Another Beautiful Weekend

We have had gorgeous weather this weekend. I didn't get a whole lot done on Saturday, but I did manage to get quite a few things done today.

I planted out 30 strawberry plants of two different varieties. I had waited a bit too long to get them into soil when I received them which resulted in about a 40% loss of my starts. However, those that did take seem to be doing pretty well so far.

The seed potatoes have all been planted too. Hoping for a bumper crop of potatoes this year, but zero experience with them. Guess it will be a learn as I go part of the garden this year.

We also got a little excited since we started seeing some sprouts from the lettuce that was planted on 4/8.

I just love my "fancy" plant markers!


Finally, I got a few more herbs planted in their pots.

I plan to give you a run down of everything that has sprouted next week, but until then, here are some of the starts that are still in the greenhouse for now.

Until next week, Happy Planting!

I'm back!

First, let me apologize for the long delay between posts! I know I have missed three Sundays in a row. The first Sunday I missed was a girls' weekend and nothing got done in the garden. The second Sunday was a fun weekend in Chicago to celebrate my mom's 60th birthday.

Here we are celebrating with Breakfast on the Ledge at the Willis Tower Skydeck.

What a treat that was for us! We actually had the entire 103rd floor of the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) all to ourselves for two whole hours. It was an amazing experience.

The last Sunday I missed updating the blog was spend frantically catching up the garden tasks that I neglected for two weekends. Of course, by the time I was done, I collapsed into bed and failed to make a post!

So here is where we stand so far! We have one corner garden area completed and finished out with mulch and everything.

The grid is missing on two of the bed, but that is an easy task for later. We have peas and corn planted so far. Much more to come soon.

I did go a little crazy with the potted plants this year too. Mostly because they are perennials and easy to take with us when we move next year. Here is the progress so far in the potted plants:

We have raspberry, blackberry, elderberry, boysenberry (gosh, hope everyone likes berries!), catnip, valerian, sweet marjoram, english thyme, french thyme, lavender, and feverfew in the pots so far. There will also be some pretty blue pots added with a few other herbs hopefully next week.



My Tennessee Beauty Strawberries are starting to produce strawberries now. I know that you are supposed to pinch off the buds and not let them fruit until the next year, but I want strawberries now! I never claimed to be a patient person. Hopefully, gardening will teach me to be patient eventually.

I have at least been very patient with the garlic I planted last October.  It seems to be doing well, but I have to wait until the leaves start to turn yellow and fall over. I have read that is when it is ready to  pull and cure.

The beds that have been planted the most are in the opposite corner of the yard, but don't have the mulch around them yet.

We have lettuce, onion, carrots, and roman chamomile planted out in those so far. They all seem to be doing fairly well too.


So, now you are up to date on the garden for now. I should be back next week with more updates and lots more planted!