Weekend Update

We had a busy Saturday in town with T-ball and visiting friends from out of town so we didn't get any planting or gardening done.

But this morning, the boys and I were up early. By 9ish, I had enough coffee to function so we went outside before it got too hot and windy.

I finally got caught up on planting the seeds that needed to be planted. I now have 2 DIY greenhouses full of seeds (see previous post). We got 2 kinds of cucumbers, basil, pumpkins, and 4 kinds of tomatoes started. I also reseeded the seeds the boys started.

I am out of peat pots so it is time to get creative with what I start seeds in next weekend. Stay tuned for tomorrows post to see what I mean.

Seeds started so far:
Celery
Bell Peppers
Jalapenos
Anaheim Chili
Broccoli
Oregano
Parsley
Large Leaf Basil
Jack Be Little Pumpkins
Mortgage Lifter Tomato
Sweet Banana Pepper
Cherry Tomato
Slicing Cucumbers
Pickle Cucumbers
Delicious Tomato
Saucy Tomato
Beefsteak Tomato

Seeds Left to Be Planted:
Oregano
Popcorn
Sweet Corn
Lincoln Pea
Red Onion
Yellow Spanish Onion
Chives
Cilantro
Mammoth Dill
White Onion
Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
Carrots
baby Carrots
Radish
Lettuce

Weekend Update

On Friday we got our wonderful 70 mph winds again so nothing got done.

On Saturday we woke up to snow so nothing got done.

On Sunday the weather was great. No wind, no snow. It was a little chilly but it wasn't anything a light sweater couldn't fix.

The boys and I made it to Walmart for some potting soil before the place was packed. I found bags of top-soil for under $2 so I picked up 3. When we got home, we went right to work on planting stuff. First, I restarted some seeds. The only thing that had grown in 3 weeks were 3 broccoli so I replanted seeds for more broccoli, all my peppers, oregano and celery. Then I moved on to getting all the plants in some dirt. The strawberries are all planted in their Growin Bags and the raspberries are in a pot.

I had planned on getting the tomatoes, pumpkins, beets and basil started but the boys were getting bored. Hopefully Stevie won't be too tired from school and we can get it done tonight.

Progress Update

I have gotten ALL my seeds and plants except the Stevia plant which should show up today.

I have even started some seeds: Anahiem peppers, bell peppers, jalapenos, broccoli, celery and oregano are in peat pots. The broccoli has already sprouted in 4 peat pots and there is 1 oregano. By this weekend, I should be able to tell which seeds were duds and will re-seed the non-growing pots.

The tomatoes will be started this weekend and if the garden is ready, some seeds planted directly in the dirt.

I ran out of topsoil trying to fill up my strawberry Growin Bags so I am buying some more tonight after work and finish potting up the plants. So far I only have the blueberry planted and have a raspberry and 25 strawberries waiting on me.

The garden has been tilled for the 2nd time and the big rocks have been removed. If the weather is nice enough, I am going to work on getting stuff added (like manure and what little compost I have) tonight.

While we were at Home Depot last weekend, we found kids gardening kits. They both picked out which ones they wanted. Sammy picked out cherry tomatoes and banana peppers and Stevie picked out basil and parsley. They both got a watermelon too. Those have all been started and set in the kitchen window sill. They check them every day to see if anything has sprouted.

Seeds!

The seeds I ordered from victoryseeds.com were in the mailbox yesterday. That was FAST! They were packaged in a bubble envelope and a little note was included.

I am very impressed with them so far.

The wind was horrible yesterday so I didn't get anything done in the garden. Maybe I can get some leveling done today if it isn't too cold. If the weather is crappy, I need to figure when to start my seeds indoors so that they are ready to plant on Mother's Day.

A small project update, I have started collecting empty beer bottles. I have a couple people saving them for me, and I have emptied a few myself. Hopefully I will have all I need in a couple of weeks.

Ordered My Seeds and Plants

I finally narrowed down my seed and plant list and ordered them on Monday.

Here is my final list:

From victoryseeds.com-(These are ALL heirloom seeds)
-Kentucky Wonder Pole Green Beans
-Bull's Blood Beet
-Homemade Pickles Cucumber
-Poinsett 76 Cucumber
-Lincoln Pea
-Stowell's Evergreen Sweet Corn
-Beefsteak Tomato
-Delicious Tomato
-Saucy Tomato
-Anaheim Hot Pepper
-Jalapeno Hot Pepper
-California Wonder Bell Pepper
-Cherry Belle Radish
-Red Burgundy (Bermuda) Onion
-Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion
-Waltham 29 Broccoli
-Little Fingers Carrot
-Nantes Improved Carrot
-Chives
-Coriander (Cilantro)
-Dill, Mammoth
-Oregano
Subtotal $40.30 Shipping $5.20 Total spent $45.50

From Gurneys.com (I don't know if these are hybrid or heirloom)
-Mortgage Lifter Tomato
-Elizabeth Blueberry
-Large Leaf Italian Basil
-Japanese White Hull-less Popcorn
-Jack-Be-Little Pumpkin
-Sweet Leaf Plant (Stevia)
-Red Latham Raspberry
-Evergreen White Bunching Onions
-Enz-Rot Blossom End Rot Concentrate Spray (as a filler to reach $50)
Subtotal $52.71 Shipping $9.85 Promo -$25.00 Total Spent $37.56

From Parkseed.com
-25 Strawberry Plants and 2 Topsy Turvy "Growin Bags"
-Celery Tango Hybrid
-Lettuce Master Chef Blend
Subtotal $18.25 Shipping 12.40 Total Spent $30.65

Grand total spent $113.71 for 29 packets of seeds, 29 plants, 2 Topsy Turvy "Growin Bags" and 1 bottle of blossom end rot spray.