Garden Progress - 5 Weeks

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I planted some seeds back on April 15th and have been nervous to show you the progress for fear they were doing to DIE on me... But alas, I can't keep much from you, so here's the garden so far! 

It's actually doing well! And it's been raining a good bit around here, 

so I haven't had to worry about watering! :)

From bottom to top: zucchini, squash, cucumbers, and sugar snap peas. 

Hopefully they will continue to grow and we will actually get to EAT some of it this summer! :)

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Indoor Herb Garden: Progress

Remember the indoor herb garden I planted in an egg crate?

And here's the progress so far!

The first to sprout was the oregano (within a week or so), then the cilantro (whose seed is coriander, so two herbs for the price of one - learn something new everyday!), then rosemary, and finally the little bits of basil have pushed through.

 I love seeing the little growth every time I'm doing dishes. It makes me happy. :) 

Now, if it will all just live long enough for me to actually USE it in my cooking. 

Indoor Herb Garden

I had seen this pin on Pinterest about an egg crate herb garden, and knew I could do that!

Also, after my somewhat FAILED garden attempt two summers ago, I thought I would try to hone my green thumb by testing it out on this indoor (read: smaller and therefore hopefully easier) herb garden.

I followed the instructions on the Super Healthy Kids website but used my smaller 6 egg cardboard carton instead of a 12 egg foam container. 

I planted basil, cilantro, rosemary, and oregano! 

I can't wait to use these in some of our homemade dinners!!

Now, I won't mark this off my February goals list just yet... 

I'll wait until I actually see some herbs growing! :)

Hopefully my brown thumb doesn't ruin this nearly fool-proof garden... :)

What's Left of the Garden

Even though I only have 2 living plants right now - they're HUGE!

1 squash plant (no actual squash yet)

1 zucchini plant (no actual zucchini yet)

And for good measure, a picture of Snookie getting caught on top of the new pantry.

Oh my, what are we going to do with you?

My Progress Stinks

My last garden progress report was at the beginning of June (the 8th, to be exact), and everything was peachy keen! I felt like the plants were growing steadily and that their growth was about where I expected it to be at that time.

Now, journey with me, if you will, to the present day. Where things have all gone downhill. :(

*Please note the BROWN disgusting strawberries that were once beautiful and bright green.

*Please note that you can't even tell that I planted squash in the bottom left hand of this picture; it is also brown and either dead or dying.

*Please note that the peas now have brown vines weaving through the green.

Please note that only one plant (zucchini) has survived.

I have to say I am slightly very depressed about this.

I'm going to go cry now.

Peas and Cabinets

This weekend we kicked it into gear on our kitchen remodel! Friday we got the call that Tommy, who's helping us with everything, would be able to start today(!) so we worked hard to get as much done as possible to get ready for him. This included finally painting the shelves in the dining room area that have only had primer on them for over a year now... That's embarassing. But now they are beautfiul, white, and shiney!

(I will probably get your opinions on how to arrange things on this shelf once I get that far.)

Kitchen Remodel Checklist

*Paint the walls - finishing tonight!

*Paint the cabinets white - almost done...

*Paint the dining room shelves - whoo hoo! FINALLY

*Add shaker style trim to the cabinet doors

*New silver hardware for doors

*New stove/oven - will be installed tomorrow

*New lighting - buying tonight

*New granite countertops

*New sink, faucet, and garbage disposal

...We're getting there, friends. We're getting there.

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In other news.... I HAVE PEAS!!!!!!! Look at those babies! Out of NOWHERE!!!! (Can anyone tell I'm excited? I actually squealed when I noticed them last night.)

Ahhh, summer.

Progress Report - Garden

It is finally time for a garden update! I wish I had done what I said I was going to do (grrr) and taken a picture every single week to really have a good perspective of how the garden has grown over time, but alas: I have 3 weeks of pictures out of the 7 weeks.

Let's take a look at the left side for the first 2 weeks after planting: strawberries in the front, squash in the back, and sugar snap peas on the right side.

And now after 7 weeks!! Look at how crazy those snap peas are!

And the right side, weeks 1-2: cucumbers and zucchini.

And now after 7 weeks! :)

Look at the zucchini go!

I am so soooooo proud of how far our little garden has come...

...and I can't WAIT until we get some veggies!!

Garden Update: 2 Weeks In

Ah, gardening.

Well, you can't exactly call what I'm doing "gardening" yet - I'm basically waiting at this point. But good things come to those who wait! And I am seeing some VERY GOOD THINGS in my garden boxes.

Here's what we started with (to remind you of what is where):

After one week...

And NOW - look!!!!!! We've got something in every square foot!

From the top left: 2 squash, 8 sugar snap peas, and 2 strawberries.

Aaaaaaaaand cucumbers and zucchini!!

You ain't got no idea how excited I am!

Okay, maybe you can tell a little.

It looks like my thumb may be turning a slight shade of green...

How Does MY Garden Grow?

I am so excited to say that we have FINALLY started our garden! :)

First thing was first - it was time to make the boxes. As I said here, we decided to start small this year and do two 2x3 boxes. We got the supplies from Home Depot and I sent my hubby off to work. :)

Then we set up the boxes on the patio:

THEN it was time to plant!!!

Dude, I'm so excited.

I will definitely keep you updated on this new and scary exciting world of gardening!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

After being greatly inspired, I have decided to try my hand at gardening this year! Kim talked about her experience with "square foot gardening" and I thought "hey - that looks easy enough, maybe I can do that!"

Below is my planned layout for two small (2' x 3') raised beds:

We ate our weight in zucchini last year and are so excited about the prospect of having it readily available in our own back yard. And I could eat cukes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so that's a no brainer too.

We originally wanted to clear a spot (clear from the killer ivy, that is) in the backyard, but realized that it doesn't get much sun at all, and not until the afternoon (instead of morning sun, which is apparently the best kind). After reading through some of the square foot gardening website, I decided it would be just as easy (if not easier) to build raised beds and have them on our patio! This way they are right outside the kitchen and we would pass them every day on our way in.

My dad has an amazing garden - hopefully somewhere deep down inside, I have a green thumb too!

Anyone else getting anxious for Spring?