Spring gardening 2011

First chapter of gardening for this year! Trying to keep up the blog had been slightly challenging, as I just can’t seem to get enough energy theses days. (Sorry the font keeps changing. I want it to be this one, but have posted and forgot to change the font. Font lover:) Attempting to consistently exercise for an easier pregnancy, I walked on the treadmill for ten minutes this morning. Was so pooped later.

I am growing some Cosmo flower seeds under the grow lights in the washer room. Luxor light is back on, it’s so bright in there. Here’s the fun stuff outside!

The herb bed, with green onions, parsley, chives, oregano, and a purple lavendar plant that will attract some much needed bees. Last year, my neighbor said none of his grapevines gave any plants, because of no bees. I felt bad, because I had one, consistent bee come hang out in my garden often. Oops:)

1.4 aperture, love:) 

Mint above, basil below. Keeping the basil in a pot, so it won’t grow stinking huge! Don’t need that much.

Sugar snap peas! Great plant for springtime, and its fun to see stuff growing on the trellis. 

Two cherry ‘sweet 100’ tomato plants that I took a chance in planting early. I got the Tomato Lady’s silver mulch down there. It is SO bright, and bounces that light right up to the plants. By doing so, it’s supposed to help increase yield and size. I like it because after I secured it down, it didn’t fly away in the crazy wind we had, unlike the hay mulch. I sprinkled my Dipel Dust on the plants. It took care of the hornworm problem in the fall last year, with my one remaining tomato plant. We had a massive fall harvest of grape tomatoes after the dipel dust. So, this year should be great! I say ‘Just try to eat the plant now, hornworms!’ with the same tone as the pirate saying ‘Anyone who yells “parlay”, I’ll have their guts for garters!’

Broccoli!

I started these strawberry plants last fall, and they’ve been growing roots all through winter. There’s a sweet lady at church who jams strawberries in her garden each year. I figured I’d try it, and we love strawberries. So we’ll see how these do.

The boys and I have gone out each day and played in the garden, before the scorching heat comes. It’s been lovely. PS: I have a ton of hay leftover for mulch, if anyone wants some for their garden. Let me know!

Guess who had too much fun with their snack pack today? :D Yes, he dumped it all on the table cloth, and proceeded to it from there. Crazy kid. Love him. Looks like an Indian with war paint.