Well, here I am, again, writing about our Garden.  Living in a different place, again, and this time, even though in an apartment again, we have a couple of plots in a community garden.  The boys are helping a lot more in this years garden, and this time, we have a new participant, Aaron (otherwise known as my Love) :)  Here's a few pictures of where we are now...

In the beginning, both plots needed to be tilled.  The furthest plot (top of pic) hasn't been tilled, the closest (bottom of pic) has.  THEN, I sifted through all of that dirt with my wonderful hands :)  Aaron sifted through the other plot, and we then had workable soil :)

There's Canyon, helping :)

Here is a Black Bean Plant, just starting :)

This is Celery, and Romaine lettuce.  I sliced off the bottom 1/2 inch of these, and planted them, and we have growing celery and romaine now!

Striped Cushaw Squash

A few plants in

Some more plants in

Canyon, Watering, at sunset ;)

YES!!!!  Dirty hands!!! Happy mama!

Our Starts for the Balcony!

...and some for our community garden!

We made use of egg carton, and other recycled materials, and containers, and planted our first seeds of Spring, indoors of course, to start them.  We won't be able to put most of them outside until the snow is off of Peoh Point (Mid May to June), but we've got starts already!

Here is some pictures of our planting inside...

In the Orange pot is garlic that Aaron planted. :)

 Lettuce bottom left, Peas bottom right.

 Peas!

 When transplanting, I open the bottom to create better ease for the roots.

 Watering after planting seeds!

 Re-used Egg carton, dixie cups, scewers cut up and paper for lables, 

 The boys, feeling accomplished after planting all the seeds. :)

 These are Chives seeds from my garden two years ago.  Boy do I miss my old garden.  you see the black speck?  That's a chive seed!

  The boys filling the egg carton with soil (organic)

 All of our materials ready for planting seeds!

Starting Over

So today, it came to me that maybe it's time to start thinking about gardening again.  I've thought for awhile now that because of the huge change in our lives, our income, and no garden plot anymore, that I would have to give it up until we were in a home again, not an apartment.  Today, I believe I've decided that won't hold true.  I'm going to do this.  I'm going to grow some food Dammit!  It's in my blood, it's in my heart, and it's in my thumb! (The green one) :)

So, I've changed the name of my Garden Blog, and I've been looking around on the internet at balcony gardening.  I've also heard a rumor that they might be interested in a community garden here at the apartments, so I will find out about that too.  The big task, the big challenge, is to do this with hardly any income. :)  I can start saving plastic bottles, containers.  I've already started saving egg cartons, for starting seedlings in.  I need to find a good soil source, I'm hoping I won't have to buy ALL of my soil, if I can find a source around here somewhere.....

Next challenge is to find cheap or free bigger containers, for when the plants are growing big.  Where to search. Frugal gardening.  Hmmm...

I'm finding the info on this site helpful: Start a self sufficiency garden even in a cramped apartment

Now, to start collecting containers, soil, start making compost, and find my seeds at low cost.  Did I mention this would be a bit of a challenge?  Low cost, balcony gardening.  I can do it.  Sure I can. :)

New Beginnings.....AGAIN!

Alright.  We are moving, again.  This time, to an apartment.  I will have a very small balcony, facing sun during the day, so any gardening for me, for who knows how long, will be balcony gardening.  I'm going to do my best to make the best of not having a garden plot anymore, and learn as much as I can about balcony gardening.  I didn't plant much yet, knowing I was going to move, so I only have pumpkin, onions, pole beans and I will take a few raspberry starts with me.  I will hopefully find tomato and other vege plants at the farmers market in the next month, and have a little garden on our balcony.  I'll be sure to post pictures once we are all moved!  Until then, I won't be posting.

Namaste, and happy gardening!

Fake It Till I Make It...:)

Alright!  I've been through a good month or more of "should I be planting, if I'm moving soon?", and "I'm putting in App's, maybe I shouldn't bother".  Let some of the new plot grow grass back in.......and today, I decided to just plant, and whatever happens, will happen!  If I end up moving in a month, I'll give a bunch of plants away!  Maybe I'll be able to take some with me, for the apartment balcony (assuming I get the apartment I want).  Doesn't matter really, what DOES matter is that I plant, cause it makes my heart happy!

These are potatoes.  I moved them from the compost bin!  They were growing like this in the compost bin, so I took them out, and put them in the soil!

So, here is where the poor little garden is so far....

This is three potato mounds...

Pumpkins in the corner, and it all looks like a mess!  I took the picture for a "before", as I know it will look so much better, later!

What the beans are looking like...

Pumpkins...

The Start Of A New Garden...

Well, I have moved from the Green house, back in December. I had to leave most of the garden, my compost, trellace, and other things garden related. I am starting over, brand new again, making the best of it all, moving on, and ready to learn more about gardening! ;)

Here is some pictures of us making a new garden plot.

Here is our starts, after many weeks....in dixie cups

I took the starts from the peat pellets, and transplanted them into dixie cups (above) till they can be planted in the garden.

Here is how they all started....

My new compost "bin". Just fencing made into a cone. Right outside the back door, for easy dumping, and very close to the garden.

This is the new plot to be plowed. Hard, lawn area. Ugh.

Day two....Canyon helping. Mike came over to get the boys, and ended up helping a bit...

Here is what it looks like so far, baren. Getting ready to plant the raspberry starts.

Here is one of the new starts. They are third year, and I'm hoping I planted soon enough after digging them up from their last home, we might get some berries from them this year!

A Big Zucchini.

I have been sick for 5 days now....I finally got out this morning to grab whatever was good in the garden......this is what I got! The tomatoes are a mix of 4 different kinds (3 of which are Heirloom). The Eggplant are the purple, and "white" variety (Heirloom), and I ended up with a HUGE Zucchini!!!

This Zucchini is 17 inches! I think I could make 4 or 5 loaves of Zucchini bread with just this one!
Here is River with the bounty! :)
(yes, he's wearing shorts. Astonishing, I know) :)

I know there are big Zuc's out there, but I, personally, have never grown one this big!