Well, the heat and humidity just refuses to arrive and stay. We get a day or two here and there which then make way for dryer, cooler days and downright chilly evenings. In addition to that, the mosquitoes are out early this year and I have plenty of proof already.
Today I replanted peas in the garden as the original plantings only produced 3 plants with one devoured by possibly slugs. I also took advantage of a an emptier side of the same garden bed to plant black beans. And replanted some zucchini seeds where the cats trampled the one that was sprouting up.
I came across my pepperoncini seeds today. Not the ones that produced elongated fruit. I knew I had seed packs for the short ones that you can purchase pickled in jars. Well, today they came out of hiding and I filled a container with their seeds and covered it up with some metal mesh to prevent the squirrels from digging up.
I have several additional containers to plant. Just have to decide what to put in them. Leaning towards spinach. And waiting for the hot and humid days.
And today enjoyed a beautiful salad made with lettuce from the garden. This year we shall have a great harvest of several types of lettuce which not only tastes superb but also is economical considering the high price of lettuce nowadays. I prefer my salads just with lettuce. Tomatoes tend to make the salad too watery. But I like tomatoes on their own. I feel the same way about cucumbers. However I don't mind radishes in the salad.
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Showing posts with label pepperoncini. Show all posts
Friday, June 6, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
More Plantings & Corn For Containers
Yesterday, I planted a Big Max pumpkin seed. Just one because there's not a lot of room left for such sprawling plants as squash. Hopefully one seed will be all the garden needs.
The zucchini I planted has sprouted out and looks very strong and healthy. Just have to keep the cats from entering the beds. The tomato seeds and the pepperoncini seeds I planted in separate vases are all sprouting nicely.
Yesterday I finished planting lettuce into some vases. Also filled a large urn with Zinnia seeds. Added additional string bean seeds into the ground as the original ones mostly did not sprout. Added additional corn kernels as well since only a few developed into plants.
Today I added some cilantro seeds into some empty spots in a window box full of sprouting herbs. I'm waiting on an order I placed for a corn variety that is meant for containers. That sounds really exciting so I'm looking forward to filling a container with corn kernels and placing it on the deck. Not only will it produce lovely plants and actual ears of corn but it will also serve as a great decoration for autumn and its associated holidays and festivals.
Picture updates to come soon!
The zucchini I planted has sprouted out and looks very strong and healthy. Just have to keep the cats from entering the beds. The tomato seeds and the pepperoncini seeds I planted in separate vases are all sprouting nicely.
Yesterday I finished planting lettuce into some vases. Also filled a large urn with Zinnia seeds. Added additional string bean seeds into the ground as the original ones mostly did not sprout. Added additional corn kernels as well since only a few developed into plants.
Today I added some cilantro seeds into some empty spots in a window box full of sprouting herbs. I'm waiting on an order I placed for a corn variety that is meant for containers. That sounds really exciting so I'm looking forward to filling a container with corn kernels and placing it on the deck. Not only will it produce lovely plants and actual ears of corn but it will also serve as a great decoration for autumn and its associated holidays and festivals.
Picture updates to come soon!
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
More Severe Weather and More Planting
Warmer weather is back a upon us and it feels wonderful! Today the area was outlooked for severe weather again but nothing particularly extraordinary happened here. A bit humid today and the cold front scheduled to go through will diminish the humidity but the temps will remain in the 80's.
Been a few days since I posted here. Planted a few things since the last entry. Today made another trip to Lowe's and purchased many pots of various sizes along with a few more hooks for the wall near the deck and bags of red cedar mulch and compost/manure. On a previous trip to Lowe's they had 40 lb. bags of cow manure for only slightly more than $2 but today there was no such product. I guess they sold out.
So a few things we got done the last several days:
Been a few days since I posted here. Planted a few things since the last entry. Today made another trip to Lowe's and purchased many pots of various sizes along with a few more hooks for the wall near the deck and bags of red cedar mulch and compost/manure. On a previous trip to Lowe's they had 40 lb. bags of cow manure for only slightly more than $2 but today there was no such product. I guess they sold out.
So a few things we got done the last several days:
There in the middle you can see the bridal veil hanging basket and on either side the new hooks that were installed on Sunday.
In this vase was planted crook neck squash. The seed packaging states the plant is ideal for containers so let's see. Have to cover it and most anything else that gets freshly planted due to squirrels who enjoy digging up anything and everything.
Transplanted a small pot of Georgia Blue Speedwell into this pink container. Added mulch as directed.
Also filled up a second urn with Gladiolus tubers. Planted a couple varieties of pepperoncini in another container. I really want to fill up every last space in the yard with edible plants and shade-loving plants.
There is plenty of yard work to do tomorrow. Will update accordingly.
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