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They are very
different then the store bought varieties ! My goodness , they are no bigger
then a thumb nail and they are so potent already- I dare not pick them but I
was tempted to rub the leaves a bit and my goodness- the most beautiful scent
of basil and sage bit me in the nose!
as you Today in the garden
has been a sluggish one though the bus basils and chives finally sprouted. But
it was the ever growing lettuces that got my attention- one of the brands is
the fancy lettuce from stokes seeds.
Don’t they look
lovely?
Today was definitely
a lesson learned for patience. ( something I struggle with haha.)
look for the little things!
Like these Asian
vegetables that sprouted as well. We are suppose to have bok choy and mitsuba in
there somewhere. I would love to be more helpful but this is the first time I
have grown such plants. But to be fair that’s the point of having a garden trying
out new things and failing until you become the best gardener you know. We are
all on the same road here that much can be said.
The last picture is
of our strong cucumber seeds- I was thinking maybe a trellis should be built
for them in the near future-
They are spreading
their first real leaves now- see how structurally different they are?
I cant wait to share this garden with you for
the seasons to come.
And I equally am
excited to hear from your own experiences.
Back in the garden
today to check up on the garden, you get a special look at my garden buddy! A
black out door cat - its always nice to look after needy animals but remember
to spade and neuter your animals
We have tomatoes
growing as well as out peas!
We also discuss the
stability of our hand rolled seed starter cups!
You get to see our
Asian leafy greens up as well as the second leaves of our cucumber plants.
Checking up on my bee trap! Free bees makes me a happy girl!
Unfortunately as you will see in the video above my bee trap is vacant. But non-the-less the video if full of tips to try to acquire your own free bees with your own bee trap.
You too can have
free bees but some reading may be required!
I suggest these
books! It should be said you can have bees in the city and now urban bee farms
are getting more popular.So don’t fret
if you don’t have a patch of green grass or garden to your name! take your
farming to the skies!
I had a fantastic
and beyond informative interview with Monica Wilde - she is a researcher and
forager in Scotland. Not only did she grace us with talking about the natural
diet of humanoid species and how that affects us today, but her information on
foraging is unmatched to anything I ever heard thus far.
Her main tools of
the trade are a simple pen knife as to separate the plant from its roots - as
to preserve the plant and to keep the area of the forest biologically diverse
as you will not take away from the woods as you would if you have taken the
whole plant.
And also what too
look for in your foraging books- and what information to ignore. I can not
stress enough how important this is, as miss information is too risky when
identifying plants and mushrooms
Here are some links
to some tools and books you may be interested in if you ever get the itch to
discover the wild food around you.
It makes me happy knowing I made my green house out of stuff I found in a throw away pile that
was headed to the dump!
Today I was checking
up on the greens just peaking up in the greenhouse made from a window that was
about to be tossed in the trash! Reduce reuse and recycle!
I planted some tomatoes, cucumbers and some
interesting seeds !
Here are some of the
herbs and vegetables I planted!
Don’t be shy and
give it a go! If you have any questions you can always contact me!
Bellow is my next
seed haul- I wanted to do a experiment what would be lest costly. So I went to www.OSCseeds.com and ordered some quick to
grow vegetables. But also a but of a treat for myself- a big bag of bee
friendly flowers-
I plan on using the
seeds to mix into a pulp of paper to make some seed bombs- that video will be
out later in the week (whenever I get the seeds)
The selection online
definitely is something to be attracted too, as not a lot of people can go to a
hardware store and pick up a wide seed variety. But the hardware/garden store
is convenient.
Please join me in
watching the garden grow as we continue our experiments in growing
sustainably-
If you find you are
late buying seeds please use my list bellow as a guide on what to plant.
As you can see I
ordered a lot of squash- ( I plan on canning them and selling them at a market)
I'm a bit of a
Squash nut- but for good reason- you could prepare and store squash in almost
unambitious ways. There is gnocchi, pastas, powdered and put into bread ,
steamed ,canned, pureed, and roasted. My mouth is watering just thinking of it-
plus I have many different ways to plant squashes. My favorite being the Dump
and plant method.
Squash are natural
composting super houses. So if you have a very anaerobic compost pile just
remove the "hardware" ( the bin) leave the pile where it is - cover
with some black earth- dose not have to be very much and then mulch/dirty hay.
Then plant.
I guarantee you will
have the happiest gourds you have ever seen.
