I hauled the kids up to Lowes (again) today.
I got my things I grow from seeds planted in the garden yesterday and I was anxious to get my tomato and pepper plants!
I'm going to try the tomatoes in pots on the patio this year. I got one cherry tomato and 2 "bush" varieties since those are supposed to do better for container gardening. I'm still unsure I got the right size pot; but I must have shown up at lunch time or something because I couldn't find a free staff person for a while. I got some kind of nursery pot. It's tall. There was a bit shorter and wider one I almost got. It's got drainage holes at the bottom around the edge. I hope that's right. My grandfather uses big 5 gallon buckets; but I was concerned about the plastics not being good for food growing. I need to go back for cages. I think the bush ones don't grow as high so I want to read the info on them again first. The ones I have now are a mess and breaking. I'm considering those pretty powder coated ones since it'll be on the patio. But then the containers I got are just an ugly black.
I got a tray of sweet banana pepper plants and 2 bell peppers. One is supposed to be smaller and sweet for "snacking" it said. I've never tired to grow peppers before so I hope they do well! I'm anxious to get them in the ground but I'm not sure if I need to harden them off or if it's quite warm enough. They are in the garage at the moment. We've got lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s mostly.
I also spent a while looking at flowers. They had some gorgeous Calibrachoa in hanging baskets. They were yellow with orange at the center. Gorgeous! But they didn't have any for transplanting in that color. One of my 2 hanging pots broke the other day anyway; but I'm still going to look around before I consider shelling out the money for a pre-made one.
I saw a planter on Facebook that I'm hoping to get DH to build for me in the next week or so. It's made from stair risers like you would use for deck stairs and window boxes! I've been wanting something to fill in this space on our front walkway in front of the mini porch we have. It's not high enough to have a railing and it's just begging for something to make it pretty. This is the blog someone shared where you can see a picture: http://rufflesandtruffles.com/2013/10/diy-vertical-planter-garden/
All in all; I'm exhausted but inspired and satisfied all at once. My kids are worn out too so that's a bonus.
Let the gardening season begin!!
I'm going to try the tomatoes in pots on the patio this year. I got one cherry tomato and 2 "bush" varieties since those are supposed to do better for container gardening. I'm still unsure I got the right size pot; but I must have shown up at lunch time or something because I couldn't find a free staff person for a while. I got some kind of nursery pot. It's tall. There was a bit shorter and wider one I almost got. It's got drainage holes at the bottom around the edge. I hope that's right. My grandfather uses big 5 gallon buckets; but I was concerned about the plastics not being good for food growing. I need to go back for cages. I think the bush ones don't grow as high so I want to read the info on them again first. The ones I have now are a mess and breaking. I'm considering those pretty powder coated ones since it'll be on the patio. But then the containers I got are just an ugly black.
I got a tray of sweet banana pepper plants and 2 bell peppers. One is supposed to be smaller and sweet for "snacking" it said. I've never tired to grow peppers before so I hope they do well! I'm anxious to get them in the ground but I'm not sure if I need to harden them off or if it's quite warm enough. They are in the garage at the moment. We've got lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s mostly.
I also spent a while looking at flowers. They had some gorgeous Calibrachoa in hanging baskets. They were yellow with orange at the center. Gorgeous! But they didn't have any for transplanting in that color. One of my 2 hanging pots broke the other day anyway; but I'm still going to look around before I consider shelling out the money for a pre-made one.
I saw a planter on Facebook that I'm hoping to get DH to build for me in the next week or so. It's made from stair risers like you would use for deck stairs and window boxes! I've been wanting something to fill in this space on our front walkway in front of the mini porch we have. It's not high enough to have a railing and it's just begging for something to make it pretty. This is the blog someone shared where you can see a picture: http://rufflesandtruffles.com/2013/10/diy-vertical-planter-garden/
All in all; I'm exhausted but inspired and satisfied all at once. My kids are worn out too so that's a bonus.
Last edited: