2 months later...

Here's what you missed from the last 2 months:

I planted most of the seedlings in the garden or in a container; the ones in the container are doing really well!
The ones in the garden are not doing so hot.  Things are not as bad as my tomato blight like last year, but I'm still upset. There has been a boom in the slug population and they are devouring my plants!  Too much rain all at once. 

 Here's what the garden looks like these days:

These are the radishes...they are being eaten by slugs. 

These are some of the zucchinis, which are being eaten by deer/rabbits.  I'm really disappointed.

So I'm going to put some moth balls around the perimeter of the garden...it seemed to work last year.

But this is what the container plants look like: 

 I've got oodles of lettuce growing, one tomato plant, and a nasturtium.  

My tomato plants in the garden aren't doing too well though.  :(  Hopefully they will catch up!  I just planted them yesterday since they are still so small.

One of the nasturtiums in the garden already have a flower!  So pretty!

And the peas are looking so good, I think I'm going to plant some more!

That's the flower-I just think they are pretty!  

Here's my pumpkin!  It's also getting eaten, but not as badly...

And I took some pictures around the yard:

This is what the garden has produced so far! Very excited! The radishes only took about 3 weeks to grow (it might have been more, I'm not really sure)

I just soaked the radishes to get the soil off.

 We've also got this surprise sunflower...I think that's what it is anyway...it'll probably end up being a weed!

That's all for now!  As usual, I will be posting the rest of my pictures on my flickr site!  So check it out!

Toodles!  :)

Progress!

I took these pictures the other day of my seedlings, but I just didn't have time to post them. :)  Finals take a toll on my free time!

The poor lettuce grew sideways because I didn't rotate them! oops.

The tomatoes finally sprouted!

And the pepper plants are getting big!  

Here are most of the plants! The pumpkins are really taking off now!  I've made sure to water them regularly; my seedlings need water about every few days (depending on the sun).  I bought a "daytime bulb" (it looks like it's just tinted to look like day light instead of a yellowish hue) and put it in the lamp about 5" above the seedlings.  I think the heat is what is making them grow more than anything.  I left it on all night on Tues night (by accident) and there were tomato plants 2 cm high the next day! There was no sign of life the night before!  It might be a coincidence, I don't know.  Pretty soon, it will be warm enough to put them outside anyhow (during the day). 

Here is a picture I took while at a stop sign yesterday! The rain was coming down in sheets! It's a little hard to see in the picture, but trust me it was terrible!  

Time to finish my exam! Then I'm done for the semester! woot woot!  ;)

As usual, I have more pictures on my flickr account (see link in right hand menu) if you want to peruse them! 

Good night!

PS. I'm FUNDED this summer for my project! hurray!!!

After the Storm

The snow is all gone now, and the daffodils survived, but they are flattened to the ground instead of upright now. 

I cut some of them for mom.  Don't they look pretty?

Patch is chillin' by the indoor garden.

Some of my seedlings are finally coming up after a week!
The lettuce is getting big!

Cucumbers are coming up.

Scallion...

And then I put in the trellises and planted the peas...

I used my hammer and measuring tape...

 And the little garden gnome is just hanging out...

That's all for now!  Going to hang out with Jay for dinner and a movie! 
Have a good weekend!

Winter Fun in Spring

So, it snowed yesterday and continued through today.  And not just a dusting, but it was a blizzard!  This is not normal; although it has snowed in June before (but it didn't stick that time). So me and Patch decided to make a day of it and take some pictures!

Just to show how LARGE the snow flakes are!

You can't even see my poor garden layout! I measured it and laid it out the other day; I'll probably have to do it all over again.  You can kind of see the sticks I used as markers.

 

My decorative bird house is all iced over!

 

Daffodils and Apple Tree buds; they both got glazed!

Patch is very unhappy with me.  He's being grumpy about the snow.

Here are the trellises I bought for the cukes; Home Depot!  The installation is being delayed by snow.

Deer came to play too!

Inside....the seedlings are nice and warm.  The lettuce popped right up!

Onyx and Patch are very happy to be inside, toasty.

There are more pictures on my flicker site if you want to check them out!  Hope everyone stayed warm!  Our power was a little shaky but at least it didn't stay off! 
Good night!  :)

Seedlings

Every year, me and my mom make a garden together.  This year, we felt adventurous and start our own seedlings.  We got the seeds from the Vesey seeds website.
Since the seeds are from Canada, it took a month to get to VT (which we didn't plan on).

Here are the brands/types I'm using:

Veseys:
Tomato Applause
Tomato Tiny Tim (extra early mini cherry)
Summer Squash Richgreen (early hybrid zucchini)
Pepper Early Jalapeno (Certified Organic)
Pepper Fat 'n Sassy (hybrid sweet green pepper)
Pumpkin Howden (hallowe'en pumpkin)
Cucumber Sultan (Beit-Alpha cucumber)
Beans Stringless Blue Lake (Early Green Pole)

Burpee:
Nasturtium Alaska (Capuchina Alaska)
Garden Bean Burpee's Stringless Green Pod
Pea Super Sugar Snap
Onion Parade

Page's Seeds:
Lettuce Mesclun Blend
Spinach Bloomsdale Long Standing

Fredonia Seeds:
Radish Early Scarlet Globe


Ferry Morse:
Chives
Parsley
Basil

I reused rinsed out yogurt and frosting containers as planters. 

I drilled holes in it with my Black and Decker drill.

 Here's everything I used to plant the seeds.  I love Miracle Grow!

 These seeds are a lot bigger than I expected!
Nasturium are a natural bug repellent.  I've never grown them before, so we'll see if it works.  I have to look up what kind of bugs they repel still.  They will look pretty no matter what!

Since VT is still at risk of frost, I brought the seeds inside.  They don't need to be in the sun, but I put them in front of the window anyways, so I don't have to move them again!

 This is my indoor "garden"  so I can get my gardening fix during the winter.  It's just a plastic shoe mat from Bed Bath and Beyond to stop the dirt and water from running everywhere.
I bought a little gnome the other day from JoAnne Fabrics.  I love him! He's so cute! He makes me giggle!

To tell each plant apart, I labeled the containers with numbers; this way I can reuse the containers next year and not have to match them up exactly with the plants.


Here's the lettuce and spinach I'm trying to grow inside (it's an experiment).  The huge branch is my 2nd attempt to grow a blueberry bush from cuttings (Rootone and water); if it works, then I'll post directions.
That's all for now.  Next thing to do is to measure out my square foot garden!
Ta ta for now!  :)

They've just started to grow leaves! I need to replant some of them.  I grew too many in one area.