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Monday, March 29, 2021

Seed Starting 2021

Seed starting 2021 is underway!

I began my 2021 seed starting in mid March. It is a little early for seed starting but I was too excited to wait any longer!

The suggestion for my zone is to seed start about 6-8 weeks before the last frost date. Our last frost date is in mid May. I'm still going to wait to plant outside until Memorial Day weekend just to be completely safe. That will put my seedlings at about 10-11 weeks (I planted on different days).

To seed start, I used a peat pellet greenhouse. I used the pellets last year & loved how easy they were to work with. I also like how the entire flat of plants is in its own greenhouse.

Using the peat pellets can seem a little costly, but it averages out to around 25 cents a plant between the pellets & seed costs.

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Garden | July 2020

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Garden update for July 2020!

The garden was thriving during July!

Tons & tons of tomatoes are starting to take shape!

Because the tomato plants began super tiny, I wasn't sure what harvest time would look like. Well now I know...harvest time is going to look awesome!

There are so many tomatoes coming on right now. They should be ready for harvest very soon. Then the busy time will begin--processing all the tomatoes. I'm thinking tons of pasta sauces! Because I'm not a huge fan of canning, I'll most likely be freezing the tomatoes. It looks like we'll have to buy another freezer because the garden is so plentiful!

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Here's What We Planted In The Garden | 2020

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Here's what we planted in the garden this year!

We planted a lot this year in the garden & I wanted to make a post to document everything!

We didn't intend on having a big garden this year but it just worked out that way! Our old tomato seeds did really well & we ended up with a lot of tomato plants!

The old seeds took a while to grow, so thinking nothing was happening, I went & bought more tomato seeds. Then everything started growing all at once! I did notice that the new seeds matured a lot faster than the older seeds, but everything seems to be doing alright.

Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Garden | August 2019

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Take a look at the garden in August 2019!

As I looked back on my garden at this time last year, I can see quite the difference! I was so disappointed in the garden last year & I hate to say it, but it looks way better than the garden this year!

The difference in last year's garden is that it looked beautiful at this time, but it lacked the actual veggies. The veggies it did produce were super small. This year, there has been a decent yield. Not as much as I was hoping for, but enough to make a few things.

Thursday, August 01, 2019

Garden | July 2019

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Here's the garden in July 2019!

The garden is taking off!

Lots of little veggies are starting to take shape!

There are quite a few little tomatoes! Both the Healthy Kick tomatoes & San Marzano are doing okay. All my tomatoes plants have a lot of dead leaves this summer, so the leaves aren’t there to produce a ton of tomatoes. But they’re doing great for what I’m working with! There are definitely a lot more tomatoes than last summer, though! I’ve been working hard to keep up on the garden & remove the dead stuff before it ruins the entire plant!

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Garden 2019 | Planting

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Planting the 2019 garden!

For the garden this year, I stuck to my favorites: tomatoes & peppers!

This year we returned to the local greenhouse to buy all of our plants.

For tomatoes, I got the San Marzano variety. I tried them last year & am trying them again this year. I got a different variety of Roma tomatoes this year. The ones last year were very seedy & I wasn't a big fan. I'm hoping to avoid that this year!

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

2018 Garden Recap

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Here’s the recap of my 2018 garden! Check out what I loved & hated about the garden this year!

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Garden | August 2018

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August is when I officially gave up on the garden. There were just too many failing plants & there was no way the garden was coming back…

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Garden | July 2018

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Well…an attempt was made.

That’s the best I can say about the 2018 so far.

Don’t let the pictures fool you: the garden is a disaster this year! Sure, there are tons of little tomatoes & peppers, but it’s nowhere near its full potential. It’s so disappointing to see these weird plants with little or no vines on them!

Friday, July 06, 2018

Garden | June 2018

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Here’s the garden update for June!