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texdane	Posted - May 19 2015 : 1:41:32 PM Ahhhhh. So nice to be planting! I've got a pot of lettuce, lavender and patio tomatoes. In the garden, I've got eggplant, kale, romaine, tomatoes, peas, beets, potatoes, squash, and cukes. In front I have blueberry bushes with blooms, pumpkin, and just picked up ruffled purple basil. Ever try that? What's growing where you are? Farmgirl hugs, Nicole Farmgirl Sister #1155 KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013 Suburban Farmgirl Blogger http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/
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katmom	Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 2:57:32 PM Nicole, I would be more then happy to send you our 'Rats w/Antlers"... to keep yours company! snork, giggle! >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva! www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
texdane	Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 11:06:05 AM OMG!! The evil rats with antlers ate every flower in my bed!! ARRRGH! They ate the ones that didn't have deer spray, and "tasted" the ones with spray so just the edges are wonky. ARRRGGHH! The tomatoes are looking good, and we are enjoying the fresh lettuce! Farmgirl Hugs, Nicole Farmgirl Sister #1155 KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013 Suburban Farmgirl Blogger http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/
Ninibini	Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 7:37:08 PM You GO, girl! I can't wait to hear how wonderful your garden turns out, Bonnie! Hugs - Nini Farmgirl Sister #1974 God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
Bonnie Ellis	Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 6:51:49 PM Nini: so excited for you. Gardens are wonderful. Hope to get mine planted tomorrow. I am late but there is still time. We have had lots of wonderful rain. grandmother and orphan farmgirl
Ninibini	Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 4:05:49 PM Hi girls! I am so excited! I just picked broccoli & lettuce today! YES!!!! Okay... Where to begin? I've got several different beds and planting areas with all sorts of great things: cranberries (yep!), melon, ginger, pumpkin, strawberries, garlic, lettuces, kale, beets, turnips, Italian parsley, celery, carrots, onions, cucumbers, several different kinds of peppers, red orach (Thanks to Sharon aka Calicogirl - wish me luck!), spinach, two types of potatoes, sunflowers, broccoli, two types of cabbages, four types of tomatoes, eggplants, green beans, zucchini, radishes, several different types of flowers to bring in the good bugs, rosemary, sage, thyme, basil, oregano, fennel, dill, mint, lilies (not yet flowering!), daylilies, daffodils, peonies, ice plants, lilacs, antique lilacs, roses, wisteria, hostas, rose of Sharon.... I know I'm forgetting something, but you get the idea! ;) I know it must sound like we have a HUGE garden, but we really don't. My yard is actually really small, and some sections weren't planted until just this past weekend. I am trying to grow exactly what we'll need for the winter, so there are more of some things than others. I also plan to do succession planting as I go, and plant a fall garden with more cool weather veggies when possible. SO much fun! :) I'll tell you what: the garden had a rough start with all the hot then cold then hot weather, but in the past week, it has really taken off! Everything is comfortably nestled and thriving in old straw and those free wood chips we received last fall. I added a good bit of compost to the new beds when planting, but that was about it. I've fertilized by sprinking the remaining compost on top of the chips (when it rains it makes a nice compost tea that drizzles down to the roots), and have only sprinkled once with blood meal and bone meal. We've gotten plenty of rain (PLENTY!), so I have only watered once after fertilizing. Tonight I ran out there to sprinkle the leaves with some food grade diatomaceous earth to help get rid of some flea beetles that have been going to town, while also giving the plants another nutritional boost. When it rains (and the rain IS coming!), it turns into a liquid mineral fertilizer and the plants just go crazy! I am really excited to see everything grow! And the really cool thing is that this year we have very few weeds so far - the wood chips are doing their job! The weeds that HAVE come in have been easily pulled or raked away. Low maintenance! I am really liking this! :) My canners and dehydrator are at the ready! Oh, summer: BRING IT ON!!! Happy gardening, girls! Hugs - Nini Farmgirl Sister #1974 God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
katmom	Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 2:55:54 PM well in my garden ate purple hyacinth, sweet peas, morning glories, and lots of other colorful plants,, as for my Sunflowers,,, they have been decapitated by the Deer, uugh! My garden is coming along to, slowly, but the canning pickles, and watermelon have started a growth spurt, as have my tomatoes... fingers crossed that I will have enough pickles to can and watermelon to have fun seed spitting! >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva! www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
YellowRose	Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 04:52:31 AM Marie, your garden is what gardening in a small space is all about. Vertical, raised beds, and in the ground. It'll be beautiful when in bloom. Have a blessed day, Sara ~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
churunga	Posted - Jun 07 2015 : 9:53:02 PM This is my garden so far. I just need to plant a few more seeds and it is all in. In the box are dill, licorice and a variety of edible flowers. In the back on the trellises are morning glories, peas and cardinal vine. There are seven varieties of leafy greens including chard, mustard and kale. I have broccoli, tomatillo, cucumber and zucchini. I have black cherry tomatoes, peach tomatoes and purple tomatoes. I like the strange tomatoes. In another bed on pictured, I have bee and butterfly friendly plants and flowers and more herbs. This will be a great year. Marie, Sister #5142 Farmgirl of the Month May 2014 Try everything once and the fun things twice.
Song Sparrow	Posted - May 31 2015 : 03:24:09 AM Grace, you always make me laugh! Peace in our hearts, peace in the world Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
katmom	Posted - May 30 2015 : 10:01:19 PM what's in my garden? Gophers, lots & lots of gophers.... if only the Rats w/Antlers (deer) would stomp on the gophers instead of munching on my sunflowers! >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva! www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
texdane	Posted - May 29 2015 : 1:08:39 PM Hi Bonnie, A friend of mine had that plant - by accident! It was pretty cool. She got both tomatoes and potatoes! They are both in the nightshade family. My azaleas and Rhodos were quite disappointing this year. This winter was hard on them. The lilacs are amazing though! Farmgirl Hugs, Nicole Farmgirl Sister #1155 KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013 Suburban Farmgirl Blogger http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/
Bonnie Ellis	Posted - May 29 2015 : 1:03:39 PM We are trying a new plant called ketchup and fries. It's a cherry tomato grafted onto a potato plant. You can't use it the second year but it will be fun to see what happens this year. The azaleas are gorgeous and the miss Kim lilac is in bloom. Tons of berries-to-be on the bittersweet. That is so pretty to decorate with in the fall. When the rain stops I'll plant the veggies. grandmother and orphan farmgirl
YellowRose	Posted - May 29 2015 : 06:26:51 AM Had 3 fennel bulbs growing in wooden container. Checked on them several days ago and they were okay. When I checked this morning the bulbs were mush. Too much rain. Some green so I let the chickens have it. Dumped the potting soil in a low place I am trying to build up. Will try again next year. Have a blessed day, Sara ~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
sherone_13	Posted - May 27 2015 : 08:03:16 AM We planted the cabbage, onions, zucchini, yellow squash, and corn this last weekend. Now, we pray for no freeze. :) Sherone Farmgirl Sister #1682 My Blog www.annapearlsattic.blogspot.com My Etsy www.etsy.com/shop/annapearlsattic Women are angels. When someone breaks our wings, we just jump on our broomsticks and fly! We are flexible that way!
Bonnie Ellis	Posted - May 26 2015 : 8:01:22 PM I feel so sorry for you Texas and Oklahoma gals. My son lives in Austin. I hope none of you are experiencing the flooding. My prayers are with all of you. Our garden is just soggy. First it was too cold to plant, then too wet and I will just have to wait for a dry day. grandmother and orphan farmgirl
Killarney	Posted - May 26 2015 : 08:33:57 AM I have a small one. Tomatoes, Onions, Potatoes, Peppers, Lima Beans and Sugar Snap Beans. We have had a lot of rain! Sun is out right now! Yay! Farmgirl Hugs! Connie Imagine....#3392
texdane	Posted - May 26 2015 : 05:45:33 AM Sara, glad to hear you are okay, though today the news looks bad in Texas. Keep us posted. I planted more yesterday. More tomato plants went in, and I also have some garlic chives that I got at Master Gardening class. (I'm an intern this year). My cukes are having a hard time for some reason. Last year I had so many I didn't know what to do with them. We shall see. Also put in two more kinds of Thyme in the herb garden yesterday. Love to see what everyone is growing! Farmgirl Hugs, Nicole Farmgirl Sister #1155 KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013 Suburban Farmgirl Blogger http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/
notathreatinsight	Posted - May 26 2015 : 05:11:10 AM I love hearing what everyone is growing! We have 4 different peppers, a lot of tomatoes, I think 13 not counting the cherry tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, eggplant, a couple different kinds of beans. In the herb garden I have chives, sage, white sage, mint, purple basil, thai basil, greek oregano, lemon thyme, rosemary, cilantro, and dill. The herb garden is mine, and the veggie garden is my husbands. All of our fruit trees/bushes are too young to produce this year I believe. We just planted them last year. 2 blueberry bushes, 5 raspberry bushes, 3 apple trees, 2 almond trees, and 2 cherry trees. They all are looking good, but still need to grow. Erin Farmgirl #3762 "It is... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth." - Madeleine L'Engle http://www.etsy.com/shop/femmepostale/ http://www.pinterest.com/femmepostale/
cajungal	Posted - May 26 2015 : 04:51:47 AM Today, in my garden is a couple feet of water and mud. UGH! We've had severe flooding in the Houston area. I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe, my plants will survive after the water drains off. Catherine Sister #76 (2005) One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt.
prariehawk	Posted - May 25 2015 : 9:52:19 PM Everything in my garden got planted late this year due to the weird weather. I have peas and beans coming up, 3 eggplants, 2 pepper plants that are still in pots waiting to be transplanted, I have two tomato plants in pots, have five more (three of which might not make it) waiting to be transplanted, and I have beets in the front yard and endive in a container out front. I also have a pot of basil outside that hasn't come up yet, and I planted some basil with the beets. There is some cilantro coming up from last year, and I have lettuce and spinach growing in a re-purposed firepit. I planted three kinds of basil in indoor pots last night. My blackberries are looking good so far and I bought a new hose tonight to extend my soaker hose to the backyard where most of my garden is. I have marigold seeds that need to be planted around the beds to help control bugs. Hopefully I can get them planted this week. Cindy "Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit "In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers Visit my blog at http://www.farmerinthebelle.blogspot.com/
treelady	Posted - May 22 2015 : 07:02:46 AM All of this got planted in my gardens yesterday. Today I will put up my bean towers, plant my pole and bush beans and the carrots and than Horaay I will be done with the veggies. On the other hand I will have several more flower beds to plant and once the local soil conservation district has thier excess tree sale I will have a hundred trees to plant. It will all get done, but boy does my body hurt. A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life. Max Lucado
NixKat	Posted - May 21 2015 : 11:24:06 AM Cabbage, lettuce, onions, chives, dill, thyme,sage, parsley, zucchini, summer squash, cucumbers, peppers, heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, peas, strawberries, butternut and acorn squash, brussels sprouts, rhubarb, green beans, corn...... flowers: zinnias/marigolds, hummingbird/butterfly mix, 10 hanging pots with assorted flowers, glads, morning glory and clematis. All are new plantings or transplants so there isn't much yet. Lettuce is ready to start picking but that's about all. There are many more things I would like to plant but ran out of space. :) Kathleen...... Farmgirl Sister #3447 http://hennypennyfarm.blogspot.com/ http://time-2-sew.com http://coupons-coupons-coupons.com
Marilyn Hartman Sullivan	Posted - May 21 2015 : 10:52:50 AM Our salad garden is kale, spinach, leaf lettuce, green onions and radishes. Have already eaten a radish or two, but something else has been, as well -- ha! Then we have Swiss chard, green beans, several heirloom tomatoes, two Sungold cherry tomatoes, green peppers, a couple of different jalapenos, zukes, cukes, cantaloupes, basil, cilantro, peas and snow peas. I have lots of marigolds in between rows to help keep the bugs down, nasturtiums around the scarecrow, sweet peas, phlox, hollyhocks, purple hyacinth bean vine, sunflowers, pumpkins and corn -- oh, and some kind of burgundy bean that is edible like a field bean, but I planted it for the color (couldn't find scarlet runner beans). Whew! No wonder we are tired. Farmgirl #6318 "Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight."
sherone_13	Posted - May 21 2015 : 08:32:46 AM Well lets see....we have cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, bell peppers, cabbage, yellow squash, zucchini, rosemary, oregano, cilantro, parsley, chives, chocolate mint, basil, garlic. Planting the root crops outside this weekend....beets, potatoes, onions, carrots, etc. Sherone Farmgirl Sister #1682 My Blog www.annapearlsattic.blogspot.com My Etsy www.etsy.com/shop/annapearlsattic Women are angels. When someone breaks our wings, we just jump on our broomsticks and fly! We are flexible that way!
DandeeRose	Posted - May 21 2015 : 07:21:31 AM I am with Dawn, roller coaster spring! But everything is flourishing! Pics in my blog. We have lettuce, kale, cabbage, broccoli, spinach, bell peppers, hot peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, radishes, chives, chamomile, dill (as well as herbs up front), beets (red and golden), peas, and green beans! Oh! A few "volunteer" squashes (I am guessing a winter squash) and a few sunflowers. Strawberries in the front. We are looking at starting some cane fruit soon! I will still add one or two zucchini, cucumber, and winter squashes. Thinking I may try growing them vertically this year. Many Blessings- Alicia #5232 http://themostlycrunchyfarmgirl.wordpress.com www.simplyaroma.com/aliciawinkler 100% certified therapeutic grade essential oils https://www.etsy.com/shop/DandeeRose Farmgirl Accessories and more! Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."

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