dry, dry, dry...

The garden is dry...no rain for days.  The rain barrel is nearly empty.  Things are looking pretty sad.  Even though we don't typically sprinkle our grass or plants, I had to for the last two weeks, otherwise some of the nice plants we purchased earlier this year would have shriveled up and died.  But even with that, it's still looking dry and brown.

One good news item.  We have put down GrubX twice this year and we've seen only a few Japanese Beetles!!!  MUCH IMPROVED!  One more application this year and then 3 times a year for the next two years and we should be all clear.  Plus that should make it so those pesky moles move on.

Oh, and an update on the veggie garden.  There isn't one.  Not yet.  We've been real busy this year and haven't found the time required to invest in this project.  I believe it will be started this year before the winter, but who knows?  We still have several windows to paint and that project started about 4 years ago.  We really need to focus, but we are just jam-packed with things to do until probably November!

one step closer...

Well, I did it.  I stopped by one of my favorite nursery stores (Wiegand's) and bought veggie seeds for our up-and-coming veggie garden!  YAY!

I think I got everything that I had on the list.  All seeds were 50% off and with every 2 packets you purchased, you'd get a free packet of miscellaneous seeds.  That meant that I didn't have to purchase any tomato seeds, cuz I got a free packet.  Also got a free packet of pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, then a packet of flower seeds.

Thinking about garden markers and I think that I'll have Jerome laminate the seed envelopes (at work) and then I will punch some holes in the bottom and use the little plastic sign holders that you find on your lawn after Scott's has come and sprayed.  I have a ton of those because I was collecting them for when we plan a road rally and we need to indicate where the next clue is located.

It will still be a while before we are able to begin construction on our garden since we still have a good 12"  (or more) of snowdrift in the garden area.  I really hope we can concentrate on this project and get it done in time for me to plant and for us to harvest (whenever that may be).

veggie garden...

My intention is to begin a vegetable garden this year.  "My intention" means that I will need my husband to accommodate my wishes and help do the majority of the building.  I will help hold things and do the eventual planting, but he needs to do the heavy lifting.  

I was inspired by this article in This Old House Magazine, which is where this photo comes from.  We would put it on the east side of the garage in an area that we luckily had leveled when we had the garage built.  Prior to it being leveled, it was a pile of stumps and dirt.

We've started a list of the veggies that we'd like to see growing in this garden.  This is what we've chosen so far:

• green beans
• tomato (probably only one or two plants because neither of us eat all that many tomatoes)
• green onions
• parsley
• corn (just a few stalks, so that I can have some decorations for the fall)
• pumpkin (again, only a couple since all I want is a jack-o-lantern or two)
• spinach (is there a difference between "baby" spinach and regular spinach?)
• carrots
• peppers

Well, that's the list so far.  We would build a fenced in area so that the little bunnies would only be able to eat my crocuses and tulips.