Well, I've got alot of tomatoes growing that will be transplanted within the next week, I've got 4 of all but eggplants still for my vertical bed, & still 2 jalapeño starters. It rained really bad the other day, so I have to wait on the ground to dry to finish the bed, unfortunately, but at the same time, it gives my plants extra time to grow taller & healthier. My sunflowers are doing great, they're getting taller & taller. My mom bought me a rosemary plant that likes full sun, so I put her right with the sunflowers, & she's doing great! I think my purple cone flowers are finally growing, so I'll be able to put them into the ground like I planned, with the sunflowers soon as it dries up enough. I did get 2 heads of romaine lettuce in the planter that I thought died when it hit the floor, but they're healthy, & I actually found a partly shady spot they like. I think I'm going to move them to the other porch, though, where its even more shady so I might be able to get more lettuce. I am surprised though, that the rabbit has left them alone. I didn't get to my raised beds this year, due to finances, but, I will be putting up my tomato tepee's as soon as they're tall enough, I'll have at least 2-4 of them. As soon as everything is up & planted, I'll try and get pictures taken & posted on here, too. No new updates other then the cold weather is finally gone, & plants are thriving this year!

Ok, I know I haven't posted since March, but April was a flop with all the plants I tried growing. My cats got to them, the heat, the cold, too wet, you name it! Well, now we're nearing the end of frost season, so I'm feeling safer & safer. I've got Okra, Jubliee tomatoes, jelly bean, cherry, & brandy wine slicing tomatoes growing, they're all between 1/2"-2" tall now. I've got about 8-10 sunflowers, called Autum Beauty, in their bed, with part of the bedframe up. I'm getting some mulch from a friend to help reduce grass growth around them, so they don't get choked out. The same friend gave me alot of Iris plants that are going around my shed (once my grass gets cut)! I just planted all the plants for my vertial garden, so we'll see sprouting in a few weeks. I did get the chicken wire for it, so now it needs to dry up a little so we can mow, to get my stakes in the ground for the garden :) I can't wait! I do have to find a new home, however, because I forgot my landlord is doing work at that side of the house this summer (don't want to block his work space). This summer is looking very fruitful in many ways!! :) Will post more later on!

My new babies!

My okra are now about 4" tall, my lavender is nearly 3" tall, my cilantro got too cold & didn't make it, but my chards are growing nicely, too! They're about the same size as my lavender. I figured out the math on how to plan my sunflowers & purple coneflowers so they'll sprout & bloom around the same 2 weeks as each other. Its working out great, but now all I need is my ground to dry up & get nice weather so I can plant into the ground!!

Restarting my garden

Well, I had to replant everything. I think my mini-green houses got too cold in the window, so I replanted things & they're almost all sprouted. I think only 2 things haven't. So far, I planted okra, iceberg lettuce, 2 types of hot peppers, Swiss chard, and lavender. This coming week, I plan on planting some sunflowers, coneflowers, eggplant, pole green beans, squash & cucumbers for my vertical garden, and I'll be planting alot of tomato plants in pots, and 3 in the ground. So far everything is going according to plan, again. I found 2 2X2's around the shed and I'm going to use them (I have to buy it, but I'm going to use chicken wire to hold up my plants). I'm sure it'll work out. I'm still planing on the tepee's for my tomatoes I'm staking in the ground. So I'll be busy this summer, plus, I may help my sister with a couple raised beds for herself, but we'll see! Happy planting!

I have seedlings!

 I checked my plants yesterday and I found 4 Sicilian Basil, 3 broad leaf Sage, & 1 catnip so far. There not very big, but they are there!!

Well, warm weather turned into about 2-3" of snow...but its supposed to get warm again, then turn cold & snowy this weekend, but hopefully in a couple weeks my plants should become seedlings. We'll see. I have them in my bay window, but I'm debating on moving them to the top of the refrigerator, I'm thinking the cold might be affecting their growth. I've got to clear some things off, but its manageable. I did end up putting my basil plants up higher, & its working out nicely. My onion experiment didn't work out very well, it looks like its going to die on me, its all wilty.

Yay for warm weather! We were in the 40's a couple days ago, and it got me motivated to plant some seeds. I took my foil lasagna pan, & 2 2ltr soda bottles (take and whack off the top of the bottles, fill with dirt & cover with plastic wrap). I'll get pictures as I can to upload them so everyone can see what I mean. I planted Catnip, Sage, Lavendar, Christmas Basil, and Scillian Basil. I planted them on Jan. 5th, so I'm sure I'll get some seedlings in Feb., and I'm anxiously waiting!! Will post the time span of each plant as they sprout up. I'm keeping them in my kitchen by light that's on all day, the lasagna pan is on the bay window, & the 2 soda bottles are on the microwave under our kitchen light which is on most of the day (but regardless from the windows & light they have constant light).
  Ok, well, on the microwave didn't work afterall.....my cats reclaimed it & knocked over one of my basil plants. So, I repoted & put it on a cabnit that they don't dare try to jump on :) (they'll get stuff falling on them if they do, lol).