The Gardeners Journal #1
I do not have a natural green thumb. I have had to work really hard to get where I am at today and every day I am still learning and growing as a gardener and in my confidence to be a farmer. I love the hard work, the gratification, and providing for myself, my family, and my community.
So I wanted to share my gardening journal entries to take you along my journey! To share my successes and failures as I learn and grow. My hope is that they will provide the support and confidence you need to start your own gardening path and help you learn as well.
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Okay! I am gearing up for my spring garden. This year I am confined to a small space, a patio to be exact, so I am going to be starting a patio garden. I will be growing everything out of containers. The other factor I am fighting with is limited sun, so I need to make sure that everything I choose to grow can grow with the light sun.
What am I growing?
I am ordering all of my seeds from Johnny's Selected Seeds and I am only ordering organic.
Peppers: Flavorburst (bell)
Baron (poblano)
Lunchbox (sweet pepper mix - snack size)
Tomatoes: Sakura (cherry)
Toronjina (cherry)
Blue Beech (roman)
Strawberries: Elan
Flowers: King Size Apricot (aster)
Dalmation Peach (bell)
Gay Tabor (narcissos)
I am behind the ball, as everything needed to be ordered last month along with my supplies purchased and my soil prepped. I am not sure how the growing season is going to pan out, but I am still going to try!
I not only need to order my seeds, but pick up some pots, tools, and organic soil/mulch. I also need to do some reading on preparation, growing, and harvesting. Needless to say, it's going to be a busy month but I am so excited and ready to get my patio garden underway!
Here are some of my favorite sources to gather information!
Growing & Harvesting Fruits - The Fruit Gardener's Bible
Growing & Harvesting Vegetables - Grow Great Texas Vegetables
Growing & Harvesting Herbs - Grown Your Own Herbs
Cut Flower Garden - Floret Farms Cut Flower Garden
Dahlias - Floret Farms Discovering Dahlias
Flowers - Floret Farms A Year in Flowers
Wish me luck! I will check back in with all of you once I have all the supplies gathered! Any tips or advice is ALWAYS welcome!