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| Miss Sugar Ann (snap peas have arrived!!!) |
Beauty on the decks. Love meandering the trails, breathing life into these new grounds. I swear its like watching babies' first steps.
J and Tony (THANK YOU TONY!!!- yes, I'm shouting) got there hands on that garden mix I mentioned last time and filled the last 2 of the 5 beds...YIPPEEE!
Um...so now what to do with all the extra space? We're thinking that one of them we might reserve for all the thinning we'll likely have to do once some of the seeds/seedlings get a little bigger. The other one? Well we dug new homes for a number of the kale & broccoli sprouts, and sowed more golden beet seeds and the last of the fancy signature lettuce mix from HighMowingSeeds.com. We consulted the "Seed to Seed" spreadsheet to be sure we planted everyone companionably so they all fall in love with each other and help fend off each others' undesirable, uninvited house guests. We also inadvertently "succession planted" too, due to the time delay in getting the beds filled. Perfection in timing, I must say, since we wouldn't want all our guests to arrive at the same time...
I think we may have forgotten to tell you about the fabulous ways we're learning to fend off some of the locals from bullying the new kids. From our "Growing Vegetables" book, we learned how to make an insect repellent by blending a whole garlic clove, 3 red peppers, plant based liquid soap (we use Seventh Generation), and about 12 cups of water. So far its kept our flying moochers, including fanged ones, out of our greens.
We got a tip that putting corn meal around the leafy plants will keep the hungry caterpillars from munching on your pretty, helpless, defenseless seedlings that you just let leave the safety of your nest...I mean balcony (how
dare they???). Well, we showed them (hmmph).
Also, J put up a physical deterrent today around the perimeter of the upper beds that apparently like to attract creatures with rather large feet (prints). Its pretty spiffy looking - made of bamboo poles & twine. Take that!
Btw, J wants to emphasize the coolness of actually having detected the invaders' foot prints. It was pretty wild :)
J and I are so happy that a few of you made it for a visit today to share in the warmth and fun. Big hugs to my dad Michael (who will soon be revolutionizing the world of garden irrigation), Cheryl Cross (the Fabulous Facilitator), and Allie (who makes a mean fresh pumpkin & banana bread which I am currently crumbing down my front side). Happy November!
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| Lauren, Cheryl, and L's dad, Michael on the top deck :) |
I think we may have forgotten to tell you about the fabulous ways we're learning to fend off some of the locals from bullying the new kids. From our "Growing Vegetables" book, we learned how to make an insect repellent by blending a whole garlic clove, 3 red peppers, plant based liquid soap (we use Seventh Generation), and about 12 cups of water. So far its kept our flying moochers, including fanged ones, out of our greens.
Btw, J wants to emphasize the coolness of actually having detected the invaders' foot prints. It was pretty wild :)
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