Wow!! I can't believe how fast most of the seedlings have grown! It hasn't even been one full week! This week I started doing a little more research by reading forums on a gardening website. http://idigmygarden.com/forums/
I found out a bit about companion planting. Companion planting is when different plants are planted next to each other to help ward of pests and encourage growth. I also discovered that some plants can cause harm or stunt growth when planted near one another. Now I have the big task of doing some garden planning with the seeds I bought to see how I will plant/design the garden beds and spaces around them. I'm super annoyed with myself because I can't be sure if I mixed up the labels for the broccoli and cauliflower!!!! Grr! And now I found out that radish near broccoli is a
great companion, but cauliflower is NOT!
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| Is it cauliflower or broccoli? only time will tell :( |
I'm thinking some day soon that I'll need to plant the seedlings in larger cups to encourage a longer root structure... maybe tomorrow?! Not all of them need to be replanted yet, but look how BIG the cucumbers have gotten! They almost all have large double leaf structures.
In the meantime, (more like when it finally QUITS raining!) Posting pictures of the yard helps to excite me about the edible part of my garden that will get started soon. Hopefully my next post will explain the amazing plans I have for the garden.
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| Rosemary plants |
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| A lil Irish cheer on the front gate for the month of March |
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| Lots of Daffodils!! (Grass grew back though... pulled it awhile back) |
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| A beautiful squatty tulip amongst the other pretties! |
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| Happy St. Patrick's Day! |
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| Love this sign that my in-laws gave us at our engagement party :) |
P.S. I hope I didn't start these seedlings too soon!!! It's so wet, cold, and gloomy outside that I honestly can't imagine the next time I'll be able to go out and enjoy tending to the beds and implementing plans for the soil.
P.P.S. My dad gave me two more bags of bulbs today! Man, I'm going to be seriously busy!!!
I love the Irish Cheer and Homestead sign! I can't wait to visit :)
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