tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35495518593369461842024-03-13T12:44:43.017-04:00Space Coast Amateur Organic Backyard GardenMyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-9284342450701415172009-10-25T12:33:00.000-04:002009-10-25T12:33:45.311-04:00Give a Tomato a ChanceThe initial tomato transplants seem to be shrinking.
So, I transplanted 3 new seedlings to a relatively empty piece of garden real estate. All alone....
Well, maybe I'll transplant some carrots around them tomorrow.
:-DMyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-26942935954853401862009-10-25T12:28:00.000-04:002009-10-25T12:28:16.890-04:00Squash & Cukes may need thinning too.
The cucumber mounds are sprouting all over the place. I'll have to read the seed packet to see what it says about thinning them. I think I planted 5 seeds on each mound, but it looks like more that that came up.
The squash are looking like they could become a bit crowded too.
The Butternut look a bit more vigorous than the Delicata, as far as the number of sprouts and the MyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-26032004257083291122009-10-25T12:14:00.000-04:002009-10-25T12:14:04.311-04:00Thinning the CarrotsMy son LOVES carrots! So do the other neighbor kids, even though they turn their noses up at a lot of other things I've got planted. They ALL like carrots.
But its time to thin the carrots.
That was one of my mistakes last year. It's just so hard to pull up those beloved little guys and throw them away. They're just babies!
But last year, I left themMyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-89056675756605305592009-10-23T10:43:00.002-04:002009-10-23T10:50:30.031-04:00How does my Garden Grow?
Besides whats pictured above, the Straight Eight Cucumbers are sprouting!
The Nasturtiums have nearly doubled in size. Amazing. Now I'm sure that the plant at the base of my Lime tree is NOT a Nasturtium, but a weed, I mean, native plant.
Amazingly enough, the transplanted radishes seem to be doing fine. No special treatment here, these guys are pretty hardy. I MyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-12916136342210828292009-10-23T09:49:00.001-04:002009-10-23T09:53:31.722-04:00Companion Planting
Radishes and Carrots
Companion Planting. The Tomato Seedling is being overpowered by the Black Beans, Peas, Carrots & Radishes.
How will this garden grow?
In such a small space, it may have become more of a competition than a cooperative growing environment.
MyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-57917082485318754672009-10-23T09:26:00.001-04:002009-10-23T11:46:43.417-04:00Fennel SproutThis is definitely Fennel. You can see the seed.
How to Grow FennelMyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-45465435818986544772009-10-23T08:15:00.001-04:002009-10-23T10:11:07.825-04:00The Cabbage Sprouts
Here are my tiny Cabbage Sprouts. I wonder how big they should be before I transplant them.
This tray is looking a little "leggy". I think I'll put them closer to the sun.
MyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-46744523280786272592009-10-23T08:04:00.000-04:002009-10-23T08:04:31.080-04:00My poor tomatoes!I think I've overpowered my poor little tomato seedlings. I guess I went overboard with the companion planting. It's square FOOT gardening, not square INCH. :-) Maybe I've just crowded too much stuff in too small of a space.
Luckily, I've got more seedlings, and I also sprung for a $10 pot of tomatoes (with blossoms) from Lowe's. I've just got to find a place to MyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-73167647696404784522009-10-21T14:52:00.001-04:002009-10-21T16:09:41.254-04:00My Garden is Blooming! Well, Germinating...Pretty much everything that I planted has come up! What a great feeling. I hope I haven't planted too much in too small of a space.... I guess time will tell.I think that is maybe the carrots next to the Tomatoes & Radishes. And maybe Spinach coming up looks a lot like like grass? The Radishes came up a little thick, and when I pulled a few, they looked like they still had decent roots, MyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549551859336946184.post-50892082863748045202009-10-09T14:39:00.000-04:002009-10-21T16:56:12.693-04:00Seaside Gardening with SeaweedToday, I finished building the supports for my raised bed.I lined the bottom with landscaping fabric, and cardboard (covering the existing gravel).Then, I added about 10 grocery bags of seaweed that I collected from the beach. I didn't rinse it at all.Next, I had a box of empty Thai Coconut shells, already starting to decompose. I added these thinking that they may help keep it moist longer, MyMyMommaMiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912150189998564022noreply@blogger.com0