Posted on November 1, 2009 by janedata
I just finished watering my front and back yards. The front looks fine, lawn is still green and my various bushes and plants are thriving. That’s the good news.
The bad news? My back yard had a combination of hits and misses.
The hits: Most of my roses (primarily hybrid tea) are standing strong (a few perished), [...]
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Posted on October 18, 2009 by janedata
One of my Waltham butternut squash plants is fruiting. We had a few days of rain here recently and I had not had the chance to visit this plant until yesterday, and was happy to see a little butternut squash (along with its corresponding blossom) peeking out.
I’ve grown various crops in containers over the years, [...]
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Posted on September 12, 2009 by janedata
It’s been a very odd year for my container garden. I finished tending to my garden chores for the day about an hour ago. Though I started planting my tomatoes, bell peppers, and jalapeno pepper early in the summer, most plants, especially the tomato plants, have been as slow as molasses to grow bigger or [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2009 by janedata
Wow! It’s been about one week since I planted Waltham butternut squash seeds in three containers, and already two of the three containers have one squash seedling each. I’m so surprised at the speediness with which these seedlings appeared.
I have seeds for additional cold season vegetables that I will be planting in containers this coming [...]
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Posted on August 29, 2009 by janedata
SHOPPING TIP: Oh, my gosh, earlier today, I scored one packet (1.0 gram) of Waltham butternut squash seeds at the 99 Cents Only Store for the princely sum of 11 cents! I will be planting them within the hour in three separate containers. Yay!
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Posted on July 13, 2008 by janedata
Together at last! As mentioned in my previous post, for fun, I planted spaghetti squash (winter squash) seeds and jalapeno pepper seeds on June 25. Seedlings are evident for both crops! The squash is in the large container in the top center. I’ve had previous happy success (still) growing another winter squash, acorn squash, in the [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2008 by janedata
I’m enjoying the fruits (and vegetables!) of my labor, but I know that my plants will eventually be exhausted and will stop producing the fruits vegetables that I love, probably months from now. In anticipation of that, earlier this evening, I planted more seeds in fresh containers: tri-color bush beans, cherry tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and, in a fun [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2008 by janedata
Indeed! Last winter, I’d planted several winter squash seeds, including acorn squash. The acorn squash seeds seemed inactive, so I didn’t think anything of it. However, beginning in late March, it showed signs of life. I now have an acorn squash growing and I’m thrilled! My perspective on this is it’s a blessing any time [...]
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