seeds

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2013 Seeds & Plans

2013 Seeds & Plans

To be completely honest, buying seeds each spring is both exciting and a little stressful.  I struggle every single year with what exactly to put in the garden and how it will all fit.  At the height of summer, I tend to find myself feeling incredibly proud and excited by all that grows in our tiny space, but now?  Now…
March 12, 2013
Seed Starting

Seed Starting

Even though it's only the beginning of March, I still feel a bit behind the curve in my seed starting because last year began so early.  We still have at least 10 weeks until our official last freeze date, but I've found myself in a tizzy about getting some seeds into some soil and under our grow lights!I've switched up…
March 4, 2013
Seed Saving

Seed Saving

In my continued attempt to save seeds, I am grateful that the warm (hot) weather has helped the overwintered veggies complete their cycle as well provided the perfect environment for the peppers and tomatoes to ripen.  Enter a few of my favorite little promise keepers (as in, there's so much promise kept with each tiny little seed)!Happy Hot Peppers...Beets (Early)...Kale…
July 18, 2012
Morning Wanderings and Radish Seeds

Morning Wanderings and Radish Seeds

Every morning when I wake up (whether it be by the alarm or by the suns gentle rise behind the Sangres), I make myself a cup of black tea with milk & honey and take a little walk through the garden.  I check for growth and blossoms, I harvest, I listen to the soft, sleepy coos of the chickens, I…
June 28, 2012
Harvesting Turnip Seeds

Harvesting Turnip Seeds

This is me, in all my gardening glory (hmmm...) holding up the biggest turnip-gone-to-seed-space-hog ever!  Never did I think that one turnip would get so incredibly big!  Well, not the actual turnip, but all the foliage that went along with it!Of all the seeds we're attempting to save this year from over-wintered veggies (turnips, beets, carrots, kale and radishes), the…
June 13, 2012
Watermelon Seeds!

Watermelon Seeds!

Alright, so maybe growing watermelon in the high desert isn't the best idea, but they're so incredibly good!  There really is no proper substitute on a hot summer day!We've tried to grow watermelon a couple of times with no luck.  I think it might have been a mixture of our super poor (past) soil and some bad (old) seeds.  Regardless,…
May 15, 2012