January 12, 2014

The turmeric I planted is doing very well!!  I moved it out of the garden window because the one plant was getting too tall to fit in there!  It now has a sunny south-facing window in the livingroom, where it will hopefully live peacefully until this spring, when I can transplant it.  (And the other two roots sprouted as well!!)

I read that you can re-grow scallions from the roots, so I'm giving it a try.  This is one day after putting the roots in water, and the little stalks are already growing, so I am hopeful.  :)

December 23, 2013

My turmeric is getting bigger and has some real leaves on it!!  A second (of the three) root is also starting to break ground.  I hope that all three will sprout and will be big and healthy enough, by spring, to transplant outside.  I like putting a tiny bit of turmeric in my dogs' food, and I also like to add it to green juice.

December 18, 2013

Well, the snowfall we had last week knocked out my poinsettia.  I am pretty sure it will come back next spring, but it went from a beautiful bushy plant to a few sticks in a matter of days.

And the tomato plants are ready for the compost heap.

December 8, 2013

My turmeric plant is starting to unfurl its first leaf! 

NO idea what this is, but it survived the first snows and has promise!  This is growing in the pot where I planted pumpkin and got butternut squash.  It came up after I harvested the squash.

My baby blood oranges are also holding their own through the snow!  (Behind them, the miniature roses are being troopers, as well.  After what they went through at K-Mart, and their near death experience, a little snow is nothing to them!)

December 3, 2013

Wow, I kind of gave up on this blog.  Here I am, breathing new life into it (hopefully).

Turmeric!!  I planted some a turmeric root this year, and after waiting a very, very long time (months), it sprouted.  I babied it for another couple of months, then, after it had a few leaves, transplanted it into the garden, giving it a whole garden bed to spread out in.  Within forty-eight hours, the gophers had eaten it. 

So, this time, I planted THREE tubers.  And one finally sprouted!!    I will let it (and hopefully, its brethren) winter in the house, and then I will probably put it in an Earthbox to keep it safe.  I am hoping to be able to harvest some tubers by this time next year!

July 29

 Harvested the hollyhock pods for next year!

Also onion seeds

And the gophers and ground squirrels left me a few potatoes!

These are from the "dead" strawberry plants I picked up from K-Mart last year.  I am getting a handful or so of berries a week - not much, but a nice treat!

I planted this particular squash plant about a month after the others, and it is just now getting baby squash on it!

And here is my grocery store watercress.  It is growing in a very tight bunch, rather than the leggy plants that I bought.  I am not sure which is the healthier version, but as long as it is green, I am okay with it.

And do you remember the poinsettia that I left in the office over Christmas?  It was a stick when I returned, because no one thought to water the poor thing.  With a little TLC, and a little time in my magic garden window, it came back to life.  I transplanted it to a larger pot out on the deck, and it is looking beautiful!

July 19

The tomatoes are FINALLY ripening!

The cherry tomatoes (volunteer plant) started slowly producing about a week ago, but this is the first week for the "real" tomatoes!  And they are sweet, juicy, and delicious!

I have been eating tomatoes every day.  :)

I also harvested about half of the planted garlic, and I am prepping the cloves to preserve them.  New recipe, so we'll see.   I'll give you the results of that in my "Fluff and Feathers"  blog.










The plums and pluots are also ripe, and I'm trying to get them before the birds do.  :)  I