This! I'm pretty happy with my little junk container garden and how it's doing. We were thinking that we were going to lose our tomatoes and peppers to aphids, but a trip to Lowe's and a bottle of insectidal soap later, there is some hope.
And, for the love of Mike, if anyone knows what this is, would you please let me know?? The neighbor that left and was so kind as to leave me her cat also left this growing in a jar, so I took pity on it and repotted into actually dirt instead of sand, but I don't know if it's a cucumber, a squash or a pumpkin...any help? Or is it just going to be a Wait & See plant?
We did some revamping today. I pulled out all of my radishes and the lettuce. The radishes were extremely "woody" and inedible and the lettuce was starting to bolt. So the lady down 4 or 5 trailers took what we pulled out to feed to her bunny. So I'm happy it wasn't wasted! But the arugula and chard were extremely bitter and Bob & I found we just didn't care for that particular mix of lettuce and Bob was a bit over-zealous when he planted the seeds and planted the entire packet! The lettuce was a bit over the top!! We got a couple of new packets of seeds and I was more conservative in my planting approach, I only sowed 1/4 of the packet! Here is from left to right, front row: culinary lavendar, French tarragon, loveage and chervil. Back row is the wait & see plant, and various pepper plants. I hope the peppers make a come back after getting a good dose of insectidal soap (great for organic gardening, the bottle said)!
Peppers and Apache red onions...These are pepperoncinis.
Double duty wading pool...not only good for growing onions, but also Johnny-jump-ups, because the friend that was so kind to bring us a truckload of dirt dug the dirt where these were growing. When they get a little bigger, I'll scrape up the grass on the side of the RV and plant them there! They spread like weeds!!
Here are various peppers and a pathetic looking sage plant that got WAY too much rain! Poor guy, he got a dose of soap, too! And there is my new geranium. I know I said I wasn't going to have any flowers this year, but I changed my mind...flowers = beauty = happiness. And I'd rather be happy!
Ms. Raspberry Bush. She is pretty, and she got a dose of soap, too. If those critters can travel from one tomato to the next and then jump on the peppers, she needs all the help she can get! She has all kinds of blooms on her and I can't wait until the berries start. I will wrestle me some birds if they even try!
We did some revamping today. I pulled out all of my radishes and the lettuce. The radishes were extremely "woody" and inedible and the lettuce was starting to bolt. So the lady down 4 or 5 trailers took what we pulled out to feed to her bunny. So I'm happy it wasn't wasted! But the arugula and chard were extremely bitter and Bob & I found we just didn't care for that particular mix of lettuce and Bob was a bit over-zealous when he planted the seeds and planted the entire packet! The lettuce was a bit over the top!! We got a couple of new packets of seeds and I was more conservative in my planting approach, I only sowed 1/4 of the packet! Here is from left to right, front row: culinary lavendar, French tarragon, loveage and chervil. Back row is the wait & see plant, and various pepper plants. I hope the peppers make a come back after getting a good dose of insectidal soap (great for organic gardening, the bottle said)!
Peppers and Apache red onions...These are pepperoncinis.
Double duty wading pool...not only good for growing onions, but also Johnny-jump-ups, because the friend that was so kind to bring us a truckload of dirt dug the dirt where these were growing. When they get a little bigger, I'll scrape up the grass on the side of the RV and plant them there! They spread like weeds!!
Here are various peppers and a pathetic looking sage plant that got WAY too much rain! Poor guy, he got a dose of soap, too! And there is my new geranium. I know I said I wasn't going to have any flowers this year, but I changed my mind...flowers = beauty = happiness. And I'd rather be happy!
Ms. Raspberry Bush. She is pretty, and she got a dose of soap, too. If those critters can travel from one tomato to the next and then jump on the peppers, she needs all the help she can get! She has all kinds of blooms on her and I can't wait until the berries start. I will wrestle me some birds if they even try!
This is my gorgeous heliotrope that I got over the weekend at the farmer's market...this attracts butterflies like crazy and has the most awesome vanilla scent to it! Lady Sparkle was kind enough to email me some pictures of her really cool butterfly house, so Bob said he would make me one and a couple of bat houses too...I like having the bats around to eat the mosquitoes.
My herb box...loveage, chervil, marjoram and sorrell. These are going into my cream of seven herb soup when they get a bit bigger, I'll post that recipe then!
My herb box...loveage, chervil, marjoram and sorrell. These are going into my cream of seven herb soup when they get a bit bigger, I'll post that recipe then!
My flat-leaf parsley. I've already done one harvest and it's sprouting up for round 2!
Mr. Cilantro...this is a must-have herb for me to use in salsas and especially my shrimp salsa recipe!
This is that very small mint plant that I bought at Ted Westby's store for the Israel blog...look at it go!
Mr. Cilantro...this is a must-have herb for me to use in salsas and especially my shrimp salsa recipe!
This is that very small mint plant that I bought at Ted Westby's store for the Israel blog...look at it go!
I just love red petunias, I don't know why since purple is one of my favorite colors and red isn't even in the top 5! But there is just something breathtaking to me about red petunias, azaleas and rhododendrons....LOVE 'EM! I planted these for my picnic table.
This is my new lobelia plant, I just thought it was pretty and I want to see what it will do...another one of those bright flowers I'm using in hopes of attracting butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.
And in the same box as the lobelia is my pink snapdragon. Now, I hoping he won't outgrow the box, but I think he might because if I remember right, they get super tall but I think the butterflies will be attracted to him!
And one of the tomatillos is blooming!! Super exciting!! Here is a bit of useless but interesting info: the lady at the farmer's market told me that you must have at least 2 tomatillos in order for them to produce because they cross pollinate each other just like marijuana plants do. I don't know about all that, so Cat Hill, if you read this, is that true??
This is my orange thyme. I almost lost this, again, due to heavy rain day after day here...we got some holes drilled in the bottom of the container and OMG! it must have drained for a good 20 minutes or more! And I put a bunch of marbles on the bottom for drainage, but that wasn't enough, it had to have holes!!
More red onions and a few small peppers...these are bell peppers.
That wait & see plant with his neighbor, a pepperoncini...
The lemon cukes are doing fine, I have 3 of them. That end one is so big because we lost one and replaced it with this one that we bought at the farmer's market. I had room in front so I used it for more onions.
I put the 2 tomatillos in the big container I was going to use for potatoes. I planted herbs around them: basil, flat-leaf parsley and chives that I started from seed. I also put my French tarragon plant in there, too.
Remember that truly pathetic dill plant that Ted Westby gave to me? Well, here he is, all tall and proud and doing quite well, I might add! He was on the brink of death and it's amazing what a little TLC will do...he'll go into the pickles I'm planning to make with the lemon cukes! And also into the pickled peppers I'm planning on learning how to make this summer...my goal and my 41st birthday present to myself: learn to can!
I ripped out all the old mixed lettuce and went with this jazzy new French variety of butter lettuce, it looks interesting, so I'll keep you updated on it's progress. And if this variety is a bust, Bob & I bought some regular old romaine, too!
So I planted just a mere quarter of a packet of lettuce seeds in the lettuce tub this time around!
And I also planted tomatillo, parsley and basil seeds and I thought the rain had all but killed them off, but here they are pushing through and wanting to grow! Grow little seeds, grow!!
Close up of a tomatillo!
We bought a can of spray paint a few weeks back because I had some crazy scheme to make more bird houses after the blue birds moved in. So we spray painted these gallon jugs purple, it's one of my favorite colors and Bob cut an opening in each one and we hung them around the tree...I don't care if they look stupid, I'm just thinking about trying to get the birds to come!
So here is the garden update...
It's ok, come a little closer...it doesn't bite!
And there you have it...Laurrie's garden tour...so until next time, here's a super easy recipe that I came up with last night: I'll call it 3 Can Fruit Crisp
And in the same box as the lobelia is my pink snapdragon. Now, I hoping he won't outgrow the box, but I think he might because if I remember right, they get super tall but I think the butterflies will be attracted to him!
And one of the tomatillos is blooming!! Super exciting!! Here is a bit of useless but interesting info: the lady at the farmer's market told me that you must have at least 2 tomatillos in order for them to produce because they cross pollinate each other just like marijuana plants do. I don't know about all that, so Cat Hill, if you read this, is that true??
This is my orange thyme. I almost lost this, again, due to heavy rain day after day here...we got some holes drilled in the bottom of the container and OMG! it must have drained for a good 20 minutes or more! And I put a bunch of marbles on the bottom for drainage, but that wasn't enough, it had to have holes!!
More red onions and a few small peppers...these are bell peppers.
That wait & see plant with his neighbor, a pepperoncini...
The lemon cukes are doing fine, I have 3 of them. That end one is so big because we lost one and replaced it with this one that we bought at the farmer's market. I had room in front so I used it for more onions.
I put the 2 tomatillos in the big container I was going to use for potatoes. I planted herbs around them: basil, flat-leaf parsley and chives that I started from seed. I also put my French tarragon plant in there, too.
Remember that truly pathetic dill plant that Ted Westby gave to me? Well, here he is, all tall and proud and doing quite well, I might add! He was on the brink of death and it's amazing what a little TLC will do...he'll go into the pickles I'm planning to make with the lemon cukes! And also into the pickled peppers I'm planning on learning how to make this summer...my goal and my 41st birthday present to myself: learn to can!
I ripped out all the old mixed lettuce and went with this jazzy new French variety of butter lettuce, it looks interesting, so I'll keep you updated on it's progress. And if this variety is a bust, Bob & I bought some regular old romaine, too!
So I planted just a mere quarter of a packet of lettuce seeds in the lettuce tub this time around!
And I also planted tomatillo, parsley and basil seeds and I thought the rain had all but killed them off, but here they are pushing through and wanting to grow! Grow little seeds, grow!!
Close up of a tomatillo!
We bought a can of spray paint a few weeks back because I had some crazy scheme to make more bird houses after the blue birds moved in. So we spray painted these gallon jugs purple, it's one of my favorite colors and Bob cut an opening in each one and we hung them around the tree...I don't care if they look stupid, I'm just thinking about trying to get the birds to come!
So here is the garden update...
It's ok, come a little closer...it doesn't bite!
And there you have it...Laurrie's garden tour...so until next time, here's a super easy recipe that I came up with last night: I'll call it 3 Can Fruit Crisp
1 can sliced peaches in light syrup
1 can mandarin oranges (I used a big can, or just use 2 small ones)
1 can pear halves
Drain all these and put in a bowl and mix in a few tablespoons of flour, about 1/4 cup of sugar, some cinnamon, and some ginger. Put in a baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray. In another bowl, add 3/4 cup oatmeal, 3 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger and mix it up, put on the top of the fruit, dot the top with little pieces of butter, I think I used about 1/4 cup total and bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes or until top is browned. I made a ginger whip cream for the top: 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, 1 inch pieces of ginger, grated on a microplane, and 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Beat the cream on high until it starts to set, add in the ginger and sugar and continue to beat until stiff. Enjoy, folks and have a great week!
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