Mary8720's Blog

New To Garden Guides
Mar 7, 2011 | 2:45 PM PST

Hello, 

 This is my first post here at GardenGuides.com.  I'm just getting my feet wet here with this first post, but I hope I can contribute in many ways in the days to come.  

I love gardening and growing my own vegetables.  I like it so much that I recently started my own website about it.

In my next post, I will be adding some information and pictures about sterilizing potting soil.  I couldn't believe the differences in soil that wasn't sterilized and soil that was.  I have pictures to prove why you should be doing it yourself.

Watch for my next post to find out how I sterilize potting soil.

More about me:

I just bought my first compost barrel- I couldn't pass it up for $20.  The material would have cost more than that to make it.  I'll add pics of it as soon as I get some.

Here is how I'm starting my seeds this year, it's my first year for what I call my "germination box"  So far it has served me well.

 

The picture was taken in early February so I didn't have much in it at the time, but since then I have started 45 plants in cells all at one time. 30-peppers and 15 tomatoes.

  After they came up, I put them under my lights and started cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, and various flowers for my flower gardens. 

Here is a pic of the inside:

 

Let me know what you think about it.