Showing posts with label potted gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potted gardening. Show all posts

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Quick update

It feels like it's been longer than a week since I last updated! I guess that's what happens when you work every day straight through!

Last weekend I did tons of training, and it was ridiculous. I don't understand why you would put the home address and phone number, or any identifying information, in plain view on a child. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but... I think it's much better to teach a child that information and teach them how to find someone who can help them should they get separated from a group. Then again, I expect people to be able to fend for themselves and that's what my parents taught me to do when I was little. Ridiculosity.

After school is in full swing, which has been fantastic because I've actually gotten some work done. Jeremy's not getting as many hours, but I'm trying to scrape together what I can to keep us afloat. Plus the 60 clock hours from my training will help!

Nothing too exciting has happened, though. We do have some awesome new neighbors who like all the things we do-- wine, movies, food --and are really fun! I sat out on the porch with them and had a glass of wine while we waited for Jeremy to get done with his running group, tonight we're all having dinner with them and at some point we'll probably hit up the Movie Tavern. "Those are my two favorite words in one title! Movie and Tavern!" -John

We also had a small victory in our potted garden-- I'm sure you noticed a lack of pictures, it's because the heat killed them dead! We were watering them three times a day and they were still wilting from the heat. It's cooled off SLIGHTLY so now the basil has bounced back, another jalapeno grew, and they seem to be flourishing again-- I even have a tiny tomatillo that's growing!

Well, off to work, gotta make them dollaz! More later!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Garden: Week Three

The light's been terrible for shooting when we get home, but here's a whole ton of pictures of our little front porch garden!

Cilantro
My Impatiens, which aren't faring as well
Lemongrass, used in the pretty excellent chicken verde soup I made this week
Currant Plant 1
Golden Bell
Golden Bell 2
Mystery plants-- my estimation is Mesclun Greens and a cucumber

Golden Bell 3
Current 2
Golden Bell 4
Golden Bell 4
Golden Bell 4
Currant and Golden Bell
Currant 2
Unknown seedlings
What I think are 3 cucumber plants-- I separated them out today
More unknown seedlings, most likely peppers
The Three Amigos
Giant Bell Pepper (Green)
Giant Bell
Poblano
Poblano Flower
Cayenne
Our first Cayenne Pepper!
Cayenne
Cayenne (it looks to be very profitable!)
Cayenne Flower
First pepper
Poblano and Cayenne
Cayenne
Giant Bell
Poblano


We're hoping the peppers are a bumper crop this year, and if our seedlings produce any Habanero, we'll go in with Iggy and Wade on the Muscadine Habanero jam!