Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Seed mania

Well this spring I have decided to try something new. Instead of buying plants and spending lots of money (who knew plants and flowers could be so expensive?) I have decided to order some seeds and try to start my own plants for the garden and flower beds.
A friend from work loaned me some seed catalogs to browse through and there were LOTS i wanted to order. You should be proud of me, I sketched out (badly) the flower beds and wrote down what type of light they get and then went trough the catalogs and as a found seeds I liked, kept track of where they could be planted!!! I was very practical.
I have had this list for a little over a month and it is finally time to order the seeds. I am even ordering this little gizmo that I can use to make containers out of old newspaper so I can just put the plant right into the ground without uprooting the seedling, and it is ecofriendly because the newspaper will biodegrade.
We still have to finalize the garden bed layouts, but I have time for that. Although I guess we need to figure out how big the 4 additional beds we are putting in will be, so I know how many plants I can use. Some of the plants like squash get huge and the peas and tomatoes vine all over the place. Oh, and I can't forget the pumpkins and gourds......

8 Comments:

Blogger Sam said...

Are all the seeds going to produce vegetation that is considered "legal?" Just thought you might look into supplementing your income.

2:13 PM  
Blogger Paul-cant-dance said...

ah yes, the farm is open for (now I have to clarify thanks to a certain un-named individual) LEGITIMATE business. That black raspberry jelly goes fast...

1:19 AM  
Blogger logoANN said...

When I get a house and a yard my only goal will be to keep the grass alive. I almost wish I had the drive and will to garden the way you two do... almost

6:41 AM  
Blogger logoANN said...

Oh, but.. um... put me down for some jelly...

6:41 AM  
Blogger Sam said...

I'm more than sure if you add a few extra added ingredients, one might find themselves catching a nice little buzz from the black raspberry jelly. I'm only thinking of helping you guys out financially.

11:44 AM  
Blogger neonapple said...

That sounds just like Logoann - willing to take some of the end product but leave the garden tending and harvesting to someone else. Oh well more gardening for you and me!

Good luck on the seeding. I tried that a couple of years ago, got the green house stand and seed starter kit etc - my prch area was too cold in California though. I have much higher hopes for gardening in Ohio.

8:18 AM  
Blogger Paul-cant-dance said...

golf on the frozen tundra. that's where I'll be when the plants are being planted.

3:10 PM  
Blogger Paul-cant-dance said...

Important note to self:

Throwing half cooked pinto beans on garden as future fertilizer/compost is not a good idea....

6:57 PM  

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