Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Today's pics

Ok so I know winters coming --how is it I know that? No it's not the falling leaves or that it's simply that this area is FREEZING all the time! My greenhouses are in a similar yet more exposed area so I'm hoping they are still doing ok with the temps ATM it looks like everyone is doing ok tho the strawberries should be inside right now (aka protected not growing!) and the goji should be coming in soon (protected) 

So greenhouse pic time? 


Yea I should harvest that cherry bomb I also have datils with a little red that could be harvested as well 







If I didn't know better id think the bay really liked it in there! I pulled the walking onions cause they seemed dead to me and I think the lemon grass could be "going" too hopefully it comes back before it's too late 

Any questions please ask! 

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Another update: greenhouses

Ok so I figured was about a week so I needed to cheak in on the greenhouses and it seems the light only worked for a couple days so I moved it so it would get more light (I just think it's cool) we still have some aphids and general crap I'm trying to manage them somehow hoping I am lol I've also got art bell on and somehow it's spooking me (I'm into that strange stuff) 

So pics? 


Wow worse pics then I thought! 



There's the little as you can see some are dying some seem semi-ok and such some are not so well 








And flash on --I def need to replant and water those mints! They've defo rooted! Also the lemon grass isn't doing as well as was so I'm trying to keep in a better spot for it (I mean I could buy more but I'd rather not if I don't need to!) 

The larger one as you can see planted onions are doing well (gotta plant the outher onion sets that are in there so I don't kill them while I'm waiting to plant them) 

I'm hoping for the best I know Harry (robo hamster aka littlest monster) needs some water like ASAP! And I'm gonna be working for like the next 5 days straight which may be fun (thurs fri sat sun and mon--sun and mon have there extra fun to them as well! It's a good thing I love my job!) I'm defo excited even if it's possibly at the cost of my plants but it's also so stupid cold in this part of the house too!  

Monday, October 14, 2013

New plant and excitement

We went to a gravedigging thing on sat and as typical I won some stuff (I am known very lucky) so as a door prize I chose an aloe plant 


Actually that aloe plant (pic from the day) it had about 7 there many pups that looked like they were doing pretty well there was another 2 big but baby baby pups this was shy a couple pups but I liked the light as well (which I'm keeping in my little greenhouse ATM and it works pretty well too) 

The plant is presently sitting in my large greenhouse and with the house getting so cold I can only hope everyone does well!  


I also got a kids kit and a box with some books which I've sence given to my mom --the kids kit had s'mores stuff (I love them!) paper aka lined and construction some markers and hilighters DVDs books --the bin (that I gave mom) and maby a few more things said worth over 50 bucks that one I put in for the fun of it lol 

Hopefully I can get more pics soon for everyone to see that I see most look pretty well tho I'm unsure on the onion sets 

Then later like on sun I get to run the store by myself for 2 hours and ATM it looks like the following Monday to the Sunday and the Sunday after I may be alone as well we lost our extra person that I truly was wondering how it'd affect me/my life/my pay that sort of thing in the last month I had 2 huge cheaks then a tiny one and a normal one and I was worried about the tiny ones continuing where I couldn't afford my car (about 2 normal cheaks) the schedule can be changed but I'm super excited to see myself alone at the store I know there dead days and not much is apt to happen which is def a plus still it's exciting to me! And the boss (new compared to when I started) knows via me telling I felt I was hired with the intent I'd run the store myself some day and I've been trying to work to that point as well lol 

Monday, October 7, 2013

Some greenhouse cleanup

Ok so more things are dying/dead and there's still plenty of bugs around as well so we will see how that goes *note* I did douse the greenhouses with TONS of sevin! Edibles galore tons of sevin to get rid of the bugs! 

The little greenhouse is pretty much in tact 

Peppers are looking pretty happy for the most part tho I should have pulled the fruit from them before bringing them in they like some water but not soaking and that will be fun to learn the happy balance for them (the Thai didn't do well with too much water) 


The bays and goji are doing pretty well as are the rest it looks like they will be alive for atleast a bit longer yay! Lol 


And here's the top stuff nothing yet from the goji seeds so I pulled them up and mixed them with the dirt a bit better if they need light to germ or that they'll get varying degrees now lol 


Some onion sets the trimmed walking onions mint bay and such 

The big one had a lot more done to it and it really got super-doused with the sevin! 


More mints my rose and some more bay 




Mints bays lemon grass walking onions and my unknown fruit trees --as you can see I really cleaned that one out! I'm thinking next cheak I'll fert these some I've added fert to the little one but first is getting the bugs under control/gone! Which I think I might be getting near! Also I wanna try bringing in some mints too before they die for the year think I'll stick them in a Gatorade bottle like I did the outher thing in the small greenhouse 

I also should start trying to plan what I'll grow next year as well if stuff fails or that I know the tomatillos are apt to be back they went INSANE! And I don't think I'll try to stuff stuff as much as I did this year we got a lot less harvest then I expected I don't know if it was the super crowding lack of reg watering or a mix of the both (with my having a 3rd shift job) but we will see I also plan on adding drainage to the new pot I don't know what I'll put in it just yet next year tho but I'm certain I'll over buy again as I tend to tho not to the extreme I did this year lol I also think I'll get more plants from millaegers especially if I can get a job there! That would be perfect for me lol 

Well have fun guys I'll get on some outher fun stuff another time ATM wanna get a little sleep before I have to work tonight first night alone with the new girl off training and she is cooking tho I've allready offered to help her as needed/possible so we will see and I have no qualms helping on my break 

Friday, October 4, 2013

Pulled some peppers in

As I said lol I braught in some of my peppers I just hope I didn't wait too long with them i also got some stevia that I took cuttings of some stevia 

Also have some boxwood basil that I clipped and am trying to dry for the seeds 



Hope everyone does well 

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Another late one

I decided to cheak on my greenhouses yesterday as the stuff outsides pretty much done for the year apart from some seeds and stuff here and there that I need to get 

Next year I'm def gonna try starting some seeds! Hope I can get a good balance! Lol get good plants going! 

So we still have some bugs here and there I found a spider and a slug as well (both drowned) and I plan on getting some worms in my soon to be compost bin (little dollar store trash bin thing) 


Well didn't realise pics were so bad! 





The walking onions could use a trim some stuff is ready to be shuffled about some have died ill prolly pull a few plants in like I did the Thai pepper (I know it can be a great producer!) I'm thinking sweet datil fooledja and maby 2-3 more depending but will be Sunday before I can do that also thinking the tiny toms are gone and that I need to transplant some of the tomato/pepper cutting things but I've lost mostly peppers from it many of the tomatoes seem to be doing really well may try to get more tomato cuttings if I see more suckers also trying more of the cumin or curry that I got at millaegers 

This will be fun! I get to cook tonight then next 2 nights I'm the store sub primary focus is cook then helping out wherever possible/needed and boss says we have to get the cooking done as well