It has been almost 2 weeks since we planted those first seeds, and nothing is sprouting yet. It turns out we haven't been watering them nearly enough! Apparently they need to stay moist all the time. On a hot day like today that means every few hours. We were only watering twice a day before. Whoops! We should see some sprouts within the next 5 days or so, now, I would imagine.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Edumacation
My parents came over today to help us get ready for Amelia's 4th birthday party. They were super helpful on that front (thanks guys!), but mostly they showed us how to water correctly to get our seeds to sprout!
It has been almost 2 weeks since we planted those first seeds, and nothing is sprouting yet. It turns out we haven't been watering them nearly enough! Apparently they need to stay moist all the time. On a hot day like today that means every few hours. We were only watering twice a day before. Whoops! We should see some sprouts within the next 5 days or so, now, I would imagine.
It has been almost 2 weeks since we planted those first seeds, and nothing is sprouting yet. It turns out we haven't been watering them nearly enough! Apparently they need to stay moist all the time. On a hot day like today that means every few hours. We were only watering twice a day before. Whoops! We should see some sprouts within the next 5 days or so, now, I would imagine.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
A Little Perspective
Amelia was playing with the neighbor after we got done planting and watering, so I decided to bust out the wide angle. This is a decent shot of the general garden area. Hopefully it looks a lot different in a few months!
See that cherry tree back there behind the swing? It's bloomin' like crazy this year. We got a bunch of delicious cherries last year, and I'm hoping for an even bigger crop this year. So far so good!
See that cherry tree back there behind the swing? It's bloomin' like crazy this year. We got a bunch of delicious cherries last year, and I'm hoping for an even bigger crop this year. So far so good!
Time for Strawberries!
None of our seeds are sprouting yet, but it's time to add some strawberry plants!
Amelia and I took a trip over to Jericho Nursery to pick some up. We really like that place for our local gardening needs. They have great stuff, and the people are really nice and helpful. Plus they have cute kitties and chickens to check out! We didn't get any shots of the cats (though one of Jericho's employees found one for us hiding inside), but Amelia got a couple of good shots of one of the chickens with my phone.
We picked up 6 strawberry plants and a really pretty daisy for Lori. All of the strawberry plants were flowering already, and we decided to keep the flowers on two of them. We'll get a few fruit this year, and we'll pinch off the flowers on the other 4 so they can focus on getting bigger and producing daughters for an awesome crop next year. That's the plan, anyway. That's me doing the planting, and Lori's behind the camera.
Hopefully we'll see some of our seeds sprouting soon!
Amelia and I took a trip over to Jericho Nursery to pick some up. We really like that place for our local gardening needs. They have great stuff, and the people are really nice and helpful. Plus they have cute kitties and chickens to check out! We didn't get any shots of the cats (though one of Jericho's employees found one for us hiding inside), but Amelia got a couple of good shots of one of the chickens with my phone.
We picked up 6 strawberry plants and a really pretty daisy for Lori. All of the strawberry plants were flowering already, and we decided to keep the flowers on two of them. We'll get a few fruit this year, and we'll pinch off the flowers on the other 4 so they can focus on getting bigger and producing daughters for an awesome crop next year. That's the plan, anyway. That's me doing the planting, and Lori's behind the camera.
Hopefully we'll see some of our seeds sprouting soon!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Time to get planting!
And into the ground our first seeds go. Today we planted radishes:
and broccoli:
and spinach:
and super snap peas:
Lori had the fantastic idea to label the rows/mounds with rock signs! Very informative and they look great, too. She didn't grab quite enough from the front yard, so we'll have to add one for the peas next time. We only planted one row each of the radishes and spinach for now. We'll plant some more of each in about 3 weeks, and then we should have room for another row of spinach another 3 weeks after that.
and broccoli:
and spinach:
and super snap peas:
Lori had the fantastic idea to label the rows/mounds with rock signs! Very informative and they look great, too. She didn't grab quite enough from the front yard, so we'll have to add one for the peas next time. We only planted one row each of the radishes and spinach for now. We'll plant some more of each in about 3 weeks, and then we should have room for another row of spinach another 3 weeks after that.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
It Begins...
Welcome!
The wife and I decided to grow a vegetable garden this year, and the purpose of this blog is mainly to document that process. It will mostly consist of periodic photos (don't forget to click them to view full size), but hopefully I'll remember to add some useful details to help us make our gardening experiences better and easier in the future.
We didn't really take any pics of the site preparation (I know, bummer, right?), but it was pretty simple. Once we'd decided how big to make the garden, what to plant, and where to plant it we were ready to go. We moved the rocks that were in the way, removed about 3 truck loads of crappy New Mexico sand, and replaced it with some lovely homemade compost-turned-soil that my parents were happy to give us (thanks guys!). A quick rototilling and raking and the site was ready.
A super extra big thanks to all of the grandparents (as they're known now that our daughter Amelia's around) for all of their hard work, vehicle and equipment loanage, and moral and financial support.
The garden-to-be is about 10' by 12', and here's the general layout:
Time to plant in a couple of days!
The wife and I decided to grow a vegetable garden this year, and the purpose of this blog is mainly to document that process. It will mostly consist of periodic photos (don't forget to click them to view full size), but hopefully I'll remember to add some useful details to help us make our gardening experiences better and easier in the future.
We didn't really take any pics of the site preparation (I know, bummer, right?), but it was pretty simple. Once we'd decided how big to make the garden, what to plant, and where to plant it we were ready to go. We moved the rocks that were in the way, removed about 3 truck loads of crappy New Mexico sand, and replaced it with some lovely homemade compost-turned-soil that my parents were happy to give us (thanks guys!). A quick rototilling and raking and the site was ready.
A super extra big thanks to all of the grandparents (as they're known now that our daughter Amelia's around) for all of their hard work, vehicle and equipment loanage, and moral and financial support.
The garden-to-be is about 10' by 12', and here's the general layout:
Time to plant in a couple of days!
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