The straw bales we ended up with were huge. Ridiculously huge. And it was immediately obvious that when they started to break down they were going to make a huge mess. So, we wrapped them in chicken wire! Which, I'm sure my UPS driver hates me. We had tires delivered the other week as well … Continue reading We Have Contained the Straw Bales!
This year, I'm straw bale gardening, because I want to grow a TON of potatoes. You know, because End of the World, and I like potatoes. My plan was straightforward: Buy straw balesEnlist help for physical labor.Pick up straw bales.Place straw bales.Condition straw.Profit.Me. And it was a disaster from the start. First, I could NOT … Continue reading Straw Bale Disaster
I have a greenhouse. It's shiny, and new, and I've been super excited about it, especially since the greenhouse I had last year BLEW AWAY while I was out of town. So basically this: Super stoked about this. Gonna put ALL my plants in this. Enter Wisconsin weather in the spring. There I was, minding … Continue reading In Which I Am Assaulted By a Greenhouse
The five dollar, cheap, dollar store shower curtain we purchased when we bought our house in 2013 finally tore and bit the dust. I had it hanging off the curtain bar with those little ring clips you use for compiling papers, not even proper hooks. So I was forced to go shower curtain/liner shopping. And, … Continue reading Ridiculous Shower Curtain
You might remember, that I had a small greenhouse before. One that took off into the wild blue yonder during a windstorm when I wasn't home. So... here's try number two. I staked this bad boy to the ground with ~30 stakes, zip tied the pieces together to keep the wind from tugging them apart, … Continue reading Greenhouse Attempt #2 and Garden Prepping
First of all, this was an APPROVED purchase. The husband APPROVED my purchase of more planters before I bought them. Anyway, there are seven of them waiting to be filled with dirt and planted. There are seven of them there... five of the originals and two leafs. And I have duplicates of some of the … Continue reading GreenStalk Plans and Stickers!
Five grape plants! My Stark Bros. order came with the four grape plants I had ordered, and I have them neatly tucked away, the bare root one potted so it has a chance to wake up. Aren't they preeeeeetty? Just think of all the tasty grapes! I have more coming, but these are here a … Continue reading What’s Better Than One Grape Plant?
I intend to turn two of the less accessible beds into grape beds this year. I intend to wrap them like I do berry canes, so I've been keeping an eye on what grapes are locally on sale as well as what I've ordered. Tractor Supply had them in stock, and one grape plant had … Continue reading An Errant Grape Plant
I've had fairly good germination - only four tomatoes haven't come up. The peppers are in process, and the basil has several types where the seeds are a LOT older than I should be trying with. But, here's some photos of the starts AND my plants. A shot of the room as a whole: First … Continue reading Seeds Starts Are Going Well!
I sat down this Saturday and worked out what I would plant where, including my Greenstalk planters. Did you know that you can plant CORN in a Greenstalk?!? I'm super excited about the options involved. A lovely person in the Greenstalk Facebook page came up with a chart for laying out what you planted in … Continue reading Garden Planning
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