tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post6322055686275940029..comments2024-03-04T08:26:00.592-08:00Comments on Little Pitchers: Might I have a bit of earth?Becky Pitcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125808612297417061noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-7848747416477984032013-03-20T18:58:47.879-07:002013-03-20T18:58:47.879-07:00you should check out stuff like this
http://wasat...you should check out stuff like this<br /><br />http://wasatchgardens.org/workshop/gardening-small-spaces-0<br /><br />DadPollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07517642168141576716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-49263346762182586192013-03-20T06:31:13.325-07:002013-03-20T06:31:13.325-07:00I AM SOOOOOO INCREDIBLY JEALOUS. Seriously. I have...I AM SOOOOOO INCREDIBLY JEALOUS. Seriously. I have hopes and dreams of getting a garden in this year, however, currently my yard is buried under at least four feet of snow and the temps are not predicted to be above twenty in at least the next ten days. DARN northern Minnesota!<br /><br />Enjoy for me please!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305985580580281935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-1659401960629295912013-03-19T21:16:43.885-07:002013-03-19T21:16:43.885-07:00Yay! Gardens! My husband does all the gardening ar...Yay! Gardens! My husband does all the gardening around here, but I can give you some imput. Here is what we currently have: beans, snow peas, perpetual spinach (this will grow ALL YEAR!! You cut down to the end of the leaf, and it'll regrow), carrots, broccolli, blueberries, strawberries, onions, kale, chives, garlic chives, garlic, chillis, zucchinni, potatoes, pumpkin, watermelon, basil, dill, rosemary, thyme, grapefruit, pomegranate, squash, cucumbers olives, pear, figs, passionfruit, lemon, lime, horseradish and more I can't remember. I'm not trying to brag, I just wanted to show you what you can do!!! We only started 1.5 years ago!! <br /><br />We have started everything from seed (minus the olive trees and grapfruit). Even though we had success with that, maybe try both seed and small plant. You can learn how things grow with the seeds, but watch them sooner with the plants! Once you start getting into it, save money by not going to the nursery as much as sometimes they can be ridiculously over priced. We buy a lot of our seeds from farmers markets and online. <br /><br />There are loads of resources online to find out when everything will need to be planted and grown. See if you can find a calendar so that you can plan ahead! I would give you ours, but we're in Australia, so I feel it might be a little off! Once you get into the rhythm of planting, you can plan to have things finish growing at the same time that compliment each other!<br /><br />Good luck!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829827351087494948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-2983424233378195052013-03-19T20:56:21.705-07:002013-03-19T20:56:21.705-07:00We had a small garden in our yard for the first ti...We had a small garden in our yard for the first time last year. We grew zucchini and summer squash (two plants each from seeds) We got too much harvest from those plants so we're just doing one each this year. We also did cucumbers (from seedlings) and 3 varieties of tomatoes (from seedlings) that grew awesomely until late September or October. We also planted strawberries, but those don't give fruit the first year. Good luck!Betsy Hite Reddochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419016376737770125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-47142382157983732722013-03-19T15:23:59.957-07:002013-03-19T15:23:59.957-07:00Spinach does not grow in "heads". It'...Spinach does not grow in "heads". It's just leaves that grow out of the ground. Broccoli can yield maybe three heads a season, but you can plant them in spring and fall. and broccoli takes more space than you can imagine. carrots = one carrot per seed, potatoes = a billion potatoes per seed, but they also take a lot of space. with carrots you can make four rows of 10. plant them two weeks apart. once you pull up one row, replant in that row. you'll continue to have carrots boundlessly. if you plant more than one zucchini you will hate your life and zucchini ever after. you will have baseball bat sized squash that you just dont know what to do with. go to a nursery. talk to the most knowledgeable person there, bring a planner, ask when to plant certain things, and when to fertilize and when to prune. FOLLOW the directions on seed packets, buy bigger plants as seedlings, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, etc. Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699772814074945649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-76272288301483101772013-03-19T14:39:58.897-07:002013-03-19T14:39:58.897-07:00I don't know much about gardening, but here ar...I don't know much about gardening, but here are some places to start: http://www.smartgardener.com/?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email<br />and it's free<br />K, this website is from a guy that my family knows. He is in charge of the garden that is GOD'S REVENGE at Hogle Zoo. We got some fertilizer from him last year, and HOLY SMOKES! The stuff really does work! http://growfood.com/<br /><br />Hope that helps!Teenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980028799900643878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-40242118632483662842013-03-19T14:39:48.551-07:002013-03-19T14:39:48.551-07:00Hello,
I am a first-time gardener too :)
Just sta...Hello, <br />I am a first-time gardener too :)<br />Just started an indoor garden with herbs, strawberries and blueberries.<br />I have no clue myself so I am no good for answering any of your questions.<br />What helped me is, pinning loads of pins on pinterest because people of the internet seem to be very smart.<br />If you plan to start planting seeds you could start them in self-watering seed starters made out of old plastic bottles.<br />It actually works and they grow all by themselves.<br />Here's the link:<br /><br />http://skruben.blogspot.ca/2012/03/how-to-self-watering-seed-starter-pots.html<br /><br />Hope smart people stop by to help you with your questions :)<br /><br />Love,<br />SukiSukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456276817282529534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-16755798727540483852013-03-19T13:26:43.827-07:002013-03-19T13:26:43.827-07:00Find a good nursery (NOT Lowe's or Home Depot,...Find a good nursery (NOT Lowe's or Home Depot, but an actually dedicated nursery) near your house and start asking questions. Start with just a couple types (2-3) of veggies this year to build confidence. Start with zucchini because that is no fail. Start with actual (small) plants that you transfer, not seeds.<br /><br />We live in Los Angeles and started experimenting with vegetables in summer 2011. We've never done root vegetables (too much of a mystery) or broccoli but we had MAD SUCCESS the first year with a few different types of zucchini. Just a few plants had us in zucchini ALL SUMMER LONG. Planted in late April or early May I think? <br /><br />We just used the dirt in our yard, but I think my husband also added some additional dirt on top of it, and/or ground cover (mulch) to keep the water in because it never rains here. Also safe-to-consume fertilizer. (Again, check with the nursery people to find out which mulch and which fertilizer). You do not have to replant a whole head of spinach or other leafy vegetables every time. We pick off leaves daily for salads. We have spinach, arugula, mustard greens, and green leaf lettuce for variety. Also, arugula grows like mad, which is great because it's so expensive in the store. Lettuces in Southern California are a "winter" vegetable meaning it's nearly time to say goodbye, but I'm guessing Utah is different as far as what is seasonal to grow when.<br /><br />Reiterating: we don't start with seeds, never ever. We start with tiny plants. <br /><br />Also, talk to the nursery about when to let things flower vs. not flower. Just like herbs, there are some vegetables that you want to prevent from flowering because all the plant energy goes into blooming the flower instead of growing the fruit. Zucchini is the opposite I think though. You want to let it flower? It differs plant by plant.<br /><br />Things we have had success with since that first zucchini year: bell peppers, snap peas, arugula, green leaf lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, artichokes. Things not as successful - tomatoes (get eaten by ?, and when they aren't eaten, they just aren't that tasty), strawberries (get eaten by tiny slugs, also not especially tasty).<br /><br />p.s. Watch out for those zucchinis. They hide under the huge leaves and then one day you see them and they are massive. As they get larger, they lose taste.Carinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739630117979372706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-31758522696794589542013-03-19T13:21:14.226-07:002013-03-19T13:21:14.226-07:00Also if you are planting with seeds they should sa...Also if you are planting with seeds they should say when to plant, and I think the packets usually say how long till germination or something. And I also like this chart to know when to plant everything! http://www.thegardencentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/growing-vegetables-chart.jpg<br /><br />I'm so excited for you!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358908411226567094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-83450334034720740402013-03-19T13:16:47.221-07:002013-03-19T13:16:47.221-07:00Also, you do not need all new dirt, okay. So some ...Also, you do not need all new dirt, okay. So some vegetable plants will leave the dirt with more or less acidity than your new plants might need. And some vegetables strip nutrients from the soil. But just get some fertilizer stuff, or compost and mix it in and I think you should be good.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358908411226567094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376105108093150009.post-7859311271827636122013-03-19T13:13:43.008-07:002013-03-19T13:13:43.008-07:00Oh my gosh, this is so fun! We did a garden last y...Oh my gosh, this is so fun! We did a garden last year for the first time and loved it. And we're of course doing one again. We have 8 planter boxes though, so quite a bit of space! But I read online that if you just chop the head of broccoli off it will regrow another head, and we're trying broccoli this year, and hopefully that's true. Of course tomatoes are ripe at different times, but you still might get a lot at one time too. But the little tomatoes can stay on the plant or in a bowl off the plant for a few days before getting squish. We also had peppers and those ripened at different times too thoughout, fyi. Umm, lets see squash, and cucumbers will have fruit throughout the season. And herbs of course will grow throughout the season as well, just be careful not to let them go to seed too quickly. Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358908411226567094noreply@blogger.com