tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698178510208512742024-03-05T06:53:53.482-08:00Vegetable Container GardenStuck with a small space and still want fresh vegetables. Having a vegetable container garden might be the solution. Having just moved from a home with a hugh yard to one with a mini yard I'm now going to try to create a vegetable container garden of my own.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-1648734642065069812011-09-30T13:56:00.001-07:002011-09-30T13:58:22.201-07:00Last post on this blogHey all I'm combining Crazy about green and Vegetable Container Garden. It will give me more time to update my blogs and keep up with bloggers I like to read. So if your one of my readers I hope you will hop on over To Crazy About green. Here is a quick link for you. <br /><br />http://thegreencheapskate.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-85748460624180486202011-06-02T10:45:00.000-07:002011-06-02T10:56:24.303-07:00I'm a happy gardenerI got the best deal over the Memorial day weekend. Buy one get one free on earth boxes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XGUF_gSwQycSxYu3r_NERbPY5xd66se9ttgroWkzefaz1KrYPW58mZpwVR0ov5nndyIiSubaI76poQzx3Bcs22pf3VLLfM1O2WG1y9jDKVz873gyG92wvu6A_pPue3P9v5ZniyDpEeY/s1600/EB+trc+sm.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 108px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XGUF_gSwQycSxYu3r_NERbPY5xd66se9ttgroWkzefaz1KrYPW58mZpwVR0ov5nndyIiSubaI76poQzx3Bcs22pf3VLLfM1O2WG1y9jDKVz873gyG92wvu6A_pPue3P9v5ZniyDpEeY/s200/EB+trc+sm.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613682316206763026" border="0" /></a><br />I was thinking of making my own since normally these self watering boxes are about 60 bucks each. But I was browsing at the local nursery and saw a sign up for buy one get one free on all pots and planters.<br /><br />The Earth Boxes weren't located near the sign but in another room so I wasn't sure they were part of the deal. I had to ask 6 people before I got an answer most of them didn't even know they were having that sale. Finally I found someone who said they were.<br /><br />Of course when I got to the register they had to call back to find out since they didn't know about the sale either but I finally got out of the store with my planters. I think I should have grabbed two more so I could try my had at some new veggies but I my wallet said NO!<br /><br />I'm using them for tomatoes, zucchini, and watermelon (I got one last year) but next year I think I"m going to give Corn a go. According to the directions you can grow 16 stocks in each one.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-59813585503666984572011-04-11T12:42:00.000-07:002011-04-11T12:45:38.415-07:00Spring is Bursting out all Over!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq7VXAlBKC5EoRNVVuAZY8gsM0NfEbbcc3pfe0pAIGCYtQm8M9QPCQiY8x1TDeQzWmc1rzRExgno8ELrT1VRD-MaZd_lqoQe7W9vMxzdVHLpjh9QDOuiYskhco_93hajzwpqkFemwOUs/s1600/2011-04-10+14.23.34-738416.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq7VXAlBKC5EoRNVVuAZY8gsM0NfEbbcc3pfe0pAIGCYtQm8M9QPCQiY8x1TDeQzWmc1rzRExgno8ELrT1VRD-MaZd_lqoQe7W9vMxzdVHLpjh9QDOuiYskhco_93hajzwpqkFemwOUs/s320/2011-04-10+14.23.34-738416.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594414540495095186" /></a></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px">Spring is here and I've been as lazy as a hibernating bear. I'm not only behind on my posting but I haven't even started my seedlings. <br>I have however been spending my long winters rest learning more about gardening and have plenty to share. <br><br>I'll start with my forgotton seedlings. I've been trying for years to get a good batch of seedlings started but have met with skinny scraggly seedlings that don't produce well. It turns out that when you start seeds indoors your supposed to have a light positioned a couple of inches away from the plants. This is to keep the seedlings from "stretching" to reach the light. This allows for a sturdier seedling. I have an extra lamp with a hanger for our turtle I think I will repurpose it as a day lamp for my seedlings. Since tomorrow is my day off it will be a good time to get started!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-65366225204834402122011-02-05T04:09:00.000-08:002011-02-05T04:15:06.999-08:00My Seed Catalogs Have Arrived<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYUBF3jOdKqDIEkep44BG3htHXG-m8rFNXwkVxZDcpypdelJJz2lZAzMdxy1AMlklVyahthTvooTiCF6KnpfB2MhrT6XCon7-T-e3wxVu_XmIfsQWfkb0__U4A1jkH9u13HNNJDbtaiw/s1600/2011-01-19+16.03.53_Carle+Place_New+York_US-724148.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYUBF3jOdKqDIEkep44BG3htHXG-m8rFNXwkVxZDcpypdelJJz2lZAzMdxy1AMlklVyahthTvooTiCF6KnpfB2MhrT6XCon7-T-e3wxVu_XmIfsQWfkb0__U4A1jkH9u13HNNJDbtaiw/s320/2011-01-19+16.03.53_Carle+Place_New+York_US-724148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570176696239158242" border="0" /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Only three of them but it has me thinking of spring. I'm got my first order set... I just need to place it. I'm ordering from the Gurney catalog and taking advantage of the free $25 coupon it has. I'll have to spend $50 total but they have some really nice looking patio blueberry bushing I want to get. I'm also ordering some strawberries. I wanted to plant some last year but the only plants I could find were sold individually from about $5 a piece I couldn't find anyone who was selling them in the packs. <br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><br /></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-9717914437421339752010-11-15T05:30:00.000-08:002010-11-15T05:32:32.607-08:00My New Toy<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydk-HCJQgGIqR_jYImNSplQusDOHJ9c3wMhzVno9O_38C9tfzfW81Dw_VKBIblIGouVL31kqW9dxScl12HbpSwWh5yxQ_FRVax8Pf-Im08mqPUeO0sO_SCiMdW66pZIzRK14cQvdRE14/s1600/New+Toy-752608.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydk-HCJQgGIqR_jYImNSplQusDOHJ9c3wMhzVno9O_38C9tfzfW81Dw_VKBIblIGouVL31kqW9dxScl12HbpSwWh5yxQ_FRVax8Pf-Im08mqPUeO0sO_SCiMdW66pZIzRK14cQvdRE14/s320/New+Toy-752608.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539768882178729458" /></a></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><br>Check out my new garden toy! I am so happy to be able to compost again. I haven't been composting due to the fact that since we are currently renting there is no place to build a compost pile. <br><br>Thanks to a program being run buy our township I got the wonderful compact tumbler style composter for only $50. Now I did a little looking around and found a few compareable bins for anywhere from $110 to $260. The idea is that the more people compost the less waste gets hauled to the dump. This allows for less money being spent by thwe township on hauling and storing garbage. It also increases the lifespan of the current dump.<br><br><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-85518974269399420852010-09-07T10:53:00.000-07:002010-09-07T10:55:33.655-07:00Hot Stuff<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBhHGK8nJfHM3aanUbfeGkAoZB6Bl1YIkDNXPzE4SoL2xpLUITiW-foscBCTKnEGF2FWuzyHKhI08Q8BMo-_mQM2xzcyBO8R2E9Jk7-faJhU3FFJ0VSGYXGlcFVyolcSnxGAH2OKDivI/s1600/2010-09-07+08.04.06-733656.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBhHGK8nJfHM3aanUbfeGkAoZB6Bl1YIkDNXPzE4SoL2xpLUITiW-foscBCTKnEGF2FWuzyHKhI08Q8BMo-_mQM2xzcyBO8R2E9Jk7-faJhU3FFJ0VSGYXGlcFVyolcSnxGAH2OKDivI/s320/2010-09-07+08.04.06-733656.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514231780807492674" /></a></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><br>I did have one plant that has surpassed all the others in terms of production.  No its not the zucchini plant... it is my jalapeno plant!  I have already picked 27 peppers off this plant and I figured it was done for the season.... but NO its still going strong!  If you look closely at the picture you can see tons of tiny peppers growing.  It's going to be a hot time at our house when they get done. I think I'm going to lok for a recipe for jalapeno poppers and try my hand at making my own. How good do you think they will taste with fresh off the bush peppers?</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-77770328685224824452010-09-06T10:46:00.000-07:002010-09-06T10:50:04.082-07:00Don't Give Up On Me<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonExPCxyB-OlPmdJYeczqCGJhubg6evgJzDrAGrg7rNHum79cigrg_1VE_awng8y1t7fYVE57R-UKt1LKiF4zF_n7pHFLyXpWgRiruINsY5ZBEGb-aRIDoVZCFm4sxnWg3uhtpdu5P5k/s1600/2010-09-02+18.38.28-704083.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonExPCxyB-OlPmdJYeczqCGJhubg6evgJzDrAGrg7rNHum79cigrg_1VE_awng8y1t7fYVE57R-UKt1LKiF4zF_n7pHFLyXpWgRiruINsY5ZBEGb-aRIDoVZCFm4sxnWg3uhtpdu5P5k/s320/2010-09-02+18.38.28-704083.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513859276908912738" /></a></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px">I can't believe the summer is over already and I haven't posted my garden going ons once.  Yes I actually did some container gardening this year but I've been working so many extra hours that my poor blogs have been suffering.  <br><br>Well I did have some pretty good luck this year my zucchini did wonderfully.  I had five bushes and got 20 zucchinis from them.  most of my tomato plants did well.  My cherry tomatoes still aren't doing as well as I would like.  And I tried the topsy turvey this year and wasn't impressed.  It is very flimsy and the top piece of plastic broke while I was putting it together.  The hanging ring was too small and I had to get a larger one.  When filled it is too heavy for my shepards hook which I ended up bracing with the container that had the zucchini.  I also had to water about three times more often then my other containers. I got about t tomatoes off the plant. For the 10 bucks I paid for it I could have gone to thew farmers market and bought a bushel of tomatoes. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-19099195121271362592010-06-02T09:31:00.000-07:002010-06-02T09:32:18.588-07:00Interesting Store Visitor<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdrNP6LAqWSEgOHdGnC3KMFt8qB0InYGN4-nnk8IRgf-Ir9AdkGHhyQczfnXmTpYnvrh9re-lIZrDue9-9K_ygu-Bhg4iFdDaeNuUf3TwQ5tVtoJG8Sgfn1utTHUFbsdoIr6bSsbh6S8/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNjMuanBn%3F=-738589"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdrNP6LAqWSEgOHdGnC3KMFt8qB0InYGN4-nnk8IRgf-Ir9AdkGHhyQczfnXmTpYnvrh9re-lIZrDue9-9K_ygu-Bhg4iFdDaeNuUf3TwQ5tVtoJG8Sgfn1utTHUFbsdoIr6bSsbh6S8/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNjMuanBn%3F=-738589" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478215058688368018" /></a></p>We usually just get dogs visiting our store but today we had this wonderful bearded dragon come in. She happily sat on her owners shoulder while talking to us. <br>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-15036056749906331622010-05-25T05:30:00.000-07:002010-05-25T05:43:41.469-07:00Rather Expensive RecyclingI like the TerraCycle company their use of old soda bottles and such to sell their worm tea is a great was to recycle plastic bottles without having to shred them up and melt them into little plastic pellets to become something new.<br /><br />But this idea is a little off the mark and I'll tell ya why I think so. They are recycling old yogurt containers into little herb gardens for kids. While that may sound nice its rather expensive for what you get. I saw these at Walmart for $2.50<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475184226363782338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeql1TTX3V3mryJqBHsZbn1xOkATRWJYWhgdGQX7z8KvCbEmGfQ-Tn2N1sui7xZFVhm5ki8UgOG5kr5yUdjeT4VrCUwmbrGtsGyT1-TutyeY9cSf9uviZf8ylYNlc1yhDcC7iTojXs10/s200/IMG00007.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />What you get is three old yogurt containers filled with dirt and a few seeds added.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyQvUg8QkYj-iaeZjPEwZ0l93jLRcPXemsmfTIO066b2gn3Qroi0W6dvPXjbyqkKTCJUMn2jYuaqsYnEZoyKftbrUYVOvJ4dYEdLaHS9J06QBiBIH5R8AbQS8dEZKqmns2IFIPjDzdyI/s1600/IMG00008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475184231800667714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyQvUg8QkYj-iaeZjPEwZ0l93jLRcPXemsmfTIO066b2gn3Qroi0W6dvPXjbyqkKTCJUMn2jYuaqsYnEZoyKftbrUYVOvJ4dYEdLaHS9J06QBiBIH5R8AbQS8dEZKqmns2IFIPjDzdyI/s200/IMG00008.jpg" /></a> Why would you PAY $2.50 for that? You can easily just save your own containers fill them with dirt and lets your kids pick their own seeds which you can get as low as $ .99 for about 50 seeds. Use a few seeds in each container and save the rest in an air tight container to use again next year at no extra cost! I showed a <a href="http://vegcontainer.blogspot.com/2009/05/window-full-of-future-vegetables.html">picture</a> of my seedlings growing believe it or not in the exact same containers and I'm reusing them this year to grow more seeds. <br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-75754497508759320442010-05-21T16:00:00.001-07:002010-05-21T16:00:28.837-07:00A Most Welcome Visitor<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iC-ZG8E-7xTOsItmodJvgX9z1AVKkOkawev2OQ_g6KXbZVk6MOOXB1yfprZZL9znq1nj6xatWJPbbbH1tsWuNG5hAW8V39xZT2Oofrde8UPEHs9d19S0vcxyAMdulKVGjy1xBz3bg5I/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwMjguanBn%3F=-728838"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iC-ZG8E-7xTOsItmodJvgX9z1AVKkOkawev2OQ_g6KXbZVk6MOOXB1yfprZZL9znq1nj6xatWJPbbbH1tsWuNG5hAW8V39xZT2Oofrde8UPEHs9d19S0vcxyAMdulKVGjy1xBz3bg5I/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwMjguanBn%3F=-728838" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473862066655975378" /></a></p>This guy has been hanging out in my garden. I've been trying for wweeks to get a shot of him but he is very fast. Today though I was able to get very close. 5r is still a little hard to see since he is half in shadow and I was using my cell phone to take the shot. <p> I'm very happy to see him. Not only will he be eating garden pests right and left but he is a good indicator of the health of the environment. Not as good as a frog would be but there is no available water source for a frog so I'll take what I can get. <br>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-91350270845291412872010-04-22T09:27:00.001-07:002010-04-22T09:30:41.261-07:00Spring is such a busy timeAs you can see I've started some seeds. I figured I would try to use up some of the seeds from last year and had a little success. Most don't seem to be doing much. The one in the corner I'll be transplanting today into one of the yogurt containers I saved from last year. It's running out of growing room in the little seedling green house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbgPrTdqzKg6m1fyfaDfO4Tk00nL2pqu1UqYEqfweOJC9gKPuRmH-BnivhiTNpFx8BnkzUafGw2que5HMh4VFDpeNqawbnGwwj4EUenNzRb5Iyv72CmC55fXoRd-lMAcNC9cRGAzgJvc/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbgPrTdqzKg6m1fyfaDfO4Tk00nL2pqu1UqYEqfweOJC9gKPuRmH-BnivhiTNpFx8BnkzUafGw2que5HMh4VFDpeNqawbnGwwj4EUenNzRb5Iyv72CmC55fXoRd-lMAcNC9cRGAzgJvc/s200/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462999524929836418" border="0" /></a>I started some romaine lettuce too but it's looking a little scraggly since I forgot to water it. Hopefully it will bounce back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJq9GtgjNiUhz_3SGcjN6fGikF6YRocvZk9f-mqFoF_mlhvZ8YltMy5RCdZPeDMT9p6I5O-7vOZrsleCnSS65t57icEKCFAMDcxeSxH5TVkUmCfj2mdz9I1p5mZkq1k03hJZyMd2tb5I/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJq9GtgjNiUhz_3SGcjN6fGikF6YRocvZk9f-mqFoF_mlhvZ8YltMy5RCdZPeDMT9p6I5O-7vOZrsleCnSS65t57icEKCFAMDcxeSxH5TVkUmCfj2mdz9I1p5mZkq1k03hJZyMd2tb5I/s200/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462999515006333490" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-44429626475808351202010-03-24T04:18:00.000-07:002010-03-24T04:32:26.514-07:00Need To Know Information<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTGnDkFXKcjlVN_PUHT5LRVuSInjH2fGYGInLvVGKt9gVDh8elSjYFm4WgeY8bTKv7js_3q7PZ_SfAZVSZJ6bwCUujfLJKtuKxsqSa_DMXM6ywecoOqzFfBK964sEXDXjqhTwnOmkjbY/s1600/seedling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 20px; height: 35px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTGnDkFXKcjlVN_PUHT5LRVuSInjH2fGYGInLvVGKt9gVDh8elSjYFm4WgeY8bTKv7js_3q7PZ_SfAZVSZJ6bwCUujfLJKtuKxsqSa_DMXM6ywecoOqzFfBK964sEXDXjqhTwnOmkjbY/s200/seedling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452160719814573698" border="0" /></a>I've been wanting to get an early start and plant some seeds so that after the last frost I can put them in the ground. The problem is knowing when I can expect to be frost free.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">SO... I googled it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-9nN0BAMZ3OmJFlG7rGxBPSjaRXlsu0IHc0DlH577fLk61pSq7BkGswAwkFQsAY0eyXbAUeu-YOs4JZocZAW-srU4i5Te00Y0HkwN8Gn0D1nNzy1EXq1r4Rp0SDv3PqurYZ6UQWxjZw/s1600/seedling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 22px; height: 38px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-9nN0BAMZ3OmJFlG7rGxBPSjaRXlsu0IHc0DlH577fLk61pSq7BkGswAwkFQsAY0eyXbAUeu-YOs4JZocZAW-srU4i5Te00Y0HkwN8Gn0D1nNzy1EXq1r4Rp0SDv3PqurYZ6UQWxjZw/s200/seedling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452160729126752914" border="0" /></a></div><br />What I found was a nifty little site called <a href="http://davesgarden.com/">Dave's Garden</a>. Which has all kinds of gardening information including a look up by Zip Code of the First and last freeze/frost date. Here was my results:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Each winter, on average, your risk of frost is</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> from </span><b style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">November 14 through April 1</b><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">.</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdSi2x-ElWwH8K7-POrFhXhf7XqN09JD5MVG6TdEjFVRr1s0gw_lhs-IAZfIcQxXnJRJ6Sfo2pakMPZw4PcH-8lnF4vVXr36gdYd8RNp279r6946TOm5kvO9KCS1xxm4hQXGKxBV7Lv8/s1600/seedling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 19px; height: 33px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdSi2x-ElWwH8K7-POrFhXhf7XqN09JD5MVG6TdEjFVRr1s0gw_lhs-IAZfIcQxXnJRJ6Sfo2pakMPZw4PcH-8lnF4vVXr36gdYd8RNp279r6946TOm5kvO9KCS1xxm4hQXGKxBV7Lv8/s200/seedling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452160713632206482" border="0" /></a><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Almost certainly, however, you <b>will</b> receive frost from December 2 through March 20.</p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">You are almost guaranteed that you <b>will not</b> get frost from April 13 through October 29.</p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Your frost-free growing season is around 227 days.</p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhDIWyQBERDA8qRgy98o3MmRtVLl7p_05eQCPBEbzW9r2eSNi_ggx4Hqyq9PcIfF2rPg5Pdat727Ni7kh_lkaHdG6d_iCR-2fQUlCN1usnI4Brs32PaOphF-Nxlsq90HOC3HpqxVko5o/s1600/seedling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 22px; height: 38px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhDIWyQBERDA8qRgy98o3MmRtVLl7p_05eQCPBEbzW9r2eSNi_ggx4Hqyq9PcIfF2rPg5Pdat727Ni7kh_lkaHdG6d_iCR-2fQUlCN1usnI4Brs32PaOphF-Nxlsq90HOC3HpqxVko5o/s200/seedling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452160728412510402" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So I think I'm safe to get started and by the time the date for the last possible frost comes and goes I'll be all set with a healthy batch of seedlings.</span><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdToVOlEPeGwSEUF3ClqpY1CHxvaZ5AFemyBUKhqO4ybUhvGOu_rJkalWLxHyOfdg0m7Ly6PJV1adh-cZ74q5sPymNF3shmLPIuoOUsXiHIflwumkm1ykJzs8y9CBHESlb356B6L2s4gA/s1600/seedling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 19px; height: 33px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdToVOlEPeGwSEUF3ClqpY1CHxvaZ5AFemyBUKhqO4ybUhvGOu_rJkalWLxHyOfdg0m7Ly6PJV1adh-cZ74q5sPymNF3shmLPIuoOUsXiHIflwumkm1ykJzs8y9CBHESlb356B6L2s4gA/s200/seedling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452160737983176258" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-444979812144597922010-03-01T15:54:00.000-08:002010-03-01T16:33:00.739-08:00Second Catalog<p style="text-align: left;" class="mobile-photo">This one is from Gardens Alive. It has all sorts of natural garden supplies to help organic gardeners. I have really been enjoying looking through it.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPERaLWwRAzp4JSi0ksohccPbuGplX2yZz4gExrrQV663E-3f-PTLrUR1wz0ui9pCx1n6lQDucDvU3KLfj5Rh5-kkBtg9v4K2WTJEnLVsFlx3y31j3anV85Lx1mE9fcyuEBXIObzr0is/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAzOTQuanBn%3F=-716948"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPERaLWwRAzp4JSi0ksohccPbuGplX2yZz4gExrrQV663E-3f-PTLrUR1wz0ui9pCx1n6lQDucDvU3KLfj5Rh5-kkBtg9v4K2WTJEnLVsFlx3y31j3anV85Lx1mE9fcyuEBXIObzr0is/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAzOTQuanBn%3F=-716948" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443819578565915026" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="mobile-photo">I found the Mason Bee nest and the information about them fascinating. They are suppose to be 95% more efficient at pollinating and don't sting. Sounds like a definite plus for a gardener. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAUzXTxtXf5smr0PGrKg_RT9ZBZNHFHlvYnFcMRANOOUXK81PsJtvg3MCc6hWbpHd7uSshrGORY334iv794Wb_nyeeqMy_e_Risn7f36Py1XGsMm3BO9rwkB3tFMs9pe-PGti4EQD1A4/s1600-h/mason+bee.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAUzXTxtXf5smr0PGrKg_RT9ZBZNHFHlvYnFcMRANOOUXK81PsJtvg3MCc6hWbpHd7uSshrGORY334iv794Wb_nyeeqMy_e_Risn7f36Py1XGsMm3BO9rwkB3tFMs9pe-PGti4EQD1A4/s200/mason+bee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443825803628758338" border="0" /></a></p><br />They are so sure you will like them that then sent this coupon with it.<br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPNeYHDFg-_gw1VenAIdCLMj3XwZmE8pYfmZVJ3VhQwwKAr33cx54nbe0NfS4FCjhWEXQal4ktw3CT61HzBMwIO0NZiJPm5DrG9-JyAv2hSDtRuEQB15UgNjD6zeKHJjJzbmQ7YI3W0o/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAzOTUuanBn%3F=-714907"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPNeYHDFg-_gw1VenAIdCLMj3XwZmE8pYfmZVJ3VhQwwKAr33cx54nbe0NfS4FCjhWEXQal4ktw3CT61HzBMwIO0NZiJPm5DrG9-JyAv2hSDtRuEQB15UgNjD6zeKHJjJzbmQ7YI3W0o/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAzOTUuanBn%3F=-714907" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443819569753944098" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="mobile-photo">It's $25 dollars off no matter how much you spend. So if I spend $20 then I get it free. Definitely a plus for someone who is trying to save some cash. <br /></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-56719525936598934052010-02-17T09:33:00.000-08:002010-02-28T09:32:23.048-08:00Order Your Seed CatalogsWoo Hoo I got my first seed catalog of the year. It's Burpee's Catalog and I've been enjoying looking through it. They have some really interesting looking choices. You should see those blue potatoes. They also have a collection set for Patios and Small Gardens. It has several of the plants I grew last year including cherry tomatoes, peppers eggplants and a lettuce blend. I'm definitely adding it to the possible order list. I can't wait for the rest of my catalogs to come in.<br /><br />I'm posting several direct links to the different seed companies that I'm ordering my catalogs from that way you can use them to order yours too.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.burpee.com/ancillary/catalogrequest.do">Burpee Seeds and Plants</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/catalog_request.aspx">Seeds of Change Organic Seeds</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/MP/catalogrequest">Park Seeds</a><br /><br /><a href="http://gurneys.com/catalog_request_qas.asp">Gurneys Seeds</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.harrisseeds.com/storefront/HGCatalogRequest.aspx">Harris Seeds</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-555565239003589772010-02-12T18:10:00.000-08:002010-02-12T18:26:26.534-08:00Despite The SnowI've started planning for my next container garden. I think I will start early and plant seeds once a weed so that I have several plants that arrive at maturity at different times during the spring and summer. I'm going to be ordering some seed catalogs tomorrow. I'll try and remember to post some links so if you need your catalogs you can order too. I'll be looking for compact plants that will do well in a container. I still want to grow tomatos, eggplants and peppers. I didn't have much luck with the broccoli so I think I'll skip them this year since I'm very limited on space. I'm also looking at growing some winter squash so we have some nice fresh veggies in the winter.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-6932040411239005432010-02-05T17:11:00.000-08:002010-02-05T17:22:37.893-08:00For a Little WhileFor a couple of weeks the weather had been very warm here I even considered setting up a makeshift greenhouse to start some seedlings. Silly me!<br /><br />Tonight it is going to snow. Don't get me wrong I love snow... absolutely love it... but It was so warm I just couldn't resist thinking about some lovely fresh tomatoes and zucchini.... yummm fresh veggies. It's time for me to order my seed catalogs I think I'm going to try and find some more compact plants. I won't be able to go for heirloom plants I have to go for something newer so my little tiny backyard.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-16945071145239850642010-01-30T16:52:00.000-08:002010-01-30T17:11:27.164-08:00Time to Get out of the Winter FunkOk I have to admit it's hard to write about gardening in the winter. Now it's time to start shaking off the winter blahs and start thinking about some nice fresh mouth watering veggies. Well the other day in the mail I got an advertisement for the Earth Box<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTz9hUPQnDgewA5Dc2D4pVjLooNJlALcbakwLUgO00mueUyK7r-1sXslz1DVu7XWepRMj3KHp9NVAUf5_-SvF12qyL_qCJIeQVCDIb5PVVlCYtBnbZsSr5U-zj5xmfu9yIMitE81JCeU/s1600-h/Earth+Box.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTz9hUPQnDgewA5Dc2D4pVjLooNJlALcbakwLUgO00mueUyK7r-1sXslz1DVu7XWepRMj3KHp9NVAUf5_-SvF12qyL_qCJIeQVCDIb5PVVlCYtBnbZsSr5U-zj5xmfu9yIMitE81JCeU/s200/Earth+Box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432703315989530018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is apparently the ultimate in container for gardening in. I would love to try it but I'm not sure if I really want to spend $55 to $60 on a plastic pot for plants. I think I will have to keep an eye out to see if I can find one for less so I can try it. If it works as wonderfully as the ad promises it would be worth the cost in the long run.<br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-36982264096728335692009-12-30T06:48:00.000-08:002009-12-30T07:43:42.584-08:00Sorry I Forgot to Post my Pumpkin RecipeIt's been a little nuts around here with all the Christmas stuff and working more hours. I forgot to share my tasty recipes with you. Well I hope you froze some of that pumpkin you made (or at least have a can or two lying around after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Here are a few of my favorites.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Easy Pumpkin Loaf<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Preheat Oven to 350.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 C Sugar<br />1 C Cooked Pumpkin<br />1/4 C Salad Oil<br />3 egg Whites<br />2 TBS Skim Milk<br />2 C Sifted Flour<br />1tsp Baking Soda<br />1 tsp Baking Powder<br />1/2 tsp Salt<br />1/2 tsp Cinnamon<br />1/2 tsp Cardamon<br />1/4 tsp Nutmeg<br />1/2 C chopped Walnuts (optional)<br /><br />Combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, eggs and milk. Mix flour baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices then add to sugar mixture. Blend well and add nuts. Pour into a greased and floured 9x5x3 inch loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pumpkin Casserole<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Preheat oven to 350<br /><br />3 c Cooked Pumpkin<br />1/3 c Butter<br />1/4 c Light Cream<br />2 TBLS Brown Sugar<br />1/2 tsp Salt<br />1/4 tsp Pepper<br />1/4 tsp Cinnamon<br />1/4 tsp Nutmeg<br /><br />Mix ingredients in given order and pour into a buttered casserole dish. Spready with net topping and bake for 30 minutes.<br /><br />Nut Topping<br />1/4 C Dark Brown Sugar<br />2 TBLS light corn syrup<br />2 TBLS melted butter<br />1 c Chopped Walnuts<br /><br />Mix until crumbly.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pumpkin Soup<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">3 C Cooked Pumpkin<br />3 C Chicken Broth<br />1 Tbls Butter<br />1 Tbls Flour<br />2 Tbls Brown Sugar<br />1/2 tsp. Salt<br />1/8 tsp Pepper<br />1/2 tsp Ginger<br />1/2 tsp Cinnamon<br />1/2 C Julienned Ham<br />3/4 C. nonfat condensed Milk<br />Nutmeg<br /><br />Melt butter in pan and add flour stir until flour is golden brown. add pumpkin and chicken broth. Mix well. Mix in other ingredients in order listed except for Nutmeg. Heat but do not boil! Serve with a sprinkle of nutmeg.<br /></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-81493416434452129842009-10-21T04:37:00.000-07:002009-10-21T04:39:59.493-07:00Pumpkin Recipes<strong>Ok I got mixed up and posted this on the wrong blog but now I'm reposting it here and I will post all the other tasty recipes here too so Enjoy</strong><br /><br />I love this time of year when there are lots of wonderful pumpkins around to be made into tasty treats and I know I promised you plenty of delicious recipes for these bountiful orange squashes. I'm going to start off with the two recipes, the first is to get the pumpkin ready for all the other recipes and the second is for a wonderfully tasty snack..Pumpkin seeds.<br /><br />Now when I do this I do it before making dinner when I will be using the oven anyway. This way I only have to preheat the oven once. (less energy saves money)<br /><br />Now if this is what your going to do then plan about an hour to and hour and fifteen minutes for each pumpkin you want to prepare and about 20 to 30 minutes for each cookie sheet full of seeds. (about 1 sheet for each pumpkin)Preheat the oven to 350.<br /><br />Cut pumpkin in half and scoop out the guts. Place pumpkin guts in a container of cold water (I find it easier to separate the seeds from the strings this way) and set aside.<br />Place pumpkin halves on a cookie sheet and add 1/2 cup water.<br />Place in preheated oven for an hour. While this is cooking you can get another pumpkin ready or do the seeds.<br />Pumpkin is done when the shell is soft. Take out of oven if you have another pumpkin to cook then put it in or put in your seeds.<br />Turn the pumpkins over and let cool. Now scoop out or trim away the shell and smash or puree and its ready for your recipes.<br /><br />Pumpkin seeds<br /><br />Separate the seeds from the strings and compost the strings. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with not stick cooking spray. Dry off the seeds and place them on a single layer on the cookie sheet. Lightly spray the top of the seeds with cooking spray and salt to taste. Place in oven preheated to 350. Set timer for 10 minutes. When timer goes off then stir up the seeds and smooth them flat again and wait another 10 minutes. Stir again.... if nice and lightly browned then take out if not browned to your liking place in the oven for 10 more minutes keeping an eye on them. Let cool and enjoy.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-36293903298511970822009-09-29T05:28:00.001-07:002009-09-29T05:37:17.426-07:00Starting to get cold.It's starting to get cold here in New York (not that it got very warm this summer) and I'm trying to decide whether I should go ahead and pick the little watermelon. It was suppose to be small but I really did expect it to get a little larger. <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_iXohnv5UXiQciaFHSYUgo3Fww_urLU_vOkS287ZZFb15H86erVO6ekntkfefi3emOaRvd86Dh440GvE1lSee3FVcwpA_arovxfCzK2vdJLgeWJlGwgBLeJMc9nTT1kXuAM0HWwufg4/s1600-h/Ren+Faire+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386865542403610290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_iXohnv5UXiQciaFHSYUgo3Fww_urLU_vOkS287ZZFb15H86erVO6ekntkfefi3emOaRvd86Dh440GvE1lSee3FVcwpA_arovxfCzK2vdJLgeWJlGwgBLeJMc9nTT1kXuAM0HWwufg4/s200/Ren+Faire+003.JPG" /></a></p><p align="left">It's also time to start cleaning up. I think after I clean out all the dead or dying plants I'll put in a few mums till winter just to make it look nice for the neighbors. I did get enough zucchini to make six loaves of bread and plenty of eggplants. I got some tomatoes though I was hoping for more because we really like tomatoes. It was just too wet this year. I never did get any broccoli. Every time it started to get a little head of broccoli it would jump straight into flowers. A friend of mine said her father use to grow broccoli and would wrap the leaves around the head to keep it from flowering and let it grow bigger. I'll have to try that next year. I never got any pumpkins (since I actually planted more zucchini) so I'll have to hit the farmers market to do my pumpkin baking. When I start I'll share some of our favorite recipes with you so you can enjoy the bountiful fall harvest too. Though I did hear that pumpkin crops were having some problems this year too. So I think I'll go this weekend before scarcity kicks in and the prices go up. </p><p align="left">I'm going to be spending the winter doing a little research to help me get a better crop of veggies next year as well.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-49429170402301860342009-09-09T05:43:00.000-07:002009-09-09T05:51:25.635-07:00I Should Have Taken a Picture<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EKNHrZQuMi1NX6BgT-r89A1fq6vD1lSd5Eoa-SEyrEW2aAZI6QPLrtj-31X9vLRWdXh8ANz5GPYokwND74CRUewe5mAbe2WDttUxdnXJiU3p-zngBDfFvFn4sEU6ZuVSrOdmVIa7bjo/s1600-h/plant"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379447748296225714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EKNHrZQuMi1NX6BgT-r89A1fq6vD1lSd5Eoa-SEyrEW2aAZI6QPLrtj-31X9vLRWdXh8ANz5GPYokwND74CRUewe5mAbe2WDttUxdnXJiU3p-zngBDfFvFn4sEU6ZuVSrOdmVIa7bjo/s200/plant" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">Do you remember me telling you this was PUMPKIN??? Well it's not it's Zucchini!! How do I know ... </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Well after months of checking for nice pumpkins and getting nothing but big yellow flowers. I noticed the other day the leaves were wilting and needed some water. So I headed out and grabbed the hose. I turned toward the plant and saw the biggest zucchini I have ever seen! It was a good foot and a half long and about 6 inches around. After I finished being flabbergasted<br />..... I mean how the heck did I miss that monster after all the checking I did??? I grabbed the zucchini and headed into the kitchen. Now if you want to use a zucchini in any recipe where you taste a lot of zucchini any one will tell you to use them before they get more then 5 inches long when they are still young and tender. So I chopped and grated my zucchini and made 4 Yes 4 loaves of zucchini bread. Now I wish I had taken a picture to show you but it's to late it has been eaten... My zucchini bread doesn't stay around for long!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-17565740911726295632009-08-24T05:17:00.000-07:002009-08-26T04:37:29.951-07:00Tomatoes Watermelon and..... Fungus ?!?<p align="left">No more picture perfect round tastless Tomatoes for me! My tomatoes are ripe and OH So Juicy that they are putting those pretty supermarket tomatoes to shame.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE5ByB4TdLOI-6mOWI2YItymrOV3umA2p9NpyICrT_iczc9T8W9szLSkxo_zVzV9d3cOFoGbZltYDAwRAUUbyeBRXvnyYEmDbCwhKDgCm69vqtMCGkkV6JRNpSzBZzdCsR58o9dSkS7Q/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373503654130968466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE5ByB4TdLOI-6mOWI2YItymrOV3umA2p9NpyICrT_iczc9T8W9szLSkxo_zVzV9d3cOFoGbZltYDAwRAUUbyeBRXvnyYEmDbCwhKDgCm69vqtMCGkkV6JRNpSzBZzdCsR58o9dSkS7Q/s200/001.JPG" /></a></p><br />I'm finally getting some watermelon this is the biggest one. There are a couple of tiny ones too. I hope they ripen before the weather gets too cold.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCoNj23IWxObxRN7XJb0gvMENwwf22zpTQfnnPTFUR66qGsMBOxsO9KLfDRMPPEJ7IjX0NnxAOGhtaAAxX5RmhIP3I6pzei54CuuDKYGLTtOKoFMLj2c-Le0epgpUzvWhvqGSK0rZk1s/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373503686023453490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCoNj23IWxObxRN7XJb0gvMENwwf22zpTQfnnPTFUR66qGsMBOxsO9KLfDRMPPEJ7IjX0NnxAOGhtaAAxX5RmhIP3I6pzei54CuuDKYGLTtOKoFMLj2c-Le0epgpUzvWhvqGSK0rZk1s/s200/004.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />I'm getting a white powery fungus on my zuccini and my pumpkin plants<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV0r7kbezNY-97b2P1ku9iB80_Qr1Y2YOD7uOJVtE-DVil0nGk-oCeB_Ho34vm40LC2fJgVB-QkLpkpQxOa1uD7x6z3cMh64OnDCrcj7j8W9OQNkdgRGWgWnY-E2JVzmYJcrocwFB7r4/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373503662444062802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV0r7kbezNY-97b2P1ku9iB80_Qr1Y2YOD7uOJVtE-DVil0nGk-oCeB_Ho34vm40LC2fJgVB-QkLpkpQxOa1uD7x6z3cMh64OnDCrcj7j8W9OQNkdgRGWgWnY-E2JVzmYJcrocwFB7r4/s200/002.JPG" /></a></div><p align="center">and the flowers keep falling off with out producing fruit.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ63QMF_pLHJMNp-CkrwYFg3iz5cfNPLS7LzJEpzIDwB0WR0wcUjqRzG0krlF57k6oZj7rxuYscgwXqrvPYZFMwSxx3wNEppQLMmkWYcd95OfEspQahJ1E7E0r_QbTtgwzTNtZaIOX01E/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373503675542960674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ63QMF_pLHJMNp-CkrwYFg3iz5cfNPLS7LzJEpzIDwB0WR0wcUjqRzG0krlF57k6oZj7rxuYscgwXqrvPYZFMwSxx3wNEppQLMmkWYcd95OfEspQahJ1E7E0r_QbTtgwzTNtZaIOX01E/s200/003.JPG" /></a></p> According to GardenGuides.com I can use milk to help control the fungus by mixing one part milk to 9 parts water and spraying on the plants once a week. I did it this morning I'll let you know how it goes.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-86456469694040262172009-08-18T04:12:00.000-07:002009-08-18T04:27:01.715-07:00Tomato BlightIt appears here in Long Island we are in the grip of a tomato blight due to the massive amount of rain we have had this year. Its effecting large and small gardeners alike. Lucky for me it hasn't gotten a hold of my tomatoes yet but I'll have to keep an eye on them. Here is some information from the newspaper about Tomato Blight so you can keep an eye on your tomatoes too. <div><br /><br /><div>What to look for: White-mold encircled gray spots on leaves and gray or brown lesions on stems. Eventually the fruit exhibits dark, greasy-looking lesions (yuck) and the plants blacken, wilt and die. Since I don't have any (knock on wood) I looked around and found this picture on Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News Website. <a href="http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/volume14/frveg1410.html">(click here)</a> Itt</div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 107px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371262964916082018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Iiez7E9BeByG7ACtfXHU-C9V9fMK_FcBwmip-_p5ugSzyrOJiViQNaUXyqVfGfQuuueDsderXKt_iUi7zs2GYQ2Azh2nLCe1DsXF5-z_ncmVjeb7tba6OM9UG9OWOz5gN3Rq7MXja_M/s200/tomato_blights.jpg" /><br /><br /><div>What to do: Affected plants must be tightly sealed in plastic bags and put in the trash. They should never be composted or allowed to linger on the ground.</div><br /><br /><div>Preventative: For organic gardens the paper suggests products with fixed copper but states it's the least effective against blight. for non organic it suggests looking for products that contain maneb, mancozeb or chlorothalonil. </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-46345550589523296712009-08-12T04:47:00.000-07:002009-08-12T05:34:27.057-07:00Vegetable Container Garden UpdateOk time to post some more pictures of my Vegetable Container Garden. Here are how things are growing.<br /><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_m3ljlGJzAgmxw20yveTdHXwyAxEhQa9oQo-g6BWDVvVSSI47kHGeoOEQeey1nj5k-A3X8GD_k15XorQp7iWMNxXROZjuvExY3T9u6fm1GY7LVHPGtdyjCKyHvUFOwirqkenl09VIw4/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369043133659645378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_m3ljlGJzAgmxw20yveTdHXwyAxEhQa9oQo-g6BWDVvVSSI47kHGeoOEQeey1nj5k-A3X8GD_k15XorQp7iWMNxXROZjuvExY3T9u6fm1GY7LVHPGtdyjCKyHvUFOwirqkenl09VIw4/s200/013.JPG" /></a> The tomatoes are growing well you can see plenty of the just waiting to ripen. You might notice I've intertwined the tomato plant into the fence for support. This helped to save money since I didn't have to build or buy a tomato cage.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQr-BBJIyhKtGAAnLesmlMlbe4JhGk9MjGwsbUbNkMqssSYDGFQwElaysD0ru-_8BYdT7_RSs4O6mr8LrTIXxuvYCquWpVAvgPjz2YGZJk2hU8vMAtTJxBcrDjzvnJp13YjuFb9whMv9E/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369042940965142482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQr-BBJIyhKtGAAnLesmlMlbe4JhGk9MjGwsbUbNkMqssSYDGFQwElaysD0ru-_8BYdT7_RSs4O6mr8LrTIXxuvYCquWpVAvgPjz2YGZJk2hU8vMAtTJxBcrDjzvnJp13YjuFb9whMv9E/s200/012.JPG" /></a> The best growing plant is the Pumpkins. The funny thing is they aren't in a normal planter I had an empty storage bucket and just filled it with dirt. The only problem is there are plenty of flowers but no pumpkins. I think today after work I'm going to go out and hand pollinate them with a small paint brush.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMcnGZlk0_odr5OvrOQL6Un5Ya_RNjq5voBd4rYjTr1NGuc8L8rLzO-nWLbeGe0V_2zILq4S7KGJTCMLdAv72iJGTWS-LhITjmLJZDeGF1IjbIp_cBSEYv1W8ykKWrA1pu-AqPn4ictE/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369042931542701394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMcnGZlk0_odr5OvrOQL6Un5Ya_RNjq5voBd4rYjTr1NGuc8L8rLzO-nWLbeGe0V_2zILq4S7KGJTCMLdAv72iJGTWS-LhITjmLJZDeGF1IjbIp_cBSEYv1W8ykKWrA1pu-AqPn4ictE/s200/011.JPG" /></a> The Watermelon is growing too slowly I don't think I'll get any good melons before it starts getting cold. I didn't have them in a spot that was getting enough sun. Something to remember for next year.</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369043140244860274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9rbUwbly0XvANeV-4t3IHlXY21iV-AWF3KUI3ipAhmteKQer8g8K9hfr3Imk9SoP2dMP-xQk82g8MLxqu4a0nHGaBYDvHBtMYed2M2Y7PHktDHY1maZNQ4Lh-ihrGn6H5z-_3OX_Swo/s200/014.JPG" /> Remember that pepper plant I started last winter indoors .... Well it finally got a pepper. LOL<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369042915906311602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1wjMRSZEdQWJ5NXM-CREKKGA7sdGkxkd8mf1uFGKxo8oUNVlOlDh9qJjrpBZ15WvX2fGPvGqrBFfrasgBf3nvJCLwFBW_XaPlstit_zVkoGkqxBY05A_MBcaP9EYBYF_alcmSfG6ssE/s200/009.JPG" /> My zucchini is doing very well it looks nice and healthy and<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxAh0yrtcHPeGxagK7MB05BG7dX22fBj3ckOsI2bu7iXhsjA60nzzVsky7WZZB8jXrnuBGbAYFvEOYjK3dbBcVdATFZlYrbvrDMq-DMBzGX4F85V2GCLBoCSfo8F8LHEC9eF19vmsBRY/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369042924847336882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxAh0yrtcHPeGxagK7MB05BG7dX22fBj3ckOsI2bu7iXhsjA60nzzVsky7WZZB8jXrnuBGbAYFvEOYjK3dbBcVdATFZlYrbvrDMq-DMBzGX4F85V2GCLBoCSfo8F8LHEC9eF19vmsBRY/s200/010.JPG" /></a> look at the size of that zucchini. I think I'm going to have to dig up a good recipe for that one.<br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369043168030961858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTVRV_uAdnVLwvYJWJH7pzoLudk-tkDo5Ve-5yDHLcLfEMTXIpfkurzWxELMOpZVxa6M9ssr0EJUwGohlFVJV7tktmk4xhnETMbhtQ5CMhcMnPlTnZnwfWhZPDSJrX3i30o2n5jfWFao/s200/016.JPG" /> My broccoli isn't looking so well but it did start growing a couple more bunches.<br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildoHgfjxsvEweQJ8oTwAb0Bgg1_fEzZe53p5mJsCcLoMB9eGuQKC-kD-1VWIjw-B3LcrXgcxwAHROzPPDvMbYvBtJyCrJW17_YLtYclqb2iUYEZB1HvTsv9T_MgQio_wvKfZ_l29GOFg/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369042905235041282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildoHgfjxsvEweQJ8oTwAb0Bgg1_fEzZe53p5mJsCcLoMB9eGuQKC-kD-1VWIjw-B3LcrXgcxwAHROzPPDvMbYvBtJyCrJW17_YLtYclqb2iUYEZB1HvTsv9T_MgQio_wvKfZ_l29GOFg/s200/008.JPG" /></a> Remember my Experiment... Well I'm marking it as a failure though I might try it again next year. The cherry tomato looks scraggly but it is still producing tomatoes. But the tomato plant that is hanging upside down hasn't produced any tomatoes.<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369043160213358290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2QePIu1DEV60GRgUvnUgEZj88CYLMxbLHFCjQ_vAfoZN62E8EaBR1bEZHaDXznSN4NxLPA7mFl20bXL3vSFr1Ls6JHYT6K_yfEbC-ouZUZfGHWHBLU69yAqzBNBK0IH7FYyVLmOuLzo/s200/015.JPG" /> Last a little money saving tip. If you don't know what a plant is don't buy it. I bought a "salad mix" six pack I saw when I was checking out the local garden store. I though how cool a mixed salad container garden. Even though I have used some of the lettuce there were three plants that I have no idea what they are. They are growing well but I haven't a clue what to do with them or when to harvest them. The two in the front are starting to get flower buds.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669817851020851274.post-33852535698310172432009-08-03T04:34:00.000-07:002009-08-03T04:47:57.450-07:00My First Dish From My Vegtable Container Garden<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW709Y6TYRze4sUhLmHSSD2_Pa1qUdXhVxlGEaH-t2jakqFpD4eix0Ilglyg0u0T0h-Ik6mtL0MUyFTJRCFDcSz5mxQaXpYfgcb80qW9G9H1BAUoBIQaqLH-xW9YIf0LuLAo4qA2K0n8Y/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365699856884160594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW709Y6TYRze4sUhLmHSSD2_Pa1qUdXhVxlGEaH-t2jakqFpD4eix0Ilglyg0u0T0h-Ik6mtL0MUyFTJRCFDcSz5mxQaXpYfgcb80qW9G9H1BAUoBIQaqLH-xW9YIf0LuLAo4qA2K0n8Y/s200/004.JPG" /></a>Here it is my first dish. Fried Eggplant<br /><br /><div align="left">I wanted to do Baba Ghanoush which is an middle eastern dish. Kind of an eggplant dip. I've been having a little problem finding a recipe. You see there are two kinds of eggplants. Now I'm assuming the recipes are calling for the regular type of eggplant that looks like this: </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 136px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 121px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365700768236418786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTk8mlUkyOafOC2bbeeSqb45IpBty-OH95IJW2AmY8aV7adeZM4nYOge1WRXOLWMlDHo-2Mg4ybCSI3A9h1WZBQQpfhypB7QXBHFC-v4kczNWcjyrw_pR2VNpwkurQdC-fS7S_SaVV-c/s200/eggplant.jpg" /></div></div><p> </p><p>I have Japanese Eggplant growing which looks like this.</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 130px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 87px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365700771878863618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkXXpUrtl6RxMkiaweNXtZsaePPz6yes7fhgUHCHS3d83Yr6tbZLJfsb9J8e_AmE2ofnNtyx0BIqmrcc2i8Zhf8NneUHNG5GvAq3k-eUugwGhArQvzwv7iZAjC-gRZ-Oq2D3Z0O7-sSo/s200/eggplant+2.jpg" /></p><p> </p><p>You might notice that it is much thinner they the other eggplant. So that leaves me with the question how many of them should I use to equal one of the fatter eggplants. I'm thinking two which means I'll have to wait because only one of them was ready to be picked.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway the Fried Eggplant was delicious. Here is what I did.</p><p>Take Eggplant and slice it into no more then 1/2 inch thick slices. Dip in egg and dredge through flour mixed with a little salt pepper and garlic powder. Fry in hot oil until tender. </p><p>I have to thank Shawie from <a href="http://anemptycup.blogspot.com/">A Grateful Heart</a> for the idea. I hadn't considered frying it, but she mentioned it in her comment to me and it sounded tasty.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008368511023712593noreply@blogger.com2