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Using the Soil Cube to Start Seeds

In an effort to get more vegetables planted this fall, I decided to start a few trays indoors using the soil cube I won earlier this year.  (not having much luck starting from seed directly out in the garden)  Pictures … Continue reading

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Garden Update – September 5, 2011

I was able to get quite a few seeds in the ground today.  I cleaned up the bed by my patio, and re-planted most of bed #1.  I think it was just too hot for the broccoli seedlings I planted … Continue reading

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Seed Swap

I participated in a seed swap meeting today. The miracle of the Interwebs brought together a group of about 30 people who were interested in meeting up to swap out seeds with each other. That alone was amazing to me. … Continue reading

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Garden Update – January 18, 2011

Seeded 16 tomato plants tonight: Djena Lee’s Golden Girl 2x Talledega Hybrid VFFNT 2x Bela Rosa Hybrid FFFASTTSWV 2x Eva Purple Ball Ladybug Hybrid 2x Roma VF 2x Supersweet 100 Brandywine Riesentraube Chocolate Cherry VTO-5805 Costoluto Genovese I had a huge stockpile … Continue reading

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Garden Update – January 16, 2011

The two varieties of pepper plants that had not sprouted yesterday sprouted today.  (Ancho 101 and California Wonder)  I was worried that I killed them by cooking them in the 105 degree F environment of my new seed starter box, but all … Continue reading

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Garden Update – January 15, 2011

Out of the 10 pepper plants I started from seeds 12 days ago, 6 have sprouted.  I moved them to a window sill, and placed the others inside my new seed sprouter box gadget. Karma – both sprouted Ancho 101 … Continue reading

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Garden Update: September 6, 2010

After many weeks of hiding from the heat, I finally did some gardening today.  Most of the poor plants out there look bad, but I did harvest some black-eyed peas that are still putting out pods, and I have a … Continue reading

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Garden Update: April 4, 2010

I spent most of the weekend getting my planting done. It was hard to decide what to plant where and how much of everything I needed. I’m not even done yet, but I have a good bit done. I did … Continue reading

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Tomato Seedlings

Six days after planting my first seeds, I have little tomato plants coming up. I was skeptical and planted 2 seeds in each cup, so that is why I have two stalks. Very exciting! Now I have to come up … Continue reading

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Started More Seeds Indoors

Just in case my outdoor seeding doesn’t work, I went ahead and started 2 each of my 3 different types of peas, plus 4 each of some Swiss chard. I don’t exactly know what Swiss chard tastes like, but I’ll … Continue reading

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