Living in central Maryland, we are right on the line between zones 6b and 7a. We get all 4 seasons. Although this Spring felt awfully short. Our typical last frost is supposed to be around May 15th and our first frost around October 15th. I have found through my experience that my little plot of… Continue reading Post 28: Climate and Zone
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Post 27: Strawberry Central
The time of year where I have more strawberries than I know what to do with has come. Today I harvested 250 strawberries. My kids promptly ate about 50 which means I have 200 extras laying around. Last week I made some of my strawberries and peas into a “harvest art.” This is something that… Continue reading Post 27: Strawberry Central
Post 26: Harvests are coming in!
I’m starting to get daily harvests and I could not be happier! This was yesterday’s: And then this was today’s: I used all of this lettuce to make my lunches for the week. I picked my very first strawberry on Thursday. And since then, I’ve had more and more each day. I think that I’ll… Continue reading Post 26: Harvests are coming in!
Post 25: Planting Day
My seedlings finally found their way outside. I planted over 100 plants and watermelon, cantaloupe, green bean, and cucumber seeds. Everything is doing really well! My hubby also built me 9 new raised beds. He’s amazing. I add granule fertilizer to the hole of each plant and mix it in before adding the plant. For… Continue reading Post 25: Planting Day
Post 24: Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mom’s out there! On this traditional spring planting day, our temps have been unseasonably cool. This is making hardening off my seedlings a little difficult but I’ve been finding time as best I can. Since it was pretty rainy the last few days, I wasn’t able to take… Continue reading Post 24: Mother’s Day
Post 22: Growth
I recently went away for 3 days leaving behind my precious seedlings. I know what all you non-plant people are thinking, “It’s just 3 days!” My response to you is first: “Why are you reading this blog if you don’t love plants as much as the rest of us!?” Second: “I really didn’t want to… Continue reading Post 22: Growth
Post 20: Cool Weather Crops
It is incredible how green things have gotten around here in just one week! Here’s a list of all the cool weather crops I have growing outside right now: Radishes: Peas Onions Lettuce Spinach Arugula Carrots Horseradish Broccoli I don’t have pictures of the following: PotatoesBrussel SproutsCabbageStrawberriesBlueberriesGarlic Phew! That’s a long list! Here are some… Continue reading Post 20: Cool Weather Crops
Post 19: Spring Freeze
We are expecting temps in the low 20’s for the next three nights. Welcome to Springtime in Maryland. Of course, everything that I’ve planted has started popping up. So, I need to cover it all to make sure it survives. Even though cool weather crops can handle colder weather and light freezes, low 20’s or… Continue reading Post 19: Spring Freeze
Post 18: First Day of Spring!
Today is March 20th, which means two important things. First, it is my husband’s birthday. So, Happy Birthday Wes!! Second, it is the First Day of Spring!!!! Here are all of the things that are growing in my garden already. All of these are cool weather crops so if we happen to have a frost… Continue reading Post 18: First Day of Spring!
Post 17: Bma’s Birthday
My grandmother, who we called Bma, would have been 100 years old today. She’s been gone for several years now but I still think of her on a daily basis. I think it is very fitting that her 100th birthday fell on a “blog post” day. When I’m planting or doing anything in the garden… Continue reading Post 17: Bma’s Birthday