The garden on Monday 4-09-12. Potatoes in the foreground, the onions are next to them but you can’t see them well.
Arrived home from work on Tuesday and my Dad had bought his watermelon, cantalope, and tomato plants. He as usual was in a hurry to get them in the ground. I managed to put him off till the next day. So, yesterday after work I planted his 8 tomato plants, my 4 sweet bananna pepper plants, and 4 orange bell pepper plants. I also planted some carrot seed planting strips. Planting strips? Yes something new I found; made by Ferry-Morse. The seeds are incased in a strip of paper. To plant you dig a shallow trench, lay down the strip and cover with dirt. Done.
Here’s a picture of the package front.
Today I was too tired after work to plant anything so I took some pictures of my Herb Garden, Flower Garden and I put the plastic circles around the tomato plants.
Note: To make plastic circles you cut a plastic pickle bucket in half and cut out the bottom; giving you 2 circles. You place one circle around each plant pushing it into the dirt. This plastic circle allows water to gather around the plant watering the roots instead of just draining away. These come in handy during the summer months when you have to water your plants. At the end of the season save the circles and use them next year. I promise to take a picture and post it so you can see what I’m yaking on about. :O)
BTW:: If you have a Firehouse Sub resturant in your area they sell their pickle buckets to customers.
Here’s a pic of my herb garden sofar this year.
Back row (left to right):: Lavender and Rosemary
Front (left to right):: Sage, Basil and Oregano
The lavender and sage are blooming right now. This is their second year here in the herb garden along with the Rosemary.
Here’s a pic of my Flower Garden sofar this year.
The flower garden remains a work in progress; each year I add more to it. Last fall I added two hibiscus bushes and I’m waiting to see if they’ve survived the winter. That is moss covering the ground. I am hoping that it will cover it completely one day.
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