Gardening

The Cardinal that joined me out in the backyard. Perhaps he was looking to snack on the grubs I threw out.

So I've been able to do a little gardening (although the bending over gives me heartburn). I bought some peat pots to start some veggies in. I've got green onions, roma tomatoes, watermelon, and green beans. A strange mix but veggies I know we'll eat/use in cooking. So here's how much of a gardener I am, I just found out these peat pots are made to plant directly into the ground when your plants are ready. Amazing! Even though I don't know where we're going to plant them yet. I also received a Hydrangea bush from my grandma. She said it wasn't blooming at her house because it wasn't getting enough sun so she gave it to me to put in a sunny spot. Hopefully it does well because every other plant that has been planted in that spot has died from heat exhaustion. Things are moving slowly when it comes to gardening but things are moving.

I moved all of my potted plants out of the greenhouse and did some pruning. They're looking a little scraggly (sp?) but they'll be back in "full bloom" very shortly. I think this week I'll give them some miracle grow. Unfortunately all the limes I thought we were going to have died. I'm not sure if the tree got too hot in the greenhouse or what happened but all the little buds turned black and fuzzy and fell off. I'm hoping I can get a few blossoms out of it before it's too late.

The greenhouse my husband built for me for Christmas. It's now housing my little veggie pots.

The peat pot that can be planted right into the ground

Green Onions starting their journey nice and warm! I'm hoping to get some shelves to put in the green house so everything doesn't have to be on the ground.

The hydrangea plant from my grandma.

My bag of soil was full of yummy grubs! Happy eating to the birds!