Category Archives: greenhouse

Seed Planting, Calabazilla (Cucurbita foetidissima)

After looking over the south open area yesterday, this morning I planted the area with Calabazilla seeds. This view is a continuation of the bare spot in yesterday’s photo.  The whole area is L shaped and both photos w! Ddddere … Continue reading

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Herbs, Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

Lavender is quite hardy, my little starter plant from last year survived our cold winds, low temperatures, 40 inches of snow, and total neglect in a 6 inch pot on the back patio. I potted it up to a 12 … Continue reading

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Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus conifercola)

Chicken of the Woods is one of the few mushrooms I have eaten from wild picking. My parents were leery of mushrooms and passed that fear on. Imagine my surprise last year when I grabbed a large chunk of deadwood … Continue reading

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I Love When Things Move Forward

…but I hate being too tired to admire the loot! I added more wood to bed 3, then started adding the compost.  Added a couple more blocks to bed 4, still too much ice, but sliding up to the sixties … Continue reading

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Indoor Garden

Just finished painting my back bedroom for the indoor garden. I bought the first shelving unit and put it up, although I only have onion and garlic chives in there. They have shot up since they’ve been in there, so … Continue reading

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Indoor Garden Needed Paint

Yesterday I started to put my new shelving unit together for the indoor garden then I realized I wanted to paint that room. The trailerstead has cheap old paneling and it is a medium brown color.  I bought black metal … Continue reading

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Winter Gardening Indoors

My indoor winter garden is taking shape.  In addition to my kitchen and luving areas I am getting my extra bedroom moving forward. I found the same wire shelving that I have inside all my closets and I just bought … Continue reading

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Indoor Greenhouse Gardening

Indoor gardening is fairly uncommon in the US. Many gardeners dream of building a greenhouse and put off the day because of the extra expense for what might be deemed a hobby. I have gardened indoors, mostly starting vegetable seeds … Continue reading

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Winter Vegetables

Part of my garden design has always been to extend fresh food later into winter.  This is my third day of snow and high winds.  I miss my winter garden. In Texas and Washington I grew cold season vegetables outside … Continue reading

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Fresh Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Ginger is one of those spices that is considered exotic but which has incomparable flavor. I started growing fresh ginger decades ago… because I grow things. Seriously, I picked that rhizome up in a grocery store because it was sprouting … Continue reading

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