Category Archives for Vegetables
First official sowing of 2013
Timing Although I have been working in the garden for several weeks now and throwing seeds into the soil randomly to see what would grow, my first official seed sowing was this weekend on February 16, 2013. This is about … Continue reading
Visit to a community garden
On Friday we visited the local community garden where we hope to secure a plot this spring. We wanted to check out the plot sizes and general condition of the gardens, and found some inspiration too! This hoop house covered … Continue reading
Random seed sowing
Well, my green thumb is itching to get planting, so I randomly planted one of my long containers today with Swiss Chard, beets, and spinach in hopes of starting a cool-weather-tolerant container of leafy greens that will be ready in … Continue reading
Theft in the patio garden!
Although they got a late start, the Rainbow Lacinato kale was coming along nicely. I even got one handful of a harvest on January 2nd. It had been growing well under a lightweight row cover cloth, but seeing as how … Continue reading
Fall/winter vegetables coming along
I may have mentioned that I am trying winter gardening this year. I have already harvested my radishes, which matured very quickly with our warm September. These were planted on September 10th and harvested the second weekend of October. We … Continue reading
Patiently waiting for spring
I have my meagre winter containers planted and still have no word as to whether we have been assigned a community garden plot, so in all my spare time I’ve planned out the patio garden for next year. It’s not … Continue reading
Sugar and Shelling Peas
This year I planted two varieties of peas: Little Marvel, a bush variety; and Oregon Sugar Pod, a trailing variety. I have never tried growing peas in containers before, so here is my progress thus far. Oregon Sugar Pod This … Continue reading
Radishes – A review
I did a companion planting experiment where I planted quick-growing radishes with slower-growing beets. The idea is that the radishes will be ready to harvest about a month before the beets, therefore loosening the soil for the beets when the … Continue reading
Time for something new!
The weather has warmed up significantly and we’ve had a good stretch of sunshine. I was able to harvest my Toy Choy twice before it bolted. Now I have to think of what to plant in this pot, since I … Continue reading
Patio overview
I should have posted overview pictures of my patio at an earlier date to show the space that I have to work with. My patio is roughly 8′ x 12′ in the inner courtyard of our ‘U’-shaped building on the … Continue reading
