tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75914968424577059162024-03-06T03:11:28.089-06:00Austin Backyard GardenJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-712401974822205792011-05-09T19:07:00.016-05:002011-05-09T19:37:03.500-05:00What is this on my pepper plant?Everything is moving along quite swimmingly, but I can't help but assume that this squiggly stuff is not a good thing. It's on my Chinese 5 color pepper plant. Any help and advice would be GREATLY appreciated! I need to know what it is and how to treat it please. (If you click on the picture, it will enlarge it)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UuMBfAaVYTylRHivH0RjBttO7OzMX8ki79Oj8a3DSUNwXoUNyO8MAnmo3UhmY07fS0QhsofvCoG86qlAMwCGnPyKMYwCcOVxUEb3JhdP5jyRvjrGsnd_m_iN-jrg1qGt0RgJ9A7Wo5SK/s1600/IMG_4341.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UuMBfAaVYTylRHivH0RjBttO7OzMX8ki79Oj8a3DSUNwXoUNyO8MAnmo3UhmY07fS0QhsofvCoG86qlAMwCGnPyKMYwCcOVxUEb3JhdP5jyRvjrGsnd_m_iN-jrg1qGt0RgJ9A7Wo5SK/s320/IMG_4341.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604873136783193522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97AZehMXUpIzp0FpFSstge9Sj20oJ3k-Se0FTA8nDMaFJi-djxTYS7rYojqRD7ZCSiBBrRPXURaULrPmzdo0Pce_Og6N1kxrioNgFuu47dWyio4bMv6aIILP__5t56MRg0MAIgghDnVtC/s1600/IMG_4342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97AZehMXUpIzp0FpFSstge9Sj20oJ3k-Se0FTA8nDMaFJi-djxTYS7rYojqRD7ZCSiBBrRPXURaULrPmzdo0Pce_Og6N1kxrioNgFuu47dWyio4bMv6aIILP__5t56MRg0MAIgghDnVtC/s320/IMG_4342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604873797846332578" /></a><br /><br />Also, am I correct to assume this is an aphid? This would be the first one I've seen...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhsG3_6tizfZvuNb9WbF_fpZwqimVtN5n8uUGsNnaUUbhMyHhQXSYTZL-HW388KvosjssOE_D4DI6wbBptR4XZHF6HAoI4WOhxd3VdfCF7ZlqDE3fHS1F5uvwwPTxLGPj2Is46X30vmy4/s1600/IMG_4347.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhsG3_6tizfZvuNb9WbF_fpZwqimVtN5n8uUGsNnaUUbhMyHhQXSYTZL-HW388KvosjssOE_D4DI6wbBptR4XZHF6HAoI4WOhxd3VdfCF7ZlqDE3fHS1F5uvwwPTxLGPj2Is46X30vmy4/s320/IMG_4347.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604875177844728194" /></a><br /><br />And...yet another potential problem/deficiency. Any identification/advice would be FABULOUS! This is also on a pepper plant.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIK3QhBPzEGA4FoL93aKS_8yHld7oviKdbELD0mzpanwnKdF9wx7gQ8zcPaDHjTZ0sljKgmWF9qcMy_kHWgSi9oJ-9NvE50Himu_p7hYTAmimODeY1mIBgd1NA77FBVqh66jwbhKGvOoo/s1600/IMG_4349.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIK3QhBPzEGA4FoL93aKS_8yHld7oviKdbELD0mzpanwnKdF9wx7gQ8zcPaDHjTZ0sljKgmWF9qcMy_kHWgSi9oJ-9NvE50Himu_p7hYTAmimODeY1mIBgd1NA77FBVqh66jwbhKGvOoo/s320/IMG_4349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604875780627444946" /></a><br /><br />Ok, on to the happy stuff...<br /><br />My onions are looking awesome!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiaKo2IwGbNfQ4JZ3DMGZ9AqD5xESi2MD0o5HqY1ML5c14-jeEHYwGJs_iPAb7RQ7duXrC5RTY6KHb7HblsWcg8QM-7zjgh22R4ygE6-KfL0Zt5vPUsFvZhyphenhyphenpE_cYXbDRAm1EAYtgeLv8/s1600/IMG_4348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiaKo2IwGbNfQ4JZ3DMGZ9AqD5xESi2MD0o5HqY1ML5c14-jeEHYwGJs_iPAb7RQ7duXrC5RTY6KHb7HblsWcg8QM-7zjgh22R4ygE6-KfL0Zt5vPUsFvZhyphenhyphenpE_cYXbDRAm1EAYtgeLv8/s320/IMG_4348.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604876409086488242" /></a><br /><br />My sweet peppers (California Wonder) are doing great<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN8kh2Ls3IonDslqS805wyBqU_QS4Gx0va-H3YwGZspv4Vz48DhkQzh46PmEW864A_-5qPKIlBpk_Czzovg0kCXHYhLoL0pSGIntV_f7c0iw2wC0LksyMY4PUkpZPeo7KxJwHnbP7Y34P/s1600/IMG_4355.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN8kh2Ls3IonDslqS805wyBqU_QS4Gx0va-H3YwGZspv4Vz48DhkQzh46PmEW864A_-5qPKIlBpk_Czzovg0kCXHYhLoL0pSGIntV_f7c0iw2wC0LksyMY4PUkpZPeo7KxJwHnbP7Y34P/s320/IMG_4355.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604877187891270514" /></a><br /><br />Eggplant is looking good<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AANDPHjRY_wMAnhkw1zen0TPlBzvwx-N78-4v507AepXdWGV6pZ9rmZjCe4QUz9XJZROAgdym2nDlNwk7mfn8N7y68raFi74ngf2qP5pnTVj18ZFRzC-xPGCIAly1y_jLw7Mj0hyphenhypheng7ZE/s1600/IMG_4357.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AANDPHjRY_wMAnhkw1zen0TPlBzvwx-N78-4v507AepXdWGV6pZ9rmZjCe4QUz9XJZROAgdym2nDlNwk7mfn8N7y68raFi74ngf2qP5pnTVj18ZFRzC-xPGCIAly1y_jLw7Mj0hyphenhypheng7ZE/s320/IMG_4357.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604877680657104018" /></a><br /><br />A very happy tomato plant<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-t4MvrKJ0R-OdIDFADs0LNzyDtD3EizevvE4nbXJih0w1m9wzxr5DDPUJNbgrWcGJXX3kmm2H7bzeRRziXQ96dIEzUKuav0hCxQHOyTtwbaGI0zf0RA5l3IFvfrqg9DKLrY2jzU2FGEL/s1600/IMG_4359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-t4MvrKJ0R-OdIDFADs0LNzyDtD3EizevvE4nbXJih0w1m9wzxr5DDPUJNbgrWcGJXX3kmm2H7bzeRRziXQ96dIEzUKuav0hCxQHOyTtwbaGI0zf0RA5l3IFvfrqg9DKLrY2jzU2FGEL/s320/IMG_4359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604877952849457410" /></a><br /><br />Peaches<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjtYo9pJV7-8KcgtZWhYMaCOL1oMU7L1IPd2bfy0VkGXvnDD6Mdm0cT14aSzI1bYMbliGOVGWaJCKeId7zYtD7wz0ANXfng_xppi43KZIykjh3jJjXXkxcdqwC0MUaZqXnkwf12N5sGuR/s1600/IMG_4365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjtYo9pJV7-8KcgtZWhYMaCOL1oMU7L1IPd2bfy0VkGXvnDD6Mdm0cT14aSzI1bYMbliGOVGWaJCKeId7zYtD7wz0ANXfng_xppi43KZIykjh3jJjXXkxcdqwC0MUaZqXnkwf12N5sGuR/s320/IMG_4365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604878314365000930" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJtj9P71DRQhe35ZRaGwd7oAylMT5yLD2tn9s-aiYyMfqnYrU9EB6wtgXv-SXTwXKVG_q4L_6HnYc05HHyjAZBKcW4pwAcGWCb0zT0Oy8sdC8fUENOpop_dNa9yfS6W-8boe85qBWfQe4/s1600/IMG_4352.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJtj9P71DRQhe35ZRaGwd7oAylMT5yLD2tn9s-aiYyMfqnYrU9EB6wtgXv-SXTwXKVG_q4L_6HnYc05HHyjAZBKcW4pwAcGWCb0zT0Oy8sdC8fUENOpop_dNa9yfS6W-8boe85qBWfQe4/s320/IMG_4352.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604878694469380754" /></a><br /><br />Bodie is enjoying the warm (horribly hot) weather<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qT1qVw4B-PtpTjGNfBS_6sOjpoKXZ23-tyCRv26X7x89kZRrF4v9nAX4bd-YKfb5svTivhc0vCYd3rbINlzcifMYbnyQhnFZnddF3dv9Belbe7AzHwdGqixfRmkVL8rZ6nc39_zIzS6m/s1600/IMG_4353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qT1qVw4B-PtpTjGNfBS_6sOjpoKXZ23-tyCRv26X7x89kZRrF4v9nAX4bd-YKfb5svTivhc0vCYd3rbINlzcifMYbnyQhnFZnddF3dv9Belbe7AzHwdGqixfRmkVL8rZ6nc39_zIzS6m/s320/IMG_4353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604878940449722082" /></a><br /><br />Happy Gardening!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-85396977864176248702011-05-02T08:27:00.002-05:002011-05-02T08:29:04.576-05:00Bird's NestLook what I found in our fig tree<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Hl-nt77nPqRRvPnh2Zl8P2gFd4FMY9vKNSDZ_AFX_UTB-n8ObJST9rCFqM9Vp7fGDaAmfEeP1VKpg8e3D8rMyLpA12RoAkpl34ZQujS6u3gldDuMr0Z_zp9ln8CNBdx_-bcxzTTN8Uya/s1600/IMG_4332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Hl-nt77nPqRRvPnh2Zl8P2gFd4FMY9vKNSDZ_AFX_UTB-n8ObJST9rCFqM9Vp7fGDaAmfEeP1VKpg8e3D8rMyLpA12RoAkpl34ZQujS6u3gldDuMr0Z_zp9ln8CNBdx_-bcxzTTN8Uya/s400/IMG_4332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602110099829775826" /></a><br /><br />Happy Monday!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-16864060734047373662011-04-29T11:12:00.007-05:002011-04-29T11:23:17.509-05:00Waiting for veggies...Everything is officially outside now and I'm getting so anxious to finally get some produce. The suspense and waiting is killing me. I'm just dying to have my first tomato or pepper or squash. I'm trying to be patient and get on with other things, but it's hard! Hurry up little plant babies!<br /><br />I have noticed some ants in my raised bed. Any suggestions from anyone out there on how to get rid of them organically? Other than that, I haven't found evidence of any other pests....yet. A few spider webs have popped up and I actually saw a lady bug yesterday. Good signs!<br /><br />Here are a few new pictures...<br /><br />There are a ton of birds hanging around and enjoying the bird feeders. So far, no issues with them bothering my plants and they are very vocal when the bird feeders are empty!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLhrNKV3FzUFRHcokG2z1kiRjdw5B_pkSj985HQ5QgJVt_r-3_s6Np3z-SbsZeLlHxiCZWERS92GYPfVXN2RBSBwwjd9b93HSdx8KvSG5CoZGTBMf-e6eLbx1uvojSn-Hqhj4-3l7si4T/s1600/IMG_4320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLhrNKV3FzUFRHcokG2z1kiRjdw5B_pkSj985HQ5QgJVt_r-3_s6Np3z-SbsZeLlHxiCZWERS92GYPfVXN2RBSBwwjd9b93HSdx8KvSG5CoZGTBMf-e6eLbx1uvojSn-Hqhj4-3l7si4T/s320/IMG_4320.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601040073872515122" /></a><br /><br />These are the latest plants to be put in pots<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_Uyqov7Or4xjrELn3kngaYkWQpBnlAnxCi1T7h01NSLKOA0zkDy0aqJ9Xbv9E7HrV19-VmAJ1SyL7uh8WhYF5XlumQQNvPpfxSDSvOEq4m-eTqbPU-5B4_jorv2rw2wrJfzi23oWJM81/s1600/IMG_4324.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_Uyqov7Or4xjrELn3kngaYkWQpBnlAnxCi1T7h01NSLKOA0zkDy0aqJ9Xbv9E7HrV19-VmAJ1SyL7uh8WhYF5XlumQQNvPpfxSDSvOEq4m-eTqbPU-5B4_jorv2rw2wrJfzi23oWJM81/s320/IMG_4324.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601040557377709250" /></a><br /><br />A spider web on a tomato plant<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKOsCs9o1AgzjtDNFYzYyDdIF_aWGOM3LPkBXIVkHqyHmyDLPpSqiw1ah2m-uQcPlzTiHlvbYwhMwYigA-iEKsk9us8w-AYtBWGV34tN_2UJF19GG4O1gkR08B4bkwJylf5Zjmgr4999R/s1600/IMG_4326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKOsCs9o1AgzjtDNFYzYyDdIF_aWGOM3LPkBXIVkHqyHmyDLPpSqiw1ah2m-uQcPlzTiHlvbYwhMwYigA-iEKsk9us8w-AYtBWGV34tN_2UJF19GG4O1gkR08B4bkwJylf5Zjmgr4999R/s320/IMG_4326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601040922341878914" /></a><br /><br />Chives started outside from seed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyGulBk0vZrmSxbd7PwNfqkQ0586gwR-WxYmPCZj49B0aDYGzf2PsDtqiGyzBWQlhKgedAheG3U6Ql9FlMQkMPbvQRt_sgjsx2CAHtX-t8BaIp3O8Lwu4k9lLp4DqjCO9mnvjiTz5wczF/s1600/IMG_4325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyGulBk0vZrmSxbd7PwNfqkQ0586gwR-WxYmPCZj49B0aDYGzf2PsDtqiGyzBWQlhKgedAheG3U6Ql9FlMQkMPbvQRt_sgjsx2CAHtX-t8BaIp3O8Lwu4k9lLp4DqjCO9mnvjiTz5wczF/s320/IMG_4325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601041208544378338" /></a><br /><br />Everything seems to be doing well although I definitely had a few failures. My broccoli rabe and arugula bolted and surprisingly my zucchini and cucumbers aren't doing so hot. From what I've read, it seems that maybe I should not have started them indoors as they don't take kindly to transplanting. My scallop squash on the other hand though is doing amazing!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-84268149744748124562011-04-22T18:14:00.006-05:002011-04-22T18:28:53.985-05:00Bath Time!A little Friday afternoon "shower" for my babies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNoGgEwihcLnmj7ZCuKzdZ5RgrS4fAq2RusD8TcM9FWj3L_wcqqYDUbnnh2DAbl9QUufj4ljTfPTNGcc66nnLOTSrzj7Fn47joyJjtcUrb0v5ImmsZuDA8QB7aGhKHk3YXhC8Xh8YkE_i/s1600/IMG_4228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNoGgEwihcLnmj7ZCuKzdZ5RgrS4fAq2RusD8TcM9FWj3L_wcqqYDUbnnh2DAbl9QUufj4ljTfPTNGcc66nnLOTSrzj7Fn47joyJjtcUrb0v5ImmsZuDA8QB7aGhKHk3YXhC8Xh8YkE_i/s320/IMG_4228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598550729129080722" /></a><br /><br />My scallop squash are all doing awesome. Kicking ass and taking names.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-hzCvquuCZNJVfloC7ErWWk0OgWCdcNXEGckiE65qzVCXzfob9Ukvrmf0lky5__8m8m-7PzYyEgHZr4SXIu8724xYBkOJvUFK7X3RGznmkwKROyHBDHmhXkI32XSasMbx1Pt2NcBvpEK/s1600/IMG_4224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-hzCvquuCZNJVfloC7ErWWk0OgWCdcNXEGckiE65qzVCXzfob9Ukvrmf0lky5__8m8m-7PzYyEgHZr4SXIu8724xYBkOJvUFK7X3RGznmkwKROyHBDHmhXkI32XSasMbx1Pt2NcBvpEK/s320/IMG_4224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598551015924030818" /></a><br /><br />A tabasco plant started from seeds from one of my dad's plants. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5vNxXf0VRsIwq-c5aiFSTvYuyLkk1T5NILd6SKjE9JUilpb1iZNTSHADqytf7b51nwm9xR_dU9uw2jcJByyiesr05KD9mN5sLqivuFlONFEFjcgBgg_CiREsaZbWn7wBAmyREtFIp2hr/s1600/IMG_4226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5vNxXf0VRsIwq-c5aiFSTvYuyLkk1T5NILd6SKjE9JUilpb1iZNTSHADqytf7b51nwm9xR_dU9uw2jcJByyiesr05KD9mN5sLqivuFlONFEFjcgBgg_CiREsaZbWn7wBAmyREtFIp2hr/s320/IMG_4226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598551374323429650" /></a><br /><br />I love kale so much! It's so pretty I don't think I'll want to ever eat it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-so9RBvucGEQmw6eEJYMURQ7IjD-9fBKBKZ6QhUhqc6MNtB6sAO-dNXKsHBa_gyiD0czKpedJ1-hAreqZsOPMmYn_KPd3MXCmJ0qDIJkd1skvfdceZS3CXJDnSoycHpTKCwCpRuUBOBH/s1600/IMG_4227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-so9RBvucGEQmw6eEJYMURQ7IjD-9fBKBKZ6QhUhqc6MNtB6sAO-dNXKsHBa_gyiD0czKpedJ1-hAreqZsOPMmYn_KPd3MXCmJ0qDIJkd1skvfdceZS3CXJDnSoycHpTKCwCpRuUBOBH/s320/IMG_4227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598551736975945442" /></a><br /><br />Eggplant<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Itv_nxXZomMqv6XrCESHL56z_Cshw23YrMvf527OVoNwnQyFxbz8f8N6JT045NPUYjnwFFGPa53zVLMo__iQZAjk45r8-eERKTcd4StxZulx8ABkJOe6uzuVe0hvriNf5Rj1h1WgntIB/s1600/IMG_4229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Itv_nxXZomMqv6XrCESHL56z_Cshw23YrMvf527OVoNwnQyFxbz8f8N6JT045NPUYjnwFFGPa53zVLMo__iQZAjk45r8-eERKTcd4StxZulx8ABkJOe6uzuVe0hvriNf5Rj1h1WgntIB/s320/IMG_4229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598552036226910498" /></a><br /><br />Have a fabulous weekend!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-33080157081012978382011-04-13T21:31:00.018-05:002011-04-13T22:00:29.104-05:00Veggies In The GroundToday was big...all my plotting and planning finally came to fruition. I guess we'll soon see how well I did! I put about 1/2 of my seedlings in my new raised bed and larger, individual pots. The other half...well, I'll be going to buy more pots and giving some away soon. No complaints here though - I'm just shocked so many plants came up and did so well. Hopefully they will continue to do well and provide us with some food soon.<br /><br />Here is the bed full of plants. It may look sparse now, but it should fill in quickly. I need to add some trellises soon for the tomatoes and cucumber.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohfkKzkUfYMFcg3yxd0ajqigsf4c2v4GcfnZjkgGUuIM24y3iZlG76_tuhH1bQrBzs_cMBe9x4VSnbxgh8OlzvDM5pF2ulqTs4cL_VsEry-c6MMgRROdyhGQ-y-ikfbTdfNIbdCkBeVw0/s1600/IMG_4185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohfkKzkUfYMFcg3yxd0ajqigsf4c2v4GcfnZjkgGUuIM24y3iZlG76_tuhH1bQrBzs_cMBe9x4VSnbxgh8OlzvDM5pF2ulqTs4cL_VsEry-c6MMgRROdyhGQ-y-ikfbTdfNIbdCkBeVw0/s320/IMG_4185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595262628062139154" /></a><br /><br />Kale<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRjq6qEhb5uVoRBG7mm9wacJ5ldQ-w5oIr3otsXIl1TZlG_iCu3lx8D3izKTbIicuM_F4Rmd_0ND5L82HKNzS_gwCTiSklChu_Se4X9KL5bMfLTYSeiPbVVcEiBCkXaB_tj-WqHT5-QCq/s1600/IMG_4184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRjq6qEhb5uVoRBG7mm9wacJ5ldQ-w5oIr3otsXIl1TZlG_iCu3lx8D3izKTbIicuM_F4Rmd_0ND5L82HKNzS_gwCTiSklChu_Se4X9KL5bMfLTYSeiPbVVcEiBCkXaB_tj-WqHT5-QCq/s320/IMG_4184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595263249570672018" /></a><br /><br />Red onions<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zvu23OHLy9VnloupRee-auQx0_N5qTQVmpIpCaZpcb9Te4tsLqFzfLbOBeuuAU9Lh3b9cWAmRIF2redcxKD9Uz1gugYIMz6bY8thxt7S3WS_FQnLuHONMFpbx3jZ2Y-iiFo3xGCQI_1y/s1600/IMG_4183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zvu23OHLy9VnloupRee-auQx0_N5qTQVmpIpCaZpcb9Te4tsLqFzfLbOBeuuAU9Lh3b9cWAmRIF2redcxKD9Uz1gugYIMz6bY8thxt7S3WS_FQnLuHONMFpbx3jZ2Y-iiFo3xGCQI_1y/s320/IMG_4183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595263580130163026" /></a><br /><br />Chard - direct sow<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78B6ovW_W3ZVvPhJzk3BSNTwH0-5fbiBSCoh2VHY0O9W1N8MfAhy-aU1RTFCvZQKxjcz11T-oQabB9YrqpoEvqozm0hBm0wZ0fhIUVP1vQH44JaC1ovclSFZKH6FtrZXbM4ZXCo2ia-Q9/s1600/IMG_4182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78B6ovW_W3ZVvPhJzk3BSNTwH0-5fbiBSCoh2VHY0O9W1N8MfAhy-aU1RTFCvZQKxjcz11T-oQabB9YrqpoEvqozm0hBm0wZ0fhIUVP1vQH44JaC1ovclSFZKH6FtrZXbM4ZXCo2ia-Q9/s320/IMG_4182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595263945750572178" /></a><br /><br />Cherry tomato<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMIE1U8VG2_TH2nda16zxLtuTY1l9daznr1_tUxcQkVnBfEYW1kQeCOuE02AM1VeC9LFZ8EONu1yQL7tgsgjZU7LGocmy3RX7EEBWXnLvpBOQ2xMzcEzVcupyXvP-84wQ5GmUqDq_5b_O/s1600/IMG_4180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMIE1U8VG2_TH2nda16zxLtuTY1l9daznr1_tUxcQkVnBfEYW1kQeCOuE02AM1VeC9LFZ8EONu1yQL7tgsgjZU7LGocmy3RX7EEBWXnLvpBOQ2xMzcEzVcupyXvP-84wQ5GmUqDq_5b_O/s320/IMG_4180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595264310167756386" /></a><br /><br />Cucumber<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiYgSu4FDdDmku5gwB-J3sbZa2sJUf6NddprnOGMHvMYf14FPCh3heugReXtleoyUsa093q6WEIuvDQmvfAqHs_w8RKPgH-cC68Rzujo3yICbDD8-5CSEq_ycOdKvXleficZh5zyq01bc/s1600/IMG_4178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiYgSu4FDdDmku5gwB-J3sbZa2sJUf6NddprnOGMHvMYf14FPCh3heugReXtleoyUsa093q6WEIuvDQmvfAqHs_w8RKPgH-cC68Rzujo3yICbDD8-5CSEq_ycOdKvXleficZh5zyq01bc/s320/IMG_4178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595264712701306770" /></a><br /><br />Goldman's tomato<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFcOlBTjOUM2HQpjURaq6Y3mvCDgEM48Pa0OFCuosE21ZL2T7SHCoJg8BXmgdhEAI5dyF_BV5FRszyFqk08UALx_qT5bJkYz5SS2SEZGLHjOJgcfMNAQsDJlcoo9CVR3wUFqNFEtBqnv0/s1600/IMG_4177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFcOlBTjOUM2HQpjURaq6Y3mvCDgEM48Pa0OFCuosE21ZL2T7SHCoJg8BXmgdhEAI5dyF_BV5FRszyFqk08UALx_qT5bJkYz5SS2SEZGLHjOJgcfMNAQsDJlcoo9CVR3wUFqNFEtBqnv0/s320/IMG_4177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595265203523913554" /></a><br /><br />Sweet peppers<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCip30dwrUkdb_0WhfL8Jj0oD1nW4OJu-Scwm8V9svV302JkDvH1DXHto69_EF3RpqRtlTj2odEy6hdDoMWXgI-I92FKrE_BYJPzyxQbXoJfSsBVXZ-oj3g3LWPJUlwibkDe457xHorUy/s1600/IMG_4175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCip30dwrUkdb_0WhfL8Jj0oD1nW4OJu-Scwm8V9svV302JkDvH1DXHto69_EF3RpqRtlTj2odEy6hdDoMWXgI-I92FKrE_BYJPzyxQbXoJfSsBVXZ-oj3g3LWPJUlwibkDe457xHorUy/s320/IMG_4175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595265774527411250" /></a><br /><br />Chinese 5-color pepper - My husband is thrilled about this plant with it's small, hot peppers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oL-5VksicCx7NWE3kh_CspjFpgQvXWVp-k3_N6iyY8tfsD9rEhwvIVhThuNt4r1gjlhvkTDqYDHscdh8Uj0NUtV0FQkVPvRCv1UokJFs7yHHjmD3ZiLt2sd6uX08MuqQeJozOLSQPVFt/s1600/IMG_4176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oL-5VksicCx7NWE3kh_CspjFpgQvXWVp-k3_N6iyY8tfsD9rEhwvIVhThuNt4r1gjlhvkTDqYDHscdh8Uj0NUtV0FQkVPvRCv1UokJFs7yHHjmD3ZiLt2sd6uX08MuqQeJozOLSQPVFt/s320/IMG_4176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595266307482005202" /></a><br /><br />Eggplants<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgsKM0IUI4hDqUy446FURrQWlY4wHfaKUNA4RmCoFYriuvD4L7tGp8wvfAfO2tSM_LQCEFdN342LL4hNQpWEGMdgPqV4-FGbNU_FJInLUya8w3G7dlmHb2LHP0UGMwOwhSS20YMidEEMb/s1600/IMG_4173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgsKM0IUI4hDqUy446FURrQWlY4wHfaKUNA4RmCoFYriuvD4L7tGp8wvfAfO2tSM_LQCEFdN342LL4hNQpWEGMdgPqV4-FGbNU_FJInLUya8w3G7dlmHb2LHP0UGMwOwhSS20YMidEEMb/s320/IMG_4173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595266643411426978" /></a><br /><br />Here are some other plants around the yard that are loving springtime:<br /><br />Elephant ears<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmFGzejeYcpfGRVZ8rVbbRN5tWLrbuX8HZGinxk9rd_Dhvnl4dqUDIR0sn3eJUQUmJAKoQYmSykkdcWNZWRA0MJC__avQzFP-GHC-2hqb1njwrCOfNY9R2S2zAE17kFbiSEUmFOMF0-90/s1600/IMG_4172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmFGzejeYcpfGRVZ8rVbbRN5tWLrbuX8HZGinxk9rd_Dhvnl4dqUDIR0sn3eJUQUmJAKoQYmSykkdcWNZWRA0MJC__avQzFP-GHC-2hqb1njwrCOfNY9R2S2zAE17kFbiSEUmFOMF0-90/s320/IMG_4172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595267194434536770" /></a><br /><br />Roses<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cFHqRp59Kl4VM7_2GZWhgtlhspuCsBe1t3QsOYqd521tKcaaXe35qtZNM215_2RlJAdJRnWzXuHbu0Jm4Sfve_VqBKeTv6c6dDbXQKGMDnPO2KE_Q0kbC64_Yxk_V63K3rHaAuquARxb/s1600/IMG_4169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cFHqRp59Kl4VM7_2GZWhgtlhspuCsBe1t3QsOYqd521tKcaaXe35qtZNM215_2RlJAdJRnWzXuHbu0Jm4Sfve_VqBKeTv6c6dDbXQKGMDnPO2KE_Q0kbC64_Yxk_V63K3rHaAuquARxb/s320/IMG_4169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595267474889559458" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwVXhYXB6OaJpiSJ7m9i5doMgH1NhjAiGZDmuWPDKEX9nk13EsijPB24vWEwFcdDEdg9j5ON3jqQN8LdIF_LDiHZMAiUeNdKrqUYG2jAnBqtNEEbTL4df9U9LUT8Y55ri6De5mDp1yPqw/s1600/IMG_4171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwVXhYXB6OaJpiSJ7m9i5doMgH1NhjAiGZDmuWPDKEX9nk13EsijPB24vWEwFcdDEdg9j5ON3jqQN8LdIF_LDiHZMAiUeNdKrqUYG2jAnBqtNEEbTL4df9U9LUT8Y55ri6De5mDp1yPqw/s320/IMG_4171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595267977664901778" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgBkonsstiZWpLL3B45lfHfjWaD5vHb5Pu4cDV8pDMFetPXkVf0qJMotzBeqXAmcE-eCfJ1TjQFdrVtGT626lr0N52qdAazmsGL8V9n-I3PTGGKAHwrQfThjgmhH3N3EGcndHF3EOXwTl/s1600/IMG_4170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgBkonsstiZWpLL3B45lfHfjWaD5vHb5Pu4cDV8pDMFetPXkVf0qJMotzBeqXAmcE-eCfJ1TjQFdrVtGT626lr0N52qdAazmsGL8V9n-I3PTGGKAHwrQfThjgmhH3N3EGcndHF3EOXwTl/s320/IMG_4170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595267760150615474" /></a><br /><br />Happy Planting!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-40280144280144068692011-04-06T07:46:00.008-05:002011-04-06T08:10:41.599-05:00Spring Has SprungI really love this time of the year. It's not scorching hot yet and everything is bright green. Lots of new growth everywhere! Just a few weeks ago, our trees were bare and the grass was brown. Now there are birds and color everywhere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iNLPE_S5zHGLCuFah8Z5hKHOnHhbypLG4OinJgx-BNM4azCcXbuPCaSoZb-JOFLudHFlTOwf-5DIqgSUaugZ8LOcgGl0lapieQnD52COcwUsUCTdOz7-hC0KjTTu5JD0QAFMvy5KVPWC/s1600/IMG_4075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iNLPE_S5zHGLCuFah8Z5hKHOnHhbypLG4OinJgx-BNM4azCcXbuPCaSoZb-JOFLudHFlTOwf-5DIqgSUaugZ8LOcgGl0lapieQnD52COcwUsUCTdOz7-hC0KjTTu5JD0QAFMvy5KVPWC/s320/IMG_4075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592452116882266386" /></a><br /><br />I bought the bulb for this elephant ear plant in 2004. It was in a "bargain bin" for $1. It lived in a pot from 2004 - 2008 when we bought our house and it finally got to go in the ground. We had a very hard freeze for several days in a row this year and I was really worried that the elephant ears had died completely. I cut it all the way back and lo and behold, it's coming back up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaxapm544DACjsEwLqZT1Z48sITh8S7GmNa_F36tWAnpw9tLKrbqKnHuSCgE1SRSfv742IOKL1zylYRb3WYibqQmd0KkuKD4LwunIIqoTb0qX22q0EIzBi0WIVvx0BSsD88OHtckU-_iH/s1600/IMG_4066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaxapm544DACjsEwLqZT1Z48sITh8S7GmNa_F36tWAnpw9tLKrbqKnHuSCgE1SRSfv742IOKL1zylYRb3WYibqQmd0KkuKD4LwunIIqoTb0qX22q0EIzBi0WIVvx0BSsD88OHtckU-_iH/s320/IMG_4066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592453877980558706" /></a><br /><br />Our fig tree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeD28W1HBpqrXjvq5V2jns5pAPnQQod5xf72bJUqGI1hYBRrce2Xrmir6GEv5bVf4TnNfrv3Lav-IB2LD0sF42AnZ3crtTZWe1nut9rJSkBxURsGVBWNahfLPsFprirTGq4286MPi8bMwA/s1600/IMG_4067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeD28W1HBpqrXjvq5V2jns5pAPnQQod5xf72bJUqGI1hYBRrce2Xrmir6GEv5bVf4TnNfrv3Lav-IB2LD0sF42AnZ3crtTZWe1nut9rJSkBxURsGVBWNahfLPsFprirTGq4286MPi8bMwA/s320/IMG_4067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592454361972333266" /></a><br /><br />Pear tree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeGhwTwB9mk1quw0H5ykKukagU8c12xRttxObVV6KokGlu5Xawi6Lr8ovLG_AP0sAr7JENiRX1GD7tKsCiMiIc7n1dDrv7s3rHpmz98EISJYGei0rRp0OouO0zny0a91aaTwooxe9eTce/s1600/IMG_4070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeGhwTwB9mk1quw0H5ykKukagU8c12xRttxObVV6KokGlu5Xawi6Lr8ovLG_AP0sAr7JENiRX1GD7tKsCiMiIc7n1dDrv7s3rHpmz98EISJYGei0rRp0OouO0zny0a91aaTwooxe9eTce/s320/IMG_4070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592456386706562274" /></a><br /><br />Oh, and one of the most important things! My hubby finished my raised bed and this week I sowed the beet, chard and carrot seeds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7d_yJup3WB1MjpCXBub8u4q8VKGtYRAs1lbE8Xx7kSi43vzPzr54b9dOpHsRLEnp7ZYc7YKeR07CO6n4vMYKKiHj2q_Dj6b3CnctjfSmIPRhDu5kxwcmeZ1kkHqfYuQlpsaM68zIVaYSG/s1600/IMG_4036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7d_yJup3WB1MjpCXBub8u4q8VKGtYRAs1lbE8Xx7kSi43vzPzr54b9dOpHsRLEnp7ZYc7YKeR07CO6n4vMYKKiHj2q_Dj6b3CnctjfSmIPRhDu5kxwcmeZ1kkHqfYuQlpsaM68zIVaYSG/s320/IMG_4036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592455616950994994" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-46082792955901449782011-04-04T12:08:00.009-05:002011-04-04T12:21:37.029-05:00Reduce, Reuse, RecycleIn an attempt to be a bit more cognizant of our footprint on the Earth, of the animals, farmers and environments affected by our actions and just because well, it's kinda cool to be green now, we have taken the old phrase "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" to heart. Here are a few household items I used for seedlings this year. The plastic pots I have are all recycled from our local Home Depot. They have a shelving unit where people can drop off their old plastic pots and others can pick them up for reuse. It's a win-win. I plan to sterilize these and reuse them multiple times.<br /><br />I drink entirely too much chocolate almond milk. I may have a slight addiction. Oh, and that hazelnut coconut milk creamer? It's delish!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9GKbMJMMUpRxSHSmQywK2RlBk_s-AsETDZs1IdgQ1anJH1UqJHvBSyp6z0yxy3q02CrlTT-8mLXOEw_XPxRMBYXWwVRlq40KfMCMz2DBarRpbj4GZuCc2XwlVsqE0QK2mQiFfVu6hajL/s1600/IMG_4048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9GKbMJMMUpRxSHSmQywK2RlBk_s-AsETDZs1IdgQ1anJH1UqJHvBSyp6z0yxy3q02CrlTT-8mLXOEw_XPxRMBYXWwVRlq40KfMCMz2DBarRpbj4GZuCc2XwlVsqE0QK2mQiFfVu6hajL/s320/IMG_4048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591777446015566146" /></a><br /><br />Some soy yogurt...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GiudvfJ9sofRLfhm3eh3F5jUy9dKHxdy40h-FAXYPjjeN_0A4lBMUdkcEJm0X1TudWFFP4oqRyA5WVl3ykJJGScbSvA-sQmu5nw3PHvSze7mjGcYTrtmDQpUqPl86leKJhnriggcPqBG/s1600/IMG_4046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GiudvfJ9sofRLfhm3eh3F5jUy9dKHxdy40h-FAXYPjjeN_0A4lBMUdkcEJm0X1TudWFFP4oqRyA5WVl3ykJJGScbSvA-sQmu5nw3PHvSze7mjGcYTrtmDQpUqPl86leKJhnriggcPqBG/s320/IMG_4046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591777914846946546" /></a><br /><br />Earth Balance butter and gelato containers (the whole back row <span style="font-style:italic;">may </span>be more almond milk containers...don't judge me)! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaSt3DhGkOZab2-KOIErEUCx8Zc8Ya2wNoP8RNtqjypeTdszqjYD-lif1zZxxvpYkc-oig83VQI3xvPeD_Xx7Fsvi2CwJhUyLzYf8bdzEVYG8BSDBrfKuGqCi_RVOyTXNpLmOLEBFz-JH/s1600/IMG_4049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaSt3DhGkOZab2-KOIErEUCx8Zc8Ya2wNoP8RNtqjypeTdszqjYD-lif1zZxxvpYkc-oig83VQI3xvPeD_Xx7Fsvi2CwJhUyLzYf8bdzEVYG8BSDBrfKuGqCi_RVOyTXNpLmOLEBFz-JH/s320/IMG_4049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591778208881099922" /></a><br /><br />How beautiful is this broccoli rabe??<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDz-ZEXFqVvj-c9OA6W0ViINBLmjFDvQiRNEoWq2UXQCl59vtjVXdz-z-bs0wcVfWt3WkHqFLlPeS1DxWBoJAN6hmAMsR2VKcL2Ew-gYc9Gg9LKqRSDKPrgTYNjnZERJZb_GxT-Q_BU2U/s1600/IMG_4041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDz-ZEXFqVvj-c9OA6W0ViINBLmjFDvQiRNEoWq2UXQCl59vtjVXdz-z-bs0wcVfWt3WkHqFLlPeS1DxWBoJAN6hmAMsR2VKcL2Ew-gYc9Gg9LKqRSDKPrgTYNjnZERJZb_GxT-Q_BU2U/s320/IMG_4041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591778945991974562" /></a><br /><br />And the kale? WHEW - so pretty I don't even know if I'll want to eat it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwXy-G1Z-Km2VkxTiMzmCcqUcQc6zT6MbvqaLsbGXey695noToS8eVnLQ_Qb_C5XpreUhURcX3IukToF2sB3vDm6tXL-yV6V9Wx924FHDOdTbxzwnYfWrKm6pcttsvuGuPTVQnPc0MN6G/s1600/IMG_4040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwXy-G1Z-Km2VkxTiMzmCcqUcQc6zT6MbvqaLsbGXey695noToS8eVnLQ_Qb_C5XpreUhURcX3IukToF2sB3vDm6tXL-yV6V9Wx924FHDOdTbxzwnYfWrKm6pcttsvuGuPTVQnPc0MN6G/s320/IMG_4040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591779232944907602" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-50416283555704851142011-04-03T09:25:00.007-05:002011-04-03T09:38:38.549-05:00BIG DAYYesterday, April 2, was a big day for my little seedlings. It was their very first time outside! I left them out for just a little over an hour in the shade and all seemed to be fine. I'm nervous though...I know the next week or 2 can really make or break them. <br /><br />Everything is looking amazing - especially the kale. It's so beautiful I'm not sure that I will even want to cut it to eat it now! The tomato plants smell wonderful. The only plant I've had problems with so far is the arugula. Several of my plants "bolted" - they shot up and flowered which makes the leaves incredibly bitter and no longer very edible. They actually smell good though; you can smell the spiciness. I know that they bolt when they are under stress and it has been hard to get an even balance of too much/not enough water for them. I think that next time I plant them I will put them into larger pots so that they don't dry out so easily. But, I'm going to keep them around and see how they look as they flower. Maybe I will practice harvesting seeds from them.<br /><br />Here are some pictures:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOA_U76vvvVd0XXGnd2JqJicDiG76pGRnEODv8X9QB9k8f0POdpio2aE5PBitfXRV-1c5BOAKbze5zxcCvaZXCrwWLOCpjX3vTI6XKfyDMZsXeHQSu8gcCXtOQRoi5UTYsboxmUGQmaBKb/s1600/IMG_4026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOA_U76vvvVd0XXGnd2JqJicDiG76pGRnEODv8X9QB9k8f0POdpio2aE5PBitfXRV-1c5BOAKbze5zxcCvaZXCrwWLOCpjX3vTI6XKfyDMZsXeHQSu8gcCXtOQRoi5UTYsboxmUGQmaBKb/s320/IMG_4026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591365258223313986" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKkIr3TDUuapPkVIIfJrjzluaBgqxx_V3iWbhKx1N9-aOhh6gVjCMEs86JCSdXckAr3iRXv2f3iNX1svFbzOBw9Cl0uxk1f30GnVy7Xi49B85qrYv7jynivGihQqXn0g-yDXHg4R1k6jG/s1600/IMG_4028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKkIr3TDUuapPkVIIfJrjzluaBgqxx_V3iWbhKx1N9-aOhh6gVjCMEs86JCSdXckAr3iRXv2f3iNX1svFbzOBw9Cl0uxk1f30GnVy7Xi49B85qrYv7jynivGihQqXn0g-yDXHg4R1k6jG/s320/IMG_4028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591365722679754914" /></a><br /><br />Pictures of peaches from our peach tree<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdG7elTJIjSsiU0eatu7JHgHI54VnIs-ZNBr3_Z01POqmdvxswAodx0JIPGD07JE17NQT3YV6-QEQj9k0BB1F9VdttW6j2IjLQ8Pd2QQXLHveJFXI_gTyPqdTLC9JdKvMWW0uy9G_90l_/s1600/IMG_4031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdG7elTJIjSsiU0eatu7JHgHI54VnIs-ZNBr3_Z01POqmdvxswAodx0JIPGD07JE17NQT3YV6-QEQj9k0BB1F9VdttW6j2IjLQ8Pd2QQXLHveJFXI_gTyPqdTLC9JdKvMWW0uy9G_90l_/s320/IMG_4031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591366047564220818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2PnNbvuCxKan5_p7wHEa02h2El0u7xzCr0QBvDpVQrH52YZqXoLlzJSQ98xfr680JbeHSsvztRFl1kROPbNmC07lcs5rqElCWg6P4oWm0n1bw1Q4YWAiC3cUYlMYU87lPNxbWSFw7Euq/s1600/IMG_4032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2PnNbvuCxKan5_p7wHEa02h2El0u7xzCr0QBvDpVQrH52YZqXoLlzJSQ98xfr680JbeHSsvztRFl1kROPbNmC07lcs5rqElCWg6P4oWm0n1bw1Q4YWAiC3cUYlMYU87lPNxbWSFw7Euq/s320/IMG_4032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591366315397747794" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-67728231840509889302011-03-02T13:19:00.012-06:002011-03-02T19:14:11.091-06:00Raised BedsI feel like quite a lucky girl. I asked my hubby to help me make some raised beds and instead he has designed a totally custom, very cool looking L-shaped bed. I can't wait for it to be done! I've been plotting and planning what plants will get to go in the beds and which will be in containers. Since I've gone totally overboard there is a lot of planning involved!<br /><br />This is what the area looked like when we first moved in:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5Fxdpyqa4G4xjdUhUTX-NEuNFoVlTC7ZJ0jglPfsF7_g8Pa-l-wqk8fU2qRS4K_u0Ngzn6oZ2SYZ9qjxodPEVnVXaaJM8MmWue5wHkNnMt51heGKViaFnS93WyN97ZYTX8GiC-C3pBcg/s1600/bedarea.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5Fxdpyqa4G4xjdUhUTX-NEuNFoVlTC7ZJ0jglPfsF7_g8Pa-l-wqk8fU2qRS4K_u0Ngzn6oZ2SYZ9qjxodPEVnVXaaJM8MmWue5wHkNnMt51heGKViaFnS93WyN97ZYTX8GiC-C3pBcg/s320/bedarea.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579648160704309234" /></a><br /><br />In progress<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWLDK6qAGzd_VdJIGR5JEwgAiLKnceJCRsKbLMHtZtrN07AbSNi9RAO7xzcSO62EUQ-pyCDsbxb3sY7EPD2wC1VAspk37og4WJd8joYPUeuG4aXHuasXeHFxbsQd-JqzJ0BiuGcIQ05By/s1600/IMG_3841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWLDK6qAGzd_VdJIGR5JEwgAiLKnceJCRsKbLMHtZtrN07AbSNi9RAO7xzcSO62EUQ-pyCDsbxb3sY7EPD2wC1VAspk37og4WJd8joYPUeuG4aXHuasXeHFxbsQd-JqzJ0BiuGcIQ05By/s320/IMG_3841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579649237263019586" /></a><br /><br />I'm so excited! I really can't wait until they're totally done - they will be beautiful! The next step is some paneling between the posts, then the top pieces go on and I get to start filling them with compost and soil.<br /><br />Here are some pics of our peach tree being pollinated by bees. They've been all over lately!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsxl8JPWQ1PPm4fVb2NJghQZbxP9IxKst80SZ_xMVurPb_1NA0PR9-tht5I7Bu9I0hz2LqZlPRAyY43wSAIupUMaxqjdVAw_a5EhJco-ZlEqmwMU-nbbGC3o-AIsDz_jll9q64x6loFtQ/s1600/IMG_3836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsxl8JPWQ1PPm4fVb2NJghQZbxP9IxKst80SZ_xMVurPb_1NA0PR9-tht5I7Bu9I0hz2LqZlPRAyY43wSAIupUMaxqjdVAw_a5EhJco-ZlEqmwMU-nbbGC3o-AIsDz_jll9q64x6loFtQ/s320/IMG_3836.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579650498011038482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe22hh_o4yyoVT9VsZ8qfMCogzy28bcxCMBlxg35Pt9mCUidNtT6IQiZhZLVb0GRUNJO6Fx9eG_kCiGRNHOlwxDB1TAIZNDPWUGq4HWiUk0SPyEnCUB0rmNe6mBCZHw6udR5in5Wvk4ZF/s1600/IMG_3839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe22hh_o4yyoVT9VsZ8qfMCogzy28bcxCMBlxg35Pt9mCUidNtT6IQiZhZLVb0GRUNJO6Fx9eG_kCiGRNHOlwxDB1TAIZNDPWUGq4HWiUk0SPyEnCUB0rmNe6mBCZHw6udR5in5Wvk4ZF/s320/IMG_3839.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579651077126380210" /></a><br /><br />Here are some current pics of my veggies<br /><br />Cherry Tomatoes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjwC5G4w41DYppbr9UAaYI8OGbXJBIizIFNsT8anS_zU3jh8-xRqIt7E6dLh6HDnKOcNprYsOw3glScrwz5xTE2d5h4S9dXzGYKT-UeqnExVJuAk2KwcpJAqmA-pvfV3C2-sZ1vyS5pF8/s1600/IMG_3843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjwC5G4w41DYppbr9UAaYI8OGbXJBIizIFNsT8anS_zU3jh8-xRqIt7E6dLh6HDnKOcNprYsOw3glScrwz5xTE2d5h4S9dXzGYKT-UeqnExVJuAk2KwcpJAqmA-pvfV3C2-sZ1vyS5pF8/s320/IMG_3843.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579653966404781250" /></a><br /><br />Kale<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx_frCl5l4RXgafoKei-SYZ2Nhqe4irgwZp7hYolmVA_R30oDFSwkxYO6O1HT5Tqbx10MSVEdo743xezbLK_J2YWTRWGlieTZB8UIgUFj7Kv-7xqtj6t5PLsXeLHubhP3XETbBumy20fg/s1600/IMG_3846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx_frCl5l4RXgafoKei-SYZ2Nhqe4irgwZp7hYolmVA_R30oDFSwkxYO6O1HT5Tqbx10MSVEdo743xezbLK_J2YWTRWGlieTZB8UIgUFj7Kv-7xqtj6t5PLsXeLHubhP3XETbBumy20fg/s320/IMG_3846.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579654323897092882" /></a><br /><br />Arugula<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-NXahMBtw8qhh_oQTpX_Oxo0kWJM03iQcIy_DtU3I6SbyJXyFO8OX-J6OyqrmHx00yw1ARY1oDfqeIZfn7VfEw7A2E34Brax8aAGO1v1IS7hbC6gCUfl7r-CRkmBgG4b6mHWef_PWH4o/s1600/IMG_3849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-NXahMBtw8qhh_oQTpX_Oxo0kWJM03iQcIy_DtU3I6SbyJXyFO8OX-J6OyqrmHx00yw1ARY1oDfqeIZfn7VfEw7A2E34Brax8aAGO1v1IS7hbC6gCUfl7r-CRkmBgG4b6mHWef_PWH4o/s320/IMG_3849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579654630765156082" /></a><br /><br />Cucumber<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEoJ9vPfsXRcTgzci_xlCTuoXDqjjRO20M5n68bP-R2U1VO5nPEKnx6qoc3oUgwOKYcKH1V7TGpu0fU8b2jTvLpJKWhnI1GX8xdRVcGI8qdpqLAK2xFeReUC-xdR6MSCAnfcp9lXdQJb3/s1600/IMG_3852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEoJ9vPfsXRcTgzci_xlCTuoXDqjjRO20M5n68bP-R2U1VO5nPEKnx6qoc3oUgwOKYcKH1V7TGpu0fU8b2jTvLpJKWhnI1GX8xdRVcGI8qdpqLAK2xFeReUC-xdR6MSCAnfcp9lXdQJb3/s320/IMG_3852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579655232953272850" /></a><br /><br />Zucchini<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UY4rN2uGcrVKl54rmmro4C22a2JAO_ZqxPvKSPadmm4aoXae709J_z_FBNwoRD1jSIMibKTcyU07D7FqouCqSMX0yCp3nFORhTJyDQaiCKiJdsQCDZqNFWRqqj9D4fVzH3dLpnzpvf7H/s1600/IMG_3856.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UY4rN2uGcrVKl54rmmro4C22a2JAO_ZqxPvKSPadmm4aoXae709J_z_FBNwoRD1jSIMibKTcyU07D7FqouCqSMX0yCp3nFORhTJyDQaiCKiJdsQCDZqNFWRqqj9D4fVzH3dLpnzpvf7H/s320/IMG_3856.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579655490365001202" /></a><br /><br />Happy gardening!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-36852332560336221452011-02-24T07:52:00.013-06:002011-02-24T08:18:37.431-06:00Seedling UpdateMy little babies are growing at an amazing rate. In fact, the first seed leaves are starting to shrivel up so I added some worm poo yesterday to my plants who are entering adolescence and dropping their baby leaves.<br /><br />The first kiddos so far to lose their seed leaves were the broccoli rabe so they were the lucky ones to get some worm poo fertilizer added yesterday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwIFWX5ugWt9uxVh46CX9a9X9hp25F8DgL-rVaVrzMR8jhAl_o6xSsFoqBnjCLgb5sEqq3WWoP0pRG04xVjXuYCaaabGUFs2eiPLlqrXKlK-K0SAZkj3fbBl2bv4rsVgMBD0uxE0J6OfI/s1600/IMG_3815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwIFWX5ugWt9uxVh46CX9a9X9hp25F8DgL-rVaVrzMR8jhAl_o6xSsFoqBnjCLgb5sEqq3WWoP0pRG04xVjXuYCaaabGUFs2eiPLlqrXKlK-K0SAZkj3fbBl2bv4rsVgMBD0uxE0J6OfI/s320/IMG_3815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577255489536118370" /></a><br /><br />My lavender still never came up and I planted 12 seeds in 6 of the peat pellets so I'm not sure if maybe the seeds were just bad??<br /><br />But, so far everything else is growing super fast - I've been transplanting like crazy into bigger pots. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfRvPD1Yk6f2YbfThOr5BNdUC43vPFR-ZubztmmdmgLAnXGMWxVlSO4qfEJnldRhpCHpTQmLq9RK9j2YDWOl9RjjNoe2HI0RVyy_d66uUcAI-9vW_Ce5c_O-hjbxLbOy374KcbIbOJ45M/s1600/IMG_3809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfRvPD1Yk6f2YbfThOr5BNdUC43vPFR-ZubztmmdmgLAnXGMWxVlSO4qfEJnldRhpCHpTQmLq9RK9j2YDWOl9RjjNoe2HI0RVyy_d66uUcAI-9vW_Ce5c_O-hjbxLbOy374KcbIbOJ45M/s320/IMG_3809.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577256261400179586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FjuKOp3kllqzB9qTI1wi_lG2ScngKxAdSra25qX-5VW5tCLhTZ2_Kx-qKJwvhdGKQfAWIVI3cjJxnm8GJOoAbGmSzyAfWGtH9KJy-CLZi4e9_oeUx69GRxB04qWmAYtKTAFRwZC_EfkT/s1600/IMG_3810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FjuKOp3kllqzB9qTI1wi_lG2ScngKxAdSra25qX-5VW5tCLhTZ2_Kx-qKJwvhdGKQfAWIVI3cjJxnm8GJOoAbGmSzyAfWGtH9KJy-CLZi4e9_oeUx69GRxB04qWmAYtKTAFRwZC_EfkT/s320/IMG_3810.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577256607495427778" /></a><br /><br />Arugula plants<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1nj3rg-pMenkXzNMtK6IuFWApwa0g62E0X8CRwWF5sek3rDHfhZQQZ8S0aadBO2avqN96mre9j_DeMLLOb55IhVj7jqx8zUQ3ZgrTV0lYNLMVT4yN31J3uAVXJacSPRvjb9hMqZlzMhj/s1600/IMG_3805.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1nj3rg-pMenkXzNMtK6IuFWApwa0g62E0X8CRwWF5sek3rDHfhZQQZ8S0aadBO2avqN96mre9j_DeMLLOb55IhVj7jqx8zUQ3ZgrTV0lYNLMVT4yN31J3uAVXJacSPRvjb9hMqZlzMhj/s320/IMG_3805.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577257003486318914" /></a><br /><br />Cucumbers (with a few onion, peppers and tomatoes in back)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaQ-fMl2u0RloeNaVIO9Oc2ZSnyyOQN6JuwwqnrixeI6L2V7k2Pio642qbn9JtudGBtW8eEajogOecAcFLqA8wv_AVDgENLY7l74_5YqK906bei3K-9KBv4rm_KK1HbMTuP9E42qCXW8W/s1600/IMG_3806.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaQ-fMl2u0RloeNaVIO9Oc2ZSnyyOQN6JuwwqnrixeI6L2V7k2Pio642qbn9JtudGBtW8eEajogOecAcFLqA8wv_AVDgENLY7l74_5YqK906bei3K-9KBv4rm_KK1HbMTuP9E42qCXW8W/s320/IMG_3806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577257517425705042" /></a><br /><br />Zucchini (looks like they will lose their cotyledon soon)!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2pZs-fKexkyPjzFgXk1-yvBuD7UA5N0WoSUiJfW9oWBtzKc-_hPm-h6nQxNHHcaTiXnJxaPYkYHoxmMaPOVIJcXb8h2aAJI_NPQ8VW0NnPXoxzthLd7qMjUu1QAap_Rk6DnqJRCyPqu8/s1600/IMG_3807.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2pZs-fKexkyPjzFgXk1-yvBuD7UA5N0WoSUiJfW9oWBtzKc-_hPm-h6nQxNHHcaTiXnJxaPYkYHoxmMaPOVIJcXb8h2aAJI_NPQ8VW0NnPXoxzthLd7qMjUu1QAap_Rk6DnqJRCyPqu8/s320/IMG_3807.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577258025804126610" /></a><br /><br />Kale, onion and tomatoes - which I can't wait to eat in a big, yummy salad!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPax9KrU94SrvA9An3gTZ4nNBn0iIx0_qllMd8F8kqfsZcFyTlDbWq9iXvRNS7DJlU0Cp4ewrSDUl9A_2oQZ1WyBV_sN8RYNzhqy_xBa5UNEd8LwV2l0Kvu11diDC-5mwxsye6NIXU8vo/s1600/IMG_3808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPax9KrU94SrvA9An3gTZ4nNBn0iIx0_qllMd8F8kqfsZcFyTlDbWq9iXvRNS7DJlU0Cp4ewrSDUl9A_2oQZ1WyBV_sN8RYNzhqy_xBa5UNEd8LwV2l0Kvu11diDC-5mwxsye6NIXU8vo/s320/IMG_3808.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577258557672127010" /></a><br /><br />Some nice looking (if I do say so myself!) cherry tomato plants<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f9b4_H1zTMMolPyh-CGjv02IGGiovwUeC_tEOTN2rf4jo7qSm0Popf9_2kDRG8F5cfcGr1IugIwKtQmvuQxZpeS1aF4UqdeCyIN9E5t9DDlJCRQpqBFF4jjkyTwKIYXCW5Fv1aFTwRah/s1600/IMG_3811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f9b4_H1zTMMolPyh-CGjv02IGGiovwUeC_tEOTN2rf4jo7qSm0Popf9_2kDRG8F5cfcGr1IugIwKtQmvuQxZpeS1aF4UqdeCyIN9E5t9DDlJCRQpqBFF4jjkyTwKIYXCW5Fv1aFTwRah/s320/IMG_3811.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577259070089539106" /></a><br /><br />Eggplant and more kale (to be transplanted today hopefully)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC-wKKOJ4BhkQ6l8wjS9fYS0FUhWAiGovxdQH82Ii6pMYDhf9lSsSc67lcI7v-UZ3AxSPLdhHN9nkjn2PHqSyx51c0grLf_7nEqGP75q4LXTzBRIMXCyiu1ZSnKvD_NW_zbOG3WlWNvRi/s1600/IMG_3812.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC-wKKOJ4BhkQ6l8wjS9fYS0FUhWAiGovxdQH82Ii6pMYDhf9lSsSc67lcI7v-UZ3AxSPLdhHN9nkjn2PHqSyx51c0grLf_7nEqGP75q4LXTzBRIMXCyiu1ZSnKvD_NW_zbOG3WlWNvRi/s320/IMG_3812.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577259454141419938" /></a><br /><br />And last, but not least, some branches that I pruned from our peach tree that are starting to bloom! It's beginning to look like Spring!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjn8R0uTJk2-znBdieuKA9WQV0-6XNzqIIuL4eb5vGwcIfwZPodiWK1eqqBKKaMgkJMcFOrU2wKbMV1HwV3C-YKn6mIew6rfpldONGzllXpTcq52GHtQ0JmP5SQS8DhfS1tj4JDGMaVb5/s1600/IMG_3819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjn8R0uTJk2-znBdieuKA9WQV0-6XNzqIIuL4eb5vGwcIfwZPodiWK1eqqBKKaMgkJMcFOrU2wKbMV1HwV3C-YKn6mIew6rfpldONGzllXpTcq52GHtQ0JmP5SQS8DhfS1tj4JDGMaVb5/s320/IMG_3819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577259805847767298" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-17682447101051659402011-02-16T20:18:00.012-06:002011-02-16T20:48:44.651-06:00New DigsI know some baby seedlings who got new digs today! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlHNDwiYn2TuPmEBSMMae2bWYh2yKnWkHiqy-KynApoZr6vLsSnb4m9TstyuMIL8Yy2j3K1TXJtGxYKJvmjEYUJrbNOQQAwjM1jQP51o7ny9q5uRnvXiDnIvBJ-jrUosaatBiRU_a588x/s1600/IMG_3758.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlHNDwiYn2TuPmEBSMMae2bWYh2yKnWkHiqy-KynApoZr6vLsSnb4m9TstyuMIL8Yy2j3K1TXJtGxYKJvmjEYUJrbNOQQAwjM1jQP51o7ny9q5uRnvXiDnIvBJ-jrUosaatBiRU_a588x/s320/IMG_3758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574477784991738258" /></a><br /><br />It looks like all those little plastic potting containers from plants we've bought in the past would have come in really handy right about now. I went by Home Depot and Gaddy's (a small, local nursery) to see if they had any extras that people returned. Nope. Surely, someone keeps these right?? I've checked Craigslist too and no luck. Hmmm. I went ahead and bought a few packs of the biodegradable pots that are about the same size as the plastic ones I was looking for. They were about $2 for 10. Not bad, but I really hoped I could recycle some plastic ones instead. Such is life.<br /><br />Since I refuse to give up on my search for free plastic pots for transplanting, I only bought 3 packs today. Therefore, only the seedlings that looked like they <span style="font-weight:bold;">really</span> needed a bigger space got moved today.<br /><br />So far, EVERYTHING I planted has come up except for the lavender. Well, at least a few of everything I planted. It's very exciting! Almost all of the plants already have their first set of true leaves as well.<br /><br />Here is some kale<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVYUtteW_5VfLD7EBx-uqcnxztmP8sO6u65pS5W9VZbLovDDJjlLMYeLitfL7VO_-eaAWoyzGssbrDDqcpkM7UEu-zwSL5JzMvsrGFp3BsCwXnUiKtFOxOuznnGs-L3dz0DVqLvWZ6Wku/s1600/IMG_3760.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVYUtteW_5VfLD7EBx-uqcnxztmP8sO6u65pS5W9VZbLovDDJjlLMYeLitfL7VO_-eaAWoyzGssbrDDqcpkM7UEu-zwSL5JzMvsrGFp3BsCwXnUiKtFOxOuznnGs-L3dz0DVqLvWZ6Wku/s320/IMG_3760.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574480127898070994" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A sugar sweetie cherry tomato<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihJt5HEVdMQy-BneOGZa3Hop8qNjxBc4oVmjZJBv6pvlmeilAbqSOgT24h2tAZhIq8oMFbCCN6FzzziVUlC-Flm3Tq0ZmIXcFHSSnY_PTt3TOPJzdkJsZZZDO6PDaP15LY4A3zRhi3zAi/s1600/IMG_3761.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihJt5HEVdMQy-BneOGZa3Hop8qNjxBc4oVmjZJBv6pvlmeilAbqSOgT24h2tAZhIq8oMFbCCN6FzzziVUlC-Flm3Tq0ZmIXcFHSSnY_PTt3TOPJzdkJsZZZDO6PDaP15LY4A3zRhi3zAi/s320/IMG_3761.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574480766150058642" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A little cucumber showing off it's kicking new leaf<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbZA03iZ1ilgRVdb4KacXixC5jCumAZmsFzgjIlhouR9d3UeTL3nokHf9-pw_r2eOlKLLJipM3FKTA5AdZ5BzrUJk7Rlnfp3mkW2JI0X73GbLncauCG2EWabI3hgqjh-mcoPs-L5M6hnq/s1600/IMG_3763.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbZA03iZ1ilgRVdb4KacXixC5jCumAZmsFzgjIlhouR9d3UeTL3nokHf9-pw_r2eOlKLLJipM3FKTA5AdZ5BzrUJk7Rlnfp3mkW2JI0X73GbLncauCG2EWabI3hgqjh-mcoPs-L5M6hnq/s320/IMG_3763.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574481058835601874" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A happy red onion<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_ZfiLoQQIP2t7QmxqKoSiKfEipV31mxakKB67PnJVeJ0GJ3TKmsSJB_SDUTbDWjZM5pRzl4YqXHs_k0LquYnwyCZ5pdTRyeNQdaaezPjX7UDIyH6bMAKgLUXLbl5X455Z-0Cl7cGd1Ey/s1600/IMG_3764.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_ZfiLoQQIP2t7QmxqKoSiKfEipV31mxakKB67PnJVeJ0GJ3TKmsSJB_SDUTbDWjZM5pRzl4YqXHs_k0LquYnwyCZ5pdTRyeNQdaaezPjX7UDIyH6bMAKgLUXLbl5X455Z-0Cl7cGd1Ey/s320/IMG_3764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574481382027184274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A black beauty zucchini being a total show off with the biggest cotyledon and first true leaf<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60GBFd793J9g_qSAmziDYIk8TWGShzUY9NiAl4lBTHOC3XwUr9ZBCax85wMO2r8mqWOzhy1X2CBRLFbANp1THl_6gVRX9B60m_xRP_cWdrjrwOtTxIdDT9bJMRgHt2U17qBUL1MP1n0Mb/s1600/IMG_3768.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60GBFd793J9g_qSAmziDYIk8TWGShzUY9NiAl4lBTHOC3XwUr9ZBCax85wMO2r8mqWOzhy1X2CBRLFbANp1THl_6gVRX9B60m_xRP_cWdrjrwOtTxIdDT9bJMRgHt2U17qBUL1MP1n0Mb/s320/IMG_3768.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574482037674268226" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today I bought some worm castings from Gaddy's. As soon as those seed leaves drop off, these babies are getting some worm poo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkFH414UifOdA4bB-EQSyMfQkGZ3JJl4NFJYhMS3oio8FMfsXdwxiw6TR-4y_HdZ4DOMvRv1o15fqCc9UvC5mDGiuV6siciZYrdSwF5D9_ZiIdG3lb3mZv6NO-A8vmKD5c0dN8iakkDqv/s1600/IMG_3769.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkFH414UifOdA4bB-EQSyMfQkGZ3JJl4NFJYhMS3oio8FMfsXdwxiw6TR-4y_HdZ4DOMvRv1o15fqCc9UvC5mDGiuV6siciZYrdSwF5D9_ZiIdG3lb3mZv6NO-A8vmKD5c0dN8iakkDqv/s320/IMG_3769.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574482678597822514" /></a>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-86497215929877047862011-02-11T14:53:00.006-06:002011-02-11T15:13:47.765-06:00It's A Jungle In HereI can't believe that it's only Day 5 and I've got little, happy seedlings everywhere!<br /><br />Here are my cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, zucchini and some more cherry tomatoes. As you can see, I think I need to transplant the cucumbers and zucchini already! So, I'm assuming that the next time I start seeds for either of these plants, I should consider just putting them straight into a larger container.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJD2C6sjnJAIdqkS_mJk7hdUkyBQDNagyFZd9ZYmDbVLeMbB1iJJCPEG_SuwJaTVxW4FPeXelm4zGI0JAKpkY6QnWgp84K0vKombzSOmfzitBiipiP2CU9A2I4SE5Y57ez67mtYfM5CV0r/s1600/IMG_3753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJD2C6sjnJAIdqkS_mJk7hdUkyBQDNagyFZd9ZYmDbVLeMbB1iJJCPEG_SuwJaTVxW4FPeXelm4zGI0JAKpkY6QnWgp84K0vKombzSOmfzitBiipiP2CU9A2I4SE5Y57ez67mtYfM5CV0r/s320/IMG_3753.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572538792134748802" /></a><br /><br />Here are my kale babies which I'm totally excited about since kale is one of my very favorite veggies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeJd8sTFAyHB26x2a-N6wyYBk-BBQ8dKhflALrPRz2LXklspzh9sPSUOjwUcYytIVErc16u05yMr6aJQhgfXzo8ApgPoq6WaoZQu_oP-4516yHAjL3UM1rL_EBWBl-h5MMg0Rdagv5kLf/s1600/IMG_3752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeJd8sTFAyHB26x2a-N6wyYBk-BBQ8dKhflALrPRz2LXklspzh9sPSUOjwUcYytIVErc16u05yMr6aJQhgfXzo8ApgPoq6WaoZQu_oP-4516yHAjL3UM1rL_EBWBl-h5MMg0Rdagv5kLf/s320/IMG_3752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572540104761110082" /></a><br /><br />So far, the plants that aren't up yet are my sweet peppers, eggplant and lavender. My red onion just started to break the surface. <br /><br />Here are a few random pictures from this week that I like:<br /><br />Wake up sleepy head!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfpV8XFeUTSWiB-p1wp2w5mg-VGJS3pK_OBrwuEh6rjvkiNWAqMsXEr1AW7qCfyhNoCb4nXncAvkMyrXZKw3_CBm2HiyPObgEXfp4eO4hNGyYtcNh3-HSUw5srhiCb3THDPg9JAS4nznk/s1600/IMG_3738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfpV8XFeUTSWiB-p1wp2w5mg-VGJS3pK_OBrwuEh6rjvkiNWAqMsXEr1AW7qCfyhNoCb4nXncAvkMyrXZKw3_CBm2HiyPObgEXfp4eO4hNGyYtcNh3-HSUw5srhiCb3THDPg9JAS4nznk/s320/IMG_3738.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572541724632512210" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">RAWR!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXPpwaYZkWGIEDK-gNESjNbwfi9uRgm_T8Iqq7QSIYqQrK-F1fx5cRZUHBVlv76UyMMCoL9zLsAtr4gGTEwG9ctAWG40LGK2npRFhApGimn_HLqqC51g5mscNyTkRkclvwagWST58iUbM/s1600/IMG_3742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXPpwaYZkWGIEDK-gNESjNbwfi9uRgm_T8Iqq7QSIYqQrK-F1fx5cRZUHBVlv76UyMMCoL9zLsAtr4gGTEwG9ctAWG40LGK2npRFhApGimn_HLqqC51g5mscNyTkRkclvwagWST58iUbM/s320/IMG_3742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572542047005112066" /></a><br /><br />My favorite<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsqAOJuvzlCwpD9EvS1h-KEnTIaMBE6XHfJolxrsKgXirbtHy7XAl_qzoxgd-8HJuEG3jExoS5vTzi9CQRsQg2nC9qpWpSxF2Cibb2JATbsg0kz7MUgKbSRRZJOdARMzCjrzCQhAHBty_/s1600/IMG_3757.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsqAOJuvzlCwpD9EvS1h-KEnTIaMBE6XHfJolxrsKgXirbtHy7XAl_qzoxgd-8HJuEG3jExoS5vTzi9CQRsQg2nC9qpWpSxF2Cibb2JATbsg0kz7MUgKbSRRZJOdARMzCjrzCQhAHBty_/s320/IMG_3757.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572542406302450130" /></a><br /><br />Happy Planting!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-25386692665383713882011-02-08T18:11:00.010-06:002011-02-11T15:13:11.227-06:00Let there be seedlings!Wow, 2 days after planting and I have little baby seedlings! Even James was excited to see them come up so quickly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5Xzw3KBDEoGtof_QsaVjYl6iBNW2_aYpkExgd-0TCrkdKYfFWZpAXt9aRjwk0sf7eacYza3d1Vhqj4T6xTSZDLAlb1jLlOjbLqU1_o4CXAe19t1G7y7PjC9ftZjV4DDYkqNNPacDXF5l/s1600/IMG_3734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5Xzw3KBDEoGtof_QsaVjYl6iBNW2_aYpkExgd-0TCrkdKYfFWZpAXt9aRjwk0sf7eacYza3d1Vhqj4T6xTSZDLAlb1jLlOjbLqU1_o4CXAe19t1G7y7PjC9ftZjV4DDYkqNNPacDXF5l/s320/IMG_3734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571476161181515042" /></a><br /><br />My entire row of arugula has come up...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LaxUL0MrJzXDoPCer0Lj0t781tyG4XjGVdQFI3q_l2iRthIhfoW2dWQ8gKeEkJmaPqBJvVBRt7LHiCiiBJKmdRTQkCJcLQed9wmAb0mjG1oz4QtNyNXSlR8nTBjxqWRdO2TpsfUjrWxt/s1600/IMG_3729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LaxUL0MrJzXDoPCer0Lj0t781tyG4XjGVdQFI3q_l2iRthIhfoW2dWQ8gKeEkJmaPqBJvVBRt7LHiCiiBJKmdRTQkCJcLQed9wmAb0mjG1oz4QtNyNXSlR8nTBjxqWRdO2TpsfUjrWxt/s320/IMG_3729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571476524646323458" /></a><br /><br />along with some tomatoes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz5viIBKAxa3b0TgvFQ5TK4HXghBEvKBk93XveMT0LiTngISMDIMrM9agnMGBZHReZADP_9M7TdxzuJddkK3kLhpHPEC-9nSrFS1OeEQkkXC046BGiVhrb6d2b1svIcZ-scdbF45abdhc/s1600/IMG_3732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz5viIBKAxa3b0TgvFQ5TK4HXghBEvKBk93XveMT0LiTngISMDIMrM9agnMGBZHReZADP_9M7TdxzuJddkK3kLhpHPEC-9nSrFS1OeEQkkXC046BGiVhrb6d2b1svIcZ-scdbF45abdhc/s320/IMG_3732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571477079864759778" /></a><br /><br />and a little bitty kale doing it's best to unfold<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB07pJGg61-vatP9ncOsUq6eQvBipIM9dFmz03SiJ_n52m8It5DFa2phw-RwsSoNypWojb-cC_EnvgtyP5mzvSRFusCj-Ec_UsvwZ6jcp0rbGosSYfH7MPN3ErLClV308oNJ2ZwRiLmNn/s1600/IMG_3733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB07pJGg61-vatP9ncOsUq6eQvBipIM9dFmz03SiJ_n52m8It5DFa2phw-RwsSoNypWojb-cC_EnvgtyP5mzvSRFusCj-Ec_UsvwZ6jcp0rbGosSYfH7MPN3ErLClV308oNJ2ZwRiLmNn/s320/IMG_3733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571477371666072610" /></a><br /><br />I'm pretty sure that if I sat and stared I would actually be able to see the little seedlings break the surface - there are even more just since I took these pictures earlier today. I love my little babies!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-24642276165836039612011-02-06T19:07:00.017-06:002011-02-07T08:18:55.877-06:00Seed StartingI had a very productive weekend setting up a seed starting area with grow lights and actually getting some seeds in! Yipee - finally! After much research and haggling with people over shelves on Craigslist, I decided to venture out and see what I could find at different stores. <br /><br />My plans were based off of the information found <a href="http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2011/02/03/build-a-d-i-y-lighting-system/">HERE</a>. <br /><br />The metal shelves at Home Depot and Lowe's were pretty pricy @ $75+ and no one had quite what I needed on Craigslist. I went by Walmart this AM (hey, I'm on a budget!) just to do some price comparisons and found the perfect size shelves, metal, for $59. That price wasn't too shabby compared to what I'd seen elsewhere and the quality seemed comparable. I also checked out their shop lights and found them to be much cheaper than those at the big hardware stores. All in all, I purchased the shelves for $59, 2 shop light sets for $14 each and then a 10-pack of T8 32 watt, full-spectrum bulbs from Home Depot for $35. My intention is to buy a few more shop light holders over the next week (the reason for a 10-pack of bulbs).<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">So, here it all is:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Shelves - $59</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_lRxyiZG7WYnJOuJxfzSfRLuqw0JfxpXv9mmhlo-zvqwrjbr463xxdkyHsRrOtzZ7M-NST8GAsnDsd4v_oVi-6R0pEC818MV5A0JNrt-Tf0LCzYq88P_QDkRL_jesvwt-pVOpoCM6B2p/s1600/IMG_3705.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_lRxyiZG7WYnJOuJxfzSfRLuqw0JfxpXv9mmhlo-zvqwrjbr463xxdkyHsRrOtzZ7M-NST8GAsnDsd4v_oVi-6R0pEC818MV5A0JNrt-Tf0LCzYq88P_QDkRL_jesvwt-pVOpoCM6B2p/s320/IMG_3705.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570751896951846178" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Shop lights - $14 each</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPR7foF5IrUJNC3fiVb6vn3WWUHWBpX2ispF3U29Oyhzd5AT_BRKyXqXu_jtAmIuRKy6MUmLTDd1EGUamVpyVtSd4Np5lrigaWh3hQjG9NC4VFdR7_7Me12c0POOpyav6_OtMfuVojkRb/s1600/IMG_3709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPR7foF5IrUJNC3fiVb6vn3WWUHWBpX2ispF3U29Oyhzd5AT_BRKyXqXu_jtAmIuRKy6MUmLTDd1EGUamVpyVtSd4Np5lrigaWh3hQjG9NC4VFdR7_7Me12c0POOpyav6_OtMfuVojkRb/s320/IMG_3709.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570756590189953218" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bulbs - $34 for 10-pack</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nBs3U7VwjX-BkCwt8mN81p6cztbB9Cxq1QJ7nsD7rP9s1_7EvDq7_BNi18cLdAQMZIjvo23QSA30vBSS_Mj1MP-It9_xfLpvPFXTeBPFRHHyAR4dqeWxVCbRjLv8rvm9tff-BNwpCkYF/s1600/IMG_3717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nBs3U7VwjX-BkCwt8mN81p6cztbB9Cxq1QJ7nsD7rP9s1_7EvDq7_BNi18cLdAQMZIjvo23QSA30vBSS_Mj1MP-It9_xfLpvPFXTeBPFRHHyAR4dqeWxVCbRjLv8rvm9tff-BNwpCkYF/s320/IMG_3717.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570753845142993890" /></a><br /><br />Although I'm going to try a few different seed starting techniques, today I went with the old tried and true Jiffy peat pellets. I'll venture out to try different forms of seed starting soon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlkLbuRt1NkaI7nJA3Tk4YWhT5G_PBHJnXx-ZcC0Rg0kORe1AL-g6Zvjh3QUrGRdTPagSy6yhaE0tm8_eBIR_VuURDySrkQRvk1RuyNiQOjeoiDttPByJo3U6Xrp9NKFZx0FFwIxYw84r/s1600/IMG_3710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlkLbuRt1NkaI7nJA3Tk4YWhT5G_PBHJnXx-ZcC0Rg0kORe1AL-g6Zvjh3QUrGRdTPagSy6yhaE0tm8_eBIR_VuURDySrkQRvk1RuyNiQOjeoiDttPByJo3U6Xrp9NKFZx0FFwIxYw84r/s320/IMG_3710.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570755867261201730" /></a><br /><br />For now, I just used a plastic heavy-duty garbage bag with paper clips as a "tray" for the seeds to sit on. I'll deal with finding something more convenient later, but this seems to be doing the trick so far and I'm hoping the black helps to absorb some heat from the lights.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX9i7-C5MpMoDqQEJ8asiGLDfCZ9s4dTvoVojZElKcwK4en56yXnZp8ag2R8MkN2qk84pybiwx33WjPEXct56kqDpu9XYYSalE8n-UPrfH_vrn5dgO2Ef3a9cO7H7jz6jm0_a5M48Kf3y/s1600/IMG_3714.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX9i7-C5MpMoDqQEJ8asiGLDfCZ9s4dTvoVojZElKcwK4en56yXnZp8ag2R8MkN2qk84pybiwx33WjPEXct56kqDpu9XYYSalE8n-UPrfH_vrn5dgO2Ef3a9cO7H7jz6jm0_a5M48Kf3y/s320/IMG_3714.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570757197536887730" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKfbaXBQF924b4uRyqen8baSXBDRHJUQfskn3nA3wREONZY_ZoFPifXp6Qz2dx-XKbRMf5_mW87k5lN326Tt-nksBsQhISLvcrF3Dzi5WCll1rUxiXy_4-0BqJG4WWlRdN5-pkPtshcDL/s1600/IMG_3712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKfbaXBQF924b4uRyqen8baSXBDRHJUQfskn3nA3wREONZY_ZoFPifXp6Qz2dx-XKbRMf5_mW87k5lN326Tt-nksBsQhISLvcrF3Dzi5WCll1rUxiXy_4-0BqJG4WWlRdN5-pkPtshcDL/s320/IMG_3712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570757485514656194" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl9mMWrviJnZoUwSul1vIoXQ3QrVFwS8GrJyRXItRSQc8ArZA_kBBmvXci-YE_fmZ39cCeDahOkbQPHSB7Bn2uNZht7xfxVg93tNTPq4BdpFvKhzVaxS-Pqej86L0Mh6IM8W5Sg8dawwk/s1600/IMG_3713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl9mMWrviJnZoUwSul1vIoXQ3QrVFwS8GrJyRXItRSQc8ArZA_kBBmvXci-YE_fmZ39cCeDahOkbQPHSB7Bn2uNZht7xfxVg93tNTPq4BdpFvKhzVaxS-Pqej86L0Mh6IM8W5Sg8dawwk/s320/IMG_3713.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570757772870920754" /></a><br /><br />I'm pretty excited - we've got some more seeds to start over the next few days and then a few veggies that will just be sown straight outside once our beds our done. The plan is to start on those next weekend.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591496842457705916.post-51683668818928715372011-02-04T05:44:00.001-06:002011-02-04T20:38:55.878-06:00Yes Virginia, It Does Snow In TexasWell, not all the time this far south, but definitely this year. The last few days have been well below freezing; definitely colder than usual. We even had our pipes freeze up yesterday, which I don't think has ever happened to either of us since we both grew up in Texas. Luckily, my dad walked me through some things to try to unfreeze them....and it worked! Now I've got faucets dripping to try to prevent that. <br /><br />As much as I love seasons, I'm really ready for Spring. I've been plotting and thinking and planning my vegetable garden for months now. I found a folding table on Craigslist yesterday that I plan to use to start my seeds on. After the seeds move outside, I want to make a cover for it and use it as a craft table. After doing a bit more research about starting seeds, I'm thinking that I need to buy some grow lights. I really don't like the idea of having to hang a large shop light from a ceiling so I'm hoping to find something that stands alone. We'll see...I plan to visit some shops this weekend to find out what's available.<br /><br />In the meantime, here is a picture of our backyard with snow - not a normal site in Austin, TX!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-qZxBTZ1DKTjW4kH9MGpMcQYzNbUArf7EIGZ0oUVNRM_hv_562mjsco4dIUEyrVEiOzmu8WtLchJIvbgg9ep2zoEJMS3aem7bTg8zRH_pfzCxKngTZ3y9b_crD399wZAikTQNC7KBK0f/s1600/IMG_3666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-qZxBTZ1DKTjW4kH9MGpMcQYzNbUArf7EIGZ0oUVNRM_hv_562mjsco4dIUEyrVEiOzmu8WtLchJIvbgg9ep2zoEJMS3aem7bTg8zRH_pfzCxKngTZ3y9b_crD399wZAikTQNC7KBK0f/s320/IMG_3666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569801242205383410"></a><br /><br />And a little video of the dogs loving the snow!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxfAPaFwqZjPFVibyDZnjFYFd20750UMtIl2CMi4dM2zkMbjjnGwNAneZ9-etENfudae9l075z1EO-DPpTR8Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333464146359267113noreply@blogger.com0