanted the ability to grow my own foods and be rewarded with success and now it has come true for me!!

I can't wait til the first tomato gets ripe enough to pick, I am hauling my butt to the store and getting some fresh mozzarella cheese and I am going to make my very first tomato, basil and mozzarella salad with fresh home grown tomatoes and basil from MY GARDEN!!!  Oooohhhhhhhh, I am getting very excited!

Well gotta run now, take care all!

Jeanne

Garden Update 5/3/07
May 3, 2007 | 11:09 AM PST
Tags: Seeds , Basil , Carrots , Watering , Tomatoes

Hello all,  I got my seeds today.  I ordered a whole bunch of Basil seeds (different varieties) and my carrots (thumbelinas and little fingers)  I am going out for the afternoon so I will probably plant them tomorrow.  Everything else is going well.  I thought it was going to rain last night (it looked like rain) but.....not a drop landed on my plants.  I went out last night and watered the plants that needed it.  Alot of my plants were dry and needed it but they are still alive and thriving.  I can't wait to sink my teeth into my first home grown tomato.  Take care all, Hugs to everyone.

Jeanne

Garden update 5/2/07
May 2, 2007 | 1:48 PM PST
Tags: Small space container gardens , Sunflowers , Tomatoes , Herbs , Carrotts , Watering

Hello all, My garden is going great.  Over the weekend I repotted my sunflowers, some of my tomato and herb plants.  It seems I have to water just about every day now because it has been rather warm here.  Some of the plants dry out so quickly.  Maybe I am doing something wrong.  I don't want to overwater but then again I don't want to be underwatering either.  Anyway, the plants are thriving with things the way they are right now.  Nothing is dying, not yet at least!!  LOL

My boys want to plant carrotts (which they call crackets).  I have ordered some carrott seeds for a few smaller varieties of them.  I hope to have luck with them as well.  Can't wait until I get them so I can start them.  From what I read, I can sow the seeds every two weeks and keep the soil moving (to prevent freezing) during the winter and I will have carrotts all winter long.  True????

My space is very very limited so I am trying to figure out how I am going to deal with my tomato plants when they get taller and the boys.  My yard is so small and I can't put the boys outside in the front alone and I don't always have the time to stay out back with the boys when they are playing out there.  I don't know how to deal with that just yet but I will think of something.  I could try tomato cages but then I run the risk of the boys pulling off the greens and eating them.  I could keep them up high.......that may not work either.  I don't know what the heck to do.  Any suggestions?

Well gotta run now.  I am cooking dinner and don't want it to burn.

Take care all and hugs to all,

Jeanne