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Post by teddymaker on Mar 24, 2006 0:50:11 GMT 10
I wasn't going to do this because I loose interest in journals but I will give it a shot  March 23, 2006 Tim and I started our veges and some flowers Tuesday night...we have 3 full flats one is half forget-me-nots and half marigolds..the are a new marigold variety and they remind me of little beach balls! the next flat is half carrots half red beets....and the last is four brandywine tomatos, 4 grape tomatos, 4 beefmaster tomatos, 4 zucchini, 4 cukes,and 12 romaine lettuce..... we have snap peas that we will sow directly into the soil....we have to get onion sets and seed potatoes...Tim also wants to put in a row of corn...we did corn before and we didn't get much but it was good... We got the garden cleaned up and last Saturday Tim tilled it...it looks realy good...we took down the fence and it is getting painted white..... We still have to remove the willow bushes and do starts of them...my rose bushes are all alive...bulbs are coming up as are my tiger lillies, peonies, hostas, bleeding hearts, spiderwort....our lilacs look really well, we had lost one last year.... If only it would get warm ;D..... |
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Post by Pat on Mar 24, 2006 1:08:01 GMT 10
Great journal Jayne. I think it's going to be a busy growing season for you.
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Post by teddymaker on Mar 25, 2006 2:12:51 GMT 10
Thanks Pat!!!...I think it will be busy too!!! March 24, 2006 Its snowing, well flurries, and still cold....we need rain...maybe this weekend... I went to the dollar store yesterday and got 7 bags of bulbs!...I couldn't believe they had such nice bulbs!!...I got 2 bags of purple Glads, 2 yellow glads, 2 of I'm not quite sure what they are, but they are white, and a bag of anemones....I also got 2 pairs of gardening gloves and a little sign that says welcome to my garden...oh and a spray bottle to mist my trays of seedlings.... When I was going through the rubble of the craft room, I found a garden journal I had bought, so I started it yesterday I think I am going on a search to find Bells of Ireland seeds tonight when dh gets home  |
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Post by Pat on Mar 25, 2006 4:47:33 GMT 10
Maybe I need to make a run over to the Dollar Store and see what's there. Sounds like you made out really well.
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Post by Admin on Mar 25, 2006 7:35:03 GMT 10
Great journal Jayne. Keep it up. Love hearing what you write. I am going to write in mine after I move. Keep growing!!
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Post by teddymaker on Mar 26, 2006 0:31:58 GMT 10
Thanks Cara March 25, 2006 What a great suprise this morning!!!!.....The romaine lettuce has sprouted !!!  ....Tim and I are so excited!!!!...Its great to have a husband who enjoys such simple pleasures!!!! ..We took back the cultivator tim bought last week and got a better one...we got a troy built...expensive but I know it will be worth it.... We are going to try to get those willows down today...Praying for rain ...it is so dry here.....More later |
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Post by teddymaker on Mar 28, 2006 3:51:57 GMT 10
March 27, 2006 Another great surprise today...the red beets are up and so are the marigolds!!!! .......We finally got some rain this weekend, not nearly enough, but it was better than nothing...it greened up the grass and Tim put down some grass seed... it is much warmer today and it is supposed to get even warmer as the week progresses.... |
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Post by braided-rug on Mar 28, 2006 13:19:01 GMT 10
I think I can remember what the beetroot look like when they come up, that should look lovely.
I love gladdies. They come out for Christmas here.
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Post by teddymaker on Mar 29, 2006 0:33:46 GMT 10
the little beet seedlings are very pretty BR ..They are a burgendy color...I think you can eat the leaves, I never have, I think I'll look for some recipes!!...Aren't glads such spectacular flowers???...I love them!!!... |
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Post by teddymaker on Mar 29, 2006 0:37:20 GMT 10
March 28th 2006 My cucumbers have poked their heads through!!! ....I will need to thin out the romaine lettuce seedlings....It is 60 degrees here this morning!!!...I think spring has sprung!!! We are supposed to get some showers today!!!..Praying we do!!... |
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Post by teddymaker on Mar 30, 2006 0:12:55 GMT 10
March 29, 2006 It is a glorious day today ...The sun is shining, the sky is blue and it is nice and warm!!! My Zucchini, carrots, tomatoes and fro-get me nots are now up, so that is everything!!! ...they all germinated!!!...I'm so excited!!!! We will be picking up the seed potatoes and onion sets while we are in Lancaster on Friday Want to get the fence painted and up this weekend if possible.... |
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Post by teddymaker on Apr 1, 2006 23:51:33 GMT 10
April 1st 2006 Didn't find any seed potatoes or onion sets in Lancaster, but we did get a flat of pansies, a beautiful big clay pot of pansies for the front porch, and some curley and flat leaf parsley plants....I did see that the Ace hardware has the onions and potatos so I will get them there...Thursday I found my Irish bells seeds in Target, so I got to packets of them All our seedlings are doing well.....I think I will post a pic .... |
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Post by teddymaker on Apr 2, 2006 0:12:25 GMT 10
This tray is carrots and red beets, the one below is frget-me -nots and marigolds  |
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Post by teddymaker on Apr 2, 2006 0:14:50 GMT 10
This tray is tomatoes, cukes, zuchinni and lettuce...the other is the carrots and beets again  |
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 2, 2006 12:59:12 GMT 10
I am trying to pick which ones are which on the top tray lol. Thank you Jayne, now it is easier for me to picture what you guys are doing in the garden.
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....Tim and I are so excited!!!!...Its great to have a husband who enjoys such simple pleasures!!!!