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April 11, 2015 By lpilewski

More Week 2 – Plants!

Now we can plant! But first, we’ve got to decide what to include in the garden. I’d gone to Lowes and bought a bunch of seed packets several weeks ago and I brought those out to figure out the garden plan. Tomatoes and peppers would be purchased as plants to give them a fair head start. Here’s the plan (I even used fancy graph paper!):

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So, I had seeds, but needed the actual plants. Off to Country Boys! We wound up with the following plants:

  • Mr. Stripey Tomato
  • Hillbilly Tomato
  • German Johnson Tomato
  • Sun Gold Cherry Tomato
  • Zucchini
  • Fairytale Eggplant
  • Cubanelle Pepper
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • Holy Mole Pepper
  • Serrano Pepper
  • Yellow Bell Pepper
  • Burpless Bush Cucumber
  • Variegated Pesto Basil
  • Golden Thyme

The tomatoes are all heirloom varieties. Cost was $1.39/plant ($3.49/each for the two herbs)

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Now, we’ll lay them out in their squares to make any necessary adjustments before planting. Seeds going in are:

  • Romaine Lettuce
  • Arugula
  • Spinach
  • Cilantro
  • Swiss Chard
  • Kale
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Oregano
  • Kaleidescope Carrots
  • Garlic Chives
  • Salad Radish
  • Beet Mix (Candy Cane, Red, Golden)
  • Zinnia
  • Nasturtium
  • Sunflower
  • Marigold

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Looks good to me! Now to get everything into the ground. I can’t believe I didn’t take pictures of my hands while this was happening. I was filthy because the seeds were very tiny in some cases and I had to have bare hands to pick them up individually. It was a ton of fun though! Finished beds:

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A word about planting the tomatoes…

I read about planting the tomatoes in a trench so that the fuzzy part of the stems would grow roots and the plant would be stronger. This sounded good to me. Strong plants are healthy plants, right?

So – I crimped off all of the lower leaves of the plants, leaving just the tops. Then I dug a trench in those squares and planted them with just the tops out at the rear of the bed. That’s where we’re going to put the tomato towers (next week!) for them to grow up on. Take a look:

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Two of them planted in their bed…

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Watered everything after it went in.

Now we wait! So excited!

 

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In the Beginning

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Welcome! Follow along with me as I try gardening for the first time! My grandfather and mother are both amazing gardeners who could grow anything. Grapefruit, oranges, lemons, tomatoes, peppers, avocados, flowers, figs, mangoes, papayas – nothing seemed to wither on the vine.

Then there is me.  I’ve never had success with plants, but that is going to change this summer!  The picture above is what I see in my mind. I’m hoping that my kitchen counter will look like this. (OK, not the mushrooms, but you get the idea).

I intend to detail the journey here on a weekly basis. We’ll have to wait to see how my garden grows. Hope you stick around!

In the Garden

  • Pineapple Tomato x2
  • Hillbilly Tomato
  • Mortgage Lifter Tomato
  • Sweet Million Cherry Tomato
  • Bush Cucumber
  • Fooled You (no-heat jalapeno)
  • Sweet Sunset Banana Pepper
  • Orange Bell Pepper
  • Marconi Red Peppers
  • Mad Hatter Pepper
  • Garlic Chives
  • Wandering Onions
  • Hot and Spicy Oregano
  • Spice Island Rosemary
  • Silver Thyme
  • Julep Spearmint
  • Sweet Basil
  • Sage
  • Lavender
  • Carrots
  • Orange and Yellow Marigolds
  • Firepot Dahlias
  • Heliotrope

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