"I've held a beginner's canning camp...we made jam and canned it....spent a lot of time on what you can and can't can and why as well as the different tools needed. went quite well. (I have notes if anyone wants a copy to share at…"
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Posted on May 2, 2012 at 9:54am 0 Comments 1 Like
I put in 3 of the raised beds this morning. We used bagged garden soil amended with cow manure and layered the newly installed plants with clean straw and a thick layer of leaf mulch from the botanical garden mulch pile.
Bed #1
Cherokee Purple tomatoes - 2
Better Boy tomato - 1
Marigolds
Bed #2
Okra - 4
Marigolds
Bed #3
Jalepeno peppers - 6
Marigolds
The rest are still to go but I…
Continue Yay Dirt! 2012
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:36pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
My first report for 2012:
Two raised beds prepped and ready, five to go. Plus a pretty large corner tree/flower bed we're installing. Yay dirt!
We're scaling way back this year and only trying to grow things we are interested in eating/using, which means lots of tomatoes, jalapenos, herbs, eggplant, carrots, and maybe some onion & garlic.
I hope this year will be the year of the.... CHICKEN. We're researching coop plans and breeds now. I'm…
Continue Progress in Early May
Posted on May 12, 2011 at 1:59pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Okra is in the ground. Squash is ready to go as soon as I get more manure. SOMEone removed all my veggie labels from the seed trays (I suspect beastie boys) so now I don't know my yellow squash from zucchini and bush beans from pole beans. This could get interesting.
Cowpeas are almost ready to go in the ground, I'm just toughening them up a bit before I do.
Tomatoes were getting some yellow leaves with brown spots at the bottom of their stalks. I pinched…
Continue Lesson Learned
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 8:08am 2 Comments 4 Likes
I woke up this morning at 3:20 to the sound of a storm raging outside the window. All I could think about were the tender little seedlings that had *just* peeked out of their peat pots over the weekend - I had left them on the potting table outside. The whole house shook with the wind and I thought for sure the baby plants had bit the dust... literally. Either the wind had blown them off the table or they were sitting in two inches of water and would never dry out. I contemplated throwing on…
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Contributing GardenerDonna H 5-6/CT replied to Stephenie Walker's discussion Why Not Host a Canning Camp? in the group They Canned...So Can You and I
Stephenie Walker's blog post was featuredHalfway In
I put in 3 of the raised beds this morning. We used bagged garden soil amended with cow manure and layered the newly installed plants with clean straw and a thick layer of leaf mulch from the botanical garden mulch pile.Bed #1Cherokee Purple tomatoes - 2Better Boy tomato - 1MarigoldsBed #2Okra - 4MarigoldsBed #3Jalepeno peppers - 6MarigoldsThe rest are still to go but I think they'll look like this:Bed #4Eggplant - 1 (per Eli's request)Yellow Crookneck squash - 1PetuniasBed #5 (by the…See More
Stephenie Walker posted a blog postHalfway In
I put in 3 of the raised beds this morning. We used bagged garden soil amended with cow manure and layered the newly installed plants with clean straw and a thick layer of leaf mulch from the botanical garden mulch pile.Bed #1Cherokee Purple tomatoes - 2Better Boy tomato - 1MarigoldsBed #2Okra - 4MarigoldsBed #3Jalepeno peppers - 6MarigoldsThe rest are still to go but I think they'll look like this:Bed #4Eggplant - 1 (per Eli's request)Yellow Crookneck squash - 1PetuniasBed #5 (by the…See More
Contributing GardenerCatherine Cronin (Ireland) commented on Stephenie Walker's blog post Yay Dirt! 2012
"Yep..don't we love that dirt..LOL!"
Stephenie Walker commented on dale learn bayda's group Chickens"I need some chicken coop advice! I'm considering chickens for the first time and need someone to troubleshoot the coop design we're considering. I'm in Alabama and want to be sure the coop is shady enough in the summer, warm enough in…"
Stephenie Walker's blog post was featuredYay Dirt! 2012
My first report for 2012:Two raised beds prepped and ready, five to go. Plus a pretty large corner tree/flower bed we're installing. Yay dirt!We're scaling way back this year and only trying to grow things we are interested in eating/using, which means lots of tomatoes, jalapenos, herbs, eggplant, carrots, and maybe some onion & garlic. I hope this year will be the year of the.... CHICKEN. We're researching coop plans and breeds now. I'm excited, but hope I'm not being overly ambitious.See More
Stephenie Walker posted a blog postYay Dirt! 2012
My first report for 2012:Two raised beds prepped and ready, five to go. Plus a pretty large corner tree/flower bed we're installing. Yay dirt!We're scaling way back this year and only trying to grow things we are interested in eating/using, which means lots of tomatoes, jalapenos, herbs, eggplant, carrots, and maybe some onion & garlic. I hope this year will be the year of the.... CHICKEN. We're researching coop plans and breeds now. I'm excited, but hope I'm not being overly ambitious.See More
Stephenie Walker posted a status"First post of 2012! Two raised beds prepped and ready, five to go. Plus a pretty large corner tree/flower bed we're installing. Yay dirt!"
patsy costner replied to Stephenie Walker's discussion Why Not Host a Canning Camp? in the group They Canned...So Can You and I"What a great idea. A Canning Camp. There are several that have asked me about canning. You just gave me an idea."
Lissa J. Bitton replied to Stephenie Walker's discussion Why Not Host a Canning Camp? in the group They Canned...So Can You and I"What a great idea - my sister and I can together every summer and I also did some with her three daughters - lots more fun to have someone to talk to and sounds like you learned lot too! I too am intimidated by the almighty pressure…"
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Why Not Host a Canning Camp?
Funny story... Recently, I posted on Facebook how I would like to learn to can this summer and got so many comments back from friends that I had an idea. Why not host a Canning Camp? We were lucky enough to have a resident expert offer her farm & expertise to lead the class and provide the venue, and 7 would-be canners eager to learn huddled in her kitchen last Saturday. 7 was perfect class size since we could all chop & prep our produce, process it, and load it into the pressure…See More
Kay Carnes replied to Stephenie Walker's discussion Pole Bean Trellising Advice Needed in the group Vegetable Gardens"I make trellis out of concrete re-enforcing wire which you can buy at home improvement stores. I make them circular and about 2 ft in diameter. I anchor them with heavy duty hot wire posts or even t-posts if you have some. They…"
Vicky Myers replied to Stephenie Walker's discussion Pole Bean Trellising Advice Needed in the group Vegetable Gardens"I use my torches to see and keep bugs away. I used a metal tiki torch holder for the bamboo torches. It is kinda like pipe with a screw in the one end and it tapers into a pointed end that goes in the ground. I just put the trellis into it and screw…"
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Yvonne Martin zone 9a se texas commented on Garden-Share's group Cactus & Succulents"I now know why I can't grow succulents, I have had it in full sun all day long and texas heat is a killer. I will try again and do like Grant and put it under the eves shade in the afternoon. I love garden share I learn so much, THANKS…"
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Daylilies Churning Out the Blooms
"Thanks Myan and Barbara. These really brighten up the garden at this time of year!"
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"Thank you! This clematis just loves being in the garden in front of our house. She has bloomed every year now for almost 10 years!"
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"Thank you! These are two of my favorite decorative birdhouses (but I have had a house wren check out the church house more than once)!"
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Contributing GardenerFreddy J. Hill said…
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Sending prayers to everyone in Alabama. My parents live in Gulf shores.
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