my new project – helping to start up a Donation Garden

March 27, 2020

I’ve gotten together with a group of gardener friends who have free time since we can’t do much of anything now. There likely won’t be any food shortages due to the corona virus, but there is always a need for fresh vegetables. We have found a nice piece of land…

water droplets in mid air

March 15, 2020

Starting Seeds

seedlings in my hoop house

March 15, 2020

Starting Seeds

I planted lots of Brassicaceae (cabbage-family) seeds a week ago. They are all cute little sprouts now. They are down in my hoop house with onion, beet, parsley, spinach, and lettuce seedlings. It’s cool, in the 40’s (F), outside today but bright sunshine. The hoop house is at 80F. My…

vegetables that grow fast

March 14, 2020

Starting Seeds

It’s a tough time. I’m in eastern Massachusetts, where we have many cases of new coronovirus and we know it’s going to get much worse. My husband and I are staying at home. There are empty store shelves here. Most people are staying at home. I looked up what I…

sowing peppers, eggplants, and marigolds

March 13, 2020

Starting Seeds

I am up late tonight planting. I put in three trays of seeds. 20 6-pks, 30 varieties. It feels so nice to put tiny seeds in a cushion of moist soil and nutrients and think about how they will look mid summer. The peppers need 80F warmth to germinate…

the first seedlings in my hoop house

March 11, 2020

Starting Seeds

I moved several trays of seedlings to my hoop house on Monday. This morning they are looking really happy. Having plants in there has made the air nice and humid. I can feel it when I walk in. It’s wonderful. No need to have my heat mats on yet as…

sowing cabbage-family plants

March 8, 2020

Starting Seeds

I sowed a couple trays of Brassicaceae (cabbage-family plants) today. My list of what I planted is at this link. You can also access my planting schedule from the header under “Skippy’s Garden Info”.

onion, herb, and lavender seedlings

February 24, 2020

Starting Seeds

I brought all my little seedlings out onto a table for a picture. They are now back under the lights on their shelves. I particularly like the tiny oregano seedlings. I think they are the smallest. They germinated very well and I will have to thin them soon. With seedlings…

my seed planting list for 2020

February 24, 2020

Starting Seeds

It’s always so exciting to start planting seeds! One month left to winter (which is a really mild on for us here in southern New England), and my little seedlings are popping up. I’ll continue to add to this post as I plant seeds this season. For some flowers and…

my onions are sown!

February 5, 2020

Root Vegetables, Starting Seeds

I always look forward so much to the first day of planting seeds. For me, that’s TODAY, February 5!! Seeds in the onion family are my the first vegetable to go in. I planted nine 6-packs. I like to grow a lot of onions for myself and I also plant…

my new project – helping to start up a Donation Garden

water droplets in mid air

seedlings in my hoop house

vegetables that grow fast

sowing peppers, eggplants, and marigolds

the first seedlings in my hoop house

sowing cabbage-family plants

onion, herb, and lavender seedlings

my seed planting list for 2020

my onions are sown!

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