Seedling Explosion

My seedlings worked really hard this weekend!  The zucchinis and pumpkin got HUGE and the cucumbers are right behind.  Those mushrooms are still causing trouble, but I've been keeping them under control and I've contacted UVM extension to see what their suggestions are for treatment.  I have almost all my peppers popping up and the tomatoes are coming along slowly as they did last year.  Maybe I will look into fertilzer or some sort of stimulant for them.  I have a book that my Gpa gave me called:  The Ten Week Garden by Cary Scher.  It has beautiful sketches of veggies and a very pretty notebook feel to it.  It's like reading the author's note book! Very fun and chalked full of information about gardening in Vermont.  The author is from VT, which is great because he knows the variability of VT weather.  It seems to be hard to find this book because it is from the 70's but it's an excellent resource!  :) 

I'm getting so excited!!!!   ha ha ha!  Spring is here! The crocuses are up, the birds are out, and mud season has come! I love spring!  :)

Vertical Gardening!

Barnes and Noble had a fantastic coupon the other day, so I used it to buy "The Vertical Garden, from nature to the city" by Patrick Blanc. It is nearly 200 pages long and almost every page contains his art work.  And they really are functional ART.  "The Green Man" has been all around the world studying different types of plants and incorporating them into his designs.  This book is a well organized, all inclusive, encyclopedia of his vertical gardening thought process and designs.  I just flipped through and read a few pages, but it looks great!

Here is a link to his website:
http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/

I would like to do a vertical garden for my herbs. I saw it in a blog and I thought it was a fantastic idea!  Plus it will use up less counter space.   :)