Sunny Day...

On Saturday it was so beautiful in the morning that we took advantage of Ez's naptime and got a ton of yard work done. I planted a bunch of seedlings, and prayed for the best. I really hope that we don't get another frost this spring!

I added some weed barrier fabric to the 12" bed, so I could warm the soil up to transplant my squash, pumpkin and cuc seedlings! Did the grid this past week as well with some Jute. Also transplanted a ton of leaf lettuce seedlings. Hope they take, I was lacking patience and didn't harden them of first. So hopefully they'll hang in there! :) Also put a tomato in, and plan to train it to the trellis in the back! Then transplanted some strawberry crowns to the 6" bed, cuz' they were getting crowded in the planter!

So excited for this season, now if it'd only warm up!!!

Spring Seed Starts

So this season I started using Jiffy Greenhouse seed starting kits. Which I've really enjoyed, they've been super efficient and easy to use, and when you've used all the pellets you can buy replacement pellets! And they are pretty inexpensive, I picked them up at Home Depot.



March 9th:

• Beefsteak Tomatoes- sprouts on 3/17, 8 day germ
• Basil- sprouts on 3/17, 8 day germ
• Cilantro- sprouts 3/21, 12 day germ
• Parsley- sprouts 3/21, 12 day germ
• Sugar Snap Peas- sprouts on 3/16, 7 day germ

April 20th:

• Yellow Squash- on 5/9, all seedlings doing very well @ 1"-3" tall, still in window sill.
• Summer Squash
• Cantaloup
• Watermelon

May 5th:

• Cucumber Bush- sprouts on 5/11, 6 day germ for Cuc, Pump, and Pea
• Sugar Pumpkin
• Sugar Snap Pea
• Kentucky Wonder Bush Bean
• Variety Leaf Lettuce- sprouts 5/8, 3 day germ

Cantaloup seedlings

Basil, and Watermelon Seedlings

Leaf Lettuce seedlings, and Basil

Tomato seedlings

My Gaggle of Seedlings

Jiffy Greenhouse with Lettuce seedlings

Yellow and Summer Squash Seedlings

May 2011

So I didn't follow through well last year, as it was a really cruddy year weather wise! But I'm back in the saddle again, and we have some big plans for 'My Side of the Yard'! I'm drawing up a plan on some graph paper today. The plan is to get rid of most of the grass on the veggie side of the yard, and add a bunch more beds made from salvaged pallets.

Also possibly getting ready to build a coop for some super awesome laying hens! I love growing food in our back yard, and am excited at the idea of a higher yield to be able to glean the excess to neighbors, and local food banks/rescue missions!

I have a ton of seeds and seedlings started in the window and am itching for the weather to level out and get warmer! :)