Category Archives: Gardening

This afternoon I transplanted out the Thai Pink Egg tomatoes, the Patio Orange tomato and the Lemon Cucumber. [thumb:180:c][newline] The Thai Pink Egg tomatoes are on the end – this is the same place we grew them our first year but this time with better support. In addition to the cages I’ve strung lines across […]

The pesky squirrel attacked our container again yesterday. It did more damage this time. Mainly the squirrels are digging in the dirt but in the process they’ve damaged some of the plants. It doesn’t look like they’re going after the plants at all. Everything is growing well in the small pots but I’ll probably transplant […]

This morning another marigold is up. The other plants all seem to be doing well. There was a squirrel attack on the porch containers yesterday. Fortunately the damage was minimal. Some of the soil was disturbed but that was all.

The porch garden is coming along. Yesterday I made lasanga using some of the swiss chard still growing from last year. I also transplanted the lettuce outside. [thumb:175:l] In the same box I’ve started some additional lettuce seeds and the carrots. [newline] The lemon cucumber, Thai pink egg tomato, patio orange tomato and nasturtiums all […]

Recently I transplanted the swiss chard, spinach and arugula out to one of the Earthboxes. It has been cold some nights but they seem to be surviving so far. The tomatoes, cucumber and flowers are still inside. I’ve transplanted the tomatoes and cucumber into larger pots so that they can grow bigger before I move […]

The first spinach has sprouted now.