Tuesday, August 9, 2011

It's August - and what's in my garden

A new addition to the garden.  My neighbour surprised me with this.


The grapes are looking good - just need to ripen.


There is just not enough time in the day. Was planning on another garden but just never got around to it.


Indian corn with pumkin around it. Hope I wasn't too late planting it.


Scarlet runner.


The mixed flowers my sister planted are just starting to bloom.


The beans are ready for eating.


I planted tomato plants last year where the beans were and now I have tomato plants that grew all by themselves.


The zucchinni's are growing.


Need to harvest the basil.


The jalepeno pepper I planted that my friend Shannon gave me is doing well.






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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Planted seeds today

Planted 2 rows of beans (seeds)- 1 yellow, 1 green - germination 6-14 days
seeds - Cilantro, basil (2 types), parsley (2 types), zuchinni, chives.
In pots for the kitchen - cilantro, basil and chives
Planted in flats - Scarlet Runners, two types of sunflowers
Also planted two types of sunflowers in my flower bed near the shed. - germination 14-30 days

Monday, May 30, 2011

First Planting




Had an old chest - thought it would be a good stand for some flowers.  Like the way it looks as you walk into the garden.

Used an old play structure for my entrance into the garden.  Will be planting some grapevines which in years to come will cover this structure - will take a few years though.  On the left side my son made a trellis out of slats - will take another shot of it once something is growing on it.


So far have planted some Celebrity tomatoes, Manitoba tomatoes and Cherry Roma tomatoes, some basil, summer savory and Lebanese cucumbers in this bed.

This is under the flowering crab apple tree. Day lillies.

A little rooster I picked up at a garage sale and planted some ivy in it.


Planted some mint (to help ward off mosquitos) and some flowers.
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Friday, May 27, 2011

Starting the garden 2011

Well worked a bit on the garden - still lots to do......a little robin kept me company....


Saturday, May 14, 2011

A Visit to Hill Side Green Center - Quyon

Gilles Marcotte, owner of Hillside welcomed me to his lovely greenhouses. I was so excited to see his new way of growing. You can visit at 315 Clarendon St., Quyon, QC



There were Beans ....








Tomatoes......

Row and rows of them and so tall.






















And cherry tomatoes too!










Lebanese and English Cucumbers....










Peppers just ripening on the vine.
Red
Yellow
Orange




































Also beans and radishes.Here's my friend Venetia Crawford being the taste tester. Delicious!



Most fascinating were the aphids on a plant near the vegetables. Was told that the pests that bother the plants really like these aphids and then don't eat the plants. How ingenious!














There is also a bee box. The bees pollinate the flowers. They used to use an electric toothbrush but the bees are much better at it. Gilles lets then out for 1 hour each day.
























Hydroponic lettuce - how interesting



What a great system. Almost looks like eve troughes.





Gilles took one tray out to show me - notice the water coming out the end.



It's a process starting small in spongy holders for four weeks until they are transferred to the big white trays.






At different growth stages

Was great learning all about the vegetables. Thanks Gilles. You can view his site: http://www.hillsidegreencenter.ca/index.htm

I will have to go back and take pics of all the flowers.

Until next time......Happy Growing!