tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202955858657679812024-03-12T00:48:44.675-07:00Buckets of Gardening IdeasPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-1833496628893115552015-03-09T05:55:00.002-07:002015-03-09T05:55:36.375-07:00It has been a couple of years since I added to my little gardening room - life happens right! We had weddings, babies, crazy stuff - I think I am ready to blog again. I have been cleaning out out greenhouse and green things are growing out there everywhere!<br />
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Last year I had a grass problem and not the time to deal with it - so I have been out there digging up strawberries, herbs etc bare rooting everything and replanting.<br />
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<b><i><u>TIP FOR TODAY -</u></i></b> I haven't wanted to spray in there and been doing a ton of research on how to get rid of the grass without doing that. In the squares where there aren't perennials I have covered them heavily with cardboard and keeping them wet. It has been 3 weeks now and it is working - the grass is dying - anxious to get rid of that noxious stuff.<br />
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Here is a picture of the greenhouse ready to plant a couple of weeks ago:<br />
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-62344629153971435222013-05-02T20:24:00.004-07:002013-05-02T20:24:48.566-07:00Project #4 - Clean Out The FLower Beds<div style="text-align: center;">
I have two posts today - for Tootsie Time post scroll down to next post - however just have to say if you want a great garden walk check out Tootsie TIme Garden Hop - you be glad you did!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had an amazing wind storm on Tuesday - wind gusts over 60 mph for hours. It tore lots of things apart - we heard about trampolines hitting houses, trees coming down in the park, toys broken from flying around, roads were closed and my wonderful table got shattered - so sad!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>It has been in this little protected space for several years but we think a gust must have pulled out the umbrella and that is what hit it. The umbrella was on the ground when we first saw the damage. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Project #4 - I haven't felt well the past couple of summers and my yard shows it - one of my projects for the year is to REALLY clean out my flower beds, put some bark chips back into them so the ground can be covered and get healthy again. So these pix are pix of this project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the entry area - things are starting to grow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is the driveway area </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and to the left is the hosta bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This area I am totally redoing to make a medicinal herb bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is the cullinary herb area and the bistro garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The cutting garden</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the side yard</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The patio after I cleaned up all the glass - sad table! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I am graetful for health and being able to feel good enough to clean my yard! </span></div>
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So excited to be a part of Tootsie Time Blog Garden Party this week! Be sure and check out all the other gardeners - you be glad you did! <a href="http://www.tootsietime.com/">http://www.tootsietime.com/</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so excited to show you flowers in my yard FINALLY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It got down to 12* the other night so the flowers that were in bloom that I didn't have a pix of yet - pretty much are toast - have to wait to see them next year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These have bloomed yesterday and today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by - today I am thankful for the colors of spring!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a cover of Tim McGraw - Highway Don't Care (Jhonny K & Jodi Lee cover) on Itunes & Spotify </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please listen and share, your gonna love it. Thanks to all my friends who have been invited and accepted the invitation. This is as good as any music you'll ever hear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The play yard took a beating last summer. We have 10 g-kids 4 and under and it gets used a lot! I started cleaning up this week. I moved the fence back about 4 feet and that meant I had to move the tire mountain - I am so glad I did - it looks soooo much better! I still have lots to do with it but right now my focus is on getting things cleaned up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is how it looked last Saturday whe we had our last snow fall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I moved back the front fence and it was right next to the tire mountain so I had to move that back about a foot</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rearranging things - in the back ground you can see the bistro patio and my cullinary herb garden cleaned out. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is the whole mess I made today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the little play house my dad made for our kids years ago. The dirt in the little flower bed had sunk so I took the dirt that was in the tires and filled it back. It will be much happier now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here it is rebuilt - now I need to add more bark chips and fill things back in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the front edge, with the bricks all put back in place - the make a great edging for the lawnmower to mow right over. The little space between them and the fence are a nice little flower area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by!<br />Today I am thankful for the sun shine and pleasant warm temperatures - truly a blessing for an Idaho girl!</span></div>
Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-16376679400851983792013-04-26T15:25:00.001-07:002013-04-26T19:50:23.480-07:00Project #2 - Veggie Garden<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I am pretty excited about doing the Back to Eden garden method this year. I have looked for years for this and feel so blessed to have found this. The film takes about 90 mins to watch, but if you are a gardener, it will change your life and so worth the time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is an interview by Paul Gautshi the same man as in the film above did in the past week with more info </span><a href="http://prepperbroadcasting.com/2013/04/10/goathollow-interviews-paul-gautshi-the-founder-of-back-to-eden-gardening/"><span style="font-size: large;">http://prepperbroadcasting.com/2013/04/10/goathollow-interviews-paul-gautshi-the-founder-of-back-to-eden-gardening/</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was able to get some big piles of bark chips to do this with - here is a picture of my pile!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is my garden spot I am adding it to. You can see on the left my progress. I do 5 wheelbarrow loads a day. It will probably take me a couple of weeks to get it all covered.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by!<br />Today I am thankful for my own piece of heaven that I call my garden!</span></div>
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Be sure and drop by Tootsie time for Fertilizer Friday - and go on a garden walk with all the great gardeners. It will make you want to go and dig in the dirt!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so happy that spring has come to our house. I haven't felt well for a couple of years and haven't done a whole lot in the yard. I am feeling so much better and the yard is a couple of years behind...so I am working through it one project at a time. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I am going to journal my work this spring - more for myself than anyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First project - planning a medicinal herb garden. I did a bunch of studying this winter which continues about herbs and their medicinal properties. There are some amazing herbalists out there I really have a lot of respect for their knowledge. I was getting pretty overwhelmed with it all and realized I needed to focus on the things that grow in our area and learn about them. When I decided to do that - this project has become delightful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tracked down all the seeds I need for my medicinal garden and have started many of them in my little room where I start seeds. They are all happy and growing so well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The plants I am putting in my medicinal herb garden are: Licorice Root, Lavendar, Valerian, ST Johns Wort, Yarrow, Lobelia, Lemon Balm, Fenugreek, Marshmallow, Chammomile, Horehound, Skullcap, Fennel, Chickweed, Rue, Red Clover, Plantain and Catnip. (These don't include the Cullinary Herbs, flowering herbs, herbs that grow freely in our yard or other wild crafted herbs that can be used for medicinal - those will each have their own post.)</span></div>
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These are some of the notes from my research this past winter on Medicinal Herbs that grow in my area. I know for advanced herbalogists this is really simple...I am a beginner!<br />
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<u><strong>Arnica Arnica montana</strong></u><br />
Use the infused oil (externally)<br />
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bruises, joint inflammation, muscles strain, soreness<br />
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antiinflammatory, useful immediately after injury to speed<br />
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recovery. For internal (caution, use drop-doses) and external use. For soft tissue<br />
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injures such as sprains<br />
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<strong><u>Black Cohosh </u></strong>Cimicifuga racemosa <br />
skeletal muscle relaxant. Useful for strains, back pain,<br />
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voluntary muscle pain, and some headaches.Relieves menopausal hot flashes, relieves menstrual cramps, helps circulatory and cardiovascular disorders, lowers blood pressure, reduces cholesterol, useful for nervousness and stress. <br />
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Note: Do not use during pregnancy.<br />
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<u><strong>Catnip </strong></u>Nepeta cataria<br />
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Perennial herb that is native to North America. Wherever you are planting this medicinal plant, let it be in a sunny area with a little shade. It is best to grow it in well drained soil and it is also best to plant the seeds in the spring time. 2-3 feet tall, agressive grower. Pinch shoots to encourage bushy growth. bring down a fever, calming and sedative/ digestive aid Helps - tea is a good medicinal remedy for children with colic, headaches, as well as symptoms of cold.<br />
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If this herb is strewn around the house it can keep away mice and rats.<br />
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This medicinal plant may be used as a tea, juice, tincture, infusion or poultice. It may also be seen as a culinary herb because it cab be used in cooking.<br />
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How to use - The infusion of one ounces to a pint of boiling water may be taken by adults in doses of 2 tablespoonfuls. Children may be given in 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls frequently to alleviate pain and flatulence. <br />
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Steeped one tablespoon in a pint of water and used as an enema to soothe and quiet babies. It is also effective in convulsions, fevers, and for expelling worms in children<br />
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<u><strong>*COMFREY </strong></u>(Symphytum officinalis) <br />
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(TOP 10)<br />
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(Perrenial)Comfrey should be grown as a house plant in every home May be one of the most important herbs you can grow for survival, especially in promoting recovery from severe wounds, including bone breaks. Helps––Use as a poultice for bites and stings, bedsores, burns, skin ulcers, bleeding hemorrhoids, sunburn, nosebleeds, psoriasis. It is a natural herbal bandaid, useful for cuts, scrapes and burns it helps heal bone fractures and deep wounds.. It will stop bleeding. Commonly known as "knit-bone and bone-set”as it stimulates tissue regeneration Recovery rate is accelerated with use of this fresh plant poultice on muscle, tendon and ligamentous injuries. Thoroughly cleanse the wound with an antiseptic first,because Comfrey is so quick to regenerate the tissue that it will seal over the wound with the bacteria inside Not recommended for internal use, can cause liver damage.<br />
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How To Use: Use leaves and roots. Apply poultice made from leaves to cleaned wound. Will heal quickly, even better when combined with plantain. Plantain removes toxins while comfrey heals. Also used as compost activator and soil conditioner.<br />
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Fenugreek Increases milk, lowers fever, lowers blood suage, digestion, healing, exectorant, diuretic, Seeds and fresh leave are used Seeds ground for use in curry powder The main part used is the seed. The seeds are used as a tea to treat tuberculosis, bronchitis and various kinds of mucous congestion. It is very effective in the treatment of asthma. This herb possesses benefits similarly to cod liver oil and are generally utilized as an alternative remedy. <br />
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The leaves are used as vegetables and steaming the leaves is the best way of cooking them since with this process the vitamins are contained within them. It gives good flavor as a seasoning and one of the main ingredients in this season is curry powder.<br />
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It will calm the stomach as well as the digestive system and works as a natural expectorant for lungs and sinus problems. It is also used for painful menstruation, labor pains, and it will stimulate and increase breast milk production. <br />
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In China, a tea made of fenugreek seeds are used for bladder irritations and as a tonic for the reproductive organs, especially for enlarged testes. Also as. <br />
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How to Use - Young children - use only one and a half cup of tea. Also, adding one teaspoonful of the seeds to one cup of water and drinking it two times per day, one in the morning and one in the evening will eventually help in lowering high blood pressure as well as high cholesterol<br />
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A poultice the powdered seeds are placed on boils, skin inflammations, eczema, cellulite, sores and swellings to pull out toxins and promote healing<br />
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***Don’t use if pregnant or hypoglycemic<br />
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<u><strong>Hops </strong></u><br />
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This climbing vine plant The medicinal properties are febrifuge, tonic, nervine, diuretic, anodyne, hypnotic, anthelmintic as well as sedative Good cure in support of toothache, earache, neuralgia, and other similar disorders. It can also improve appetite Excellent in illnesses of the chest as well as throat. If used correctly it will generate a good relaxation and sleep. Two or three cups should be taken hot.. The main parts used are the flowers and this can be steamed and eaten as vegetable or salad. <br />
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However, it is said that a pillow filled with the warm dried flowers has been used to promote sleep, will relieve toothache and also earache, alleviate snoring and it will also ease anxiety.<br />
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How to Use <br />
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Poultices of this medicinal plant work well pertaining to inflammation, boils, growths, painful swellings and also old sores. Tea - Put a tablespoon in a pint of water and simmer for ten minutes. Drink half pint morning time as well as evening. <br />
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For tincture combine one ounces of the dry herb and eight ounces one hundred proof vodka. Cover and let it stand for two weeks, shaking it daily, then bottle and store hops tincture and used accordingly. <br />
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<u><strong>Horehound </strong></u>the mint or Lamiaciae family<br />
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Horehound is a hardy perennial herb that is good in zones 4 to 8 (or zone 3 with snow cover). Growing 18 inches high with a spread of about 12 inches, once its established you will have lots of herb for your needs from 4 plants. The leaves are green and wrinkled with a downy underside, and it has small clusters of white flowers that are not showy, growing up the stems in the leaf bracts. It can be propagated from seed in Spring or from soft cuttings taken in summer. Established clumps benefit from division in the Spring. It can also be grown in a container, in a sunny position.<br />
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Coughs , diuretic , respiratory <br />
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An is an easy to grow herb that is targeted for sore throats, coughs, and chest congestion. Suck a horehound cough drop and you’’ll get rid of the tickle and the cough will ease. It is a targeted herb for bronchitis and also helps with irregular heart, and has been used in the treatment of malaria, and to reduce fever. It is calming.<br />
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horehound candy - sore throats <br />
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This medicinal herb can generate excess sweat once consumed incredibly hot. Consumed in high doses it will become a laxative and when consumed cold, it is good in support of indigestion, jaundice, asthma, panic, and can expel worms making it a worms remedy. It is extremely beneficial in recurring sore throat, coughs, consumption, as well as every pulmonary infections. Generally if the menstruation abnormality occurs, it will bring it on once again.<br />
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It really should remain in just about every house reserved for urgent utilization. The syrup is superb in support of coughs, colds, asthma, as well as other respiratory conditions. To make this cough syrup steep a heaping tablespoonful in a pint of boiling water for twenty minutes, strain add honey and let children drink it freely who suffer with cold as well as croup.<br />
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It can be made into a beer or ale which is flavored with mainly herbs and free of alcohol. One of the herbs use with horehound beverage is hops and sweetened with sugar made from the sugar cane.<br />
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Harvest the stems during flowering, bundle, and dry away from sun and heat. Once totally dry, strip the leaves and flowers from the stems and store in a glass jar with a lid, in a cool, dark place. Use the leaves and flowers for medicine.<br />
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Horehound is expectorant, anti-spasmodic, digestive, bitter, vulnerary, diaphoretic, and pectoral.<br />
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To use horehound you can make a strong tea, sweeten with honey and drink several times a day. But when you are on the go or if you are treating children you sometimes want the medicine in a dry, and easy to carry form. Horehound cough drops and lozenges fit the bill.<br />
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Cough drops are made like candy. The herb is extracted in water and then a candy is made by boiling a sugar mixture to the hard crack stage. Lozenges are made using an edible gum like Tragacanth or Acacia and sugar along with the dried and powdered herb. Other herbs can be added to cough drops and lozenges as well to increase the effectiveness, or essential oils can be added. The traditional Canadian remedy ““Fisherman’’s Friend”” is a lozenge with licorice essential oil or anise essential oil added, for coughs and sore throat.<br />
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<strong><u>Horsetail -</u></strong>Equisetum arvense <br />
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Please note that when growing Horsetails, they should never be allowed to dry out. diuretic, anti-inflammatory,.promotes healthy skin, bone, hair and nails. Used for arthritis, gout, cardiovascular disease, gallbladder disorders, bronchial and lung problems. <br />
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Poultice to curb bleeding and assist healing of wounds. Use stems.<br />
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Helps disorders of the connective tissue include arthritis, cardiovascular and neurological disease. Keeping your connective tissue strong is also a critical way to prevent cancer from spreading throughout the body. <br />
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No herb contains as much of the mineral Silicon (the key deficiency in such disorders) than Horsetail.<br />
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<u><strong>Licorice </strong></u>(Glycyrrhiza glabra)<br />
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exceptionally easy to grow. Little fertilizers. Avoid over-watering. Vigorous growth and elegant silver-frosted foliage.<br />
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Heat Tolerant Drought Tolerant <br />
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8 - 12 Inches Part Sun to Sun <br />
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Annual in zone 4. Used primarily in containers Helps - <br />
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has immune-boosting and throat-soothing properties that make it an excellent addition to cough and cold formulas. <br />
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How to use: For coughs, make a tea that combines mullein leaf with a pinch of licorice. <br />
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***Safety note: People who have high blood pressure should avoid this herb or use the deglycyrrhizinated form (look for "DGL" on packaging).<br />
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<strong><u>Mint - </u></strong><br />
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Mint it is very easy to grow in zone 3 and higher and 4 plants will give you an abundance of mint for year round use. When looking for varieties to grow, true peppermint is stronger than spearmint. You will want to begin with root cuttings or plants, as it doesn’’t grow true from seed. Mint has a long list of maladies that it is the recommended treatment: indigestion, colic, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, depressed appetite, menstrual cramps, abdominal and gall bladder pain, sinus congestion. Peppermint is strongly antibacterial and it helps in reducing inflammation of the gums and mouth. It is cooling. Use it dried in tea, or in steam to clear sinus passages and relieve chest congestion during a cold.<br />
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Peppermint essential oil is an inexpensive essential oil to have on hand for making organic cleaning products. It fills the room with the heady, cheerful, stimulating aroma of peppermint and is antibacterial, too.<br />
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Peppermint, along with Rosemary and balm of Gilead makes a good massage oil for the relief of arthritis in the feet, and hands. Keep it away from your eyes.<br />
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<strong>Osha </strong>Ligusticum porteri<br />
Spider, Altitude sickness, congestion Spiderbites - expecialy brown recluse and hobo, Altitude Sickness antibacterial for sore throats, respiratory viruses and allergies.<br />
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Wide range of antimicrobial uses. Useful in combination with other<br />
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antibacterials.<br />
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Honey - Heat honey - add Osha roots - let sit for several weeks good for coughs colds flu’s <br />
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Tea - Add roots to mug, cover with boiling sater, steep, strain, sweeten<br />
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Spit Poiultice<br />
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Tincture - Alcohol or vinegar<br />
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Not a good oil infustion <br />
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<u><strong>Passion Flower </strong></u><br />
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Passiflora incarnata anxiety , insomnia one of the best herbal nerve tonic. relieves stress and tension and cures headaches related to stress. It improves the circulation of the blood and will lower high blood pressure. Used as menopause treatment The ripe passion fruits may be eaten raw and the fruits also can be made into jams, jellies, wines and fruit drinks. Fruit Jusice used like the flower Juice of passion fruit, which is also called granadilla is loved by everyone, especially the children. It is a very refreshing drink and it is even more delicous when it is mixed with other fruits as well as ginger. It is packed potent amounts of minerals, vitamins and also antioxidants. Just writing about this fruit makes me want to drink some of its juice right away.<br />
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Dosage For convenience and easy access, it is available in stores as an infusion, liquid extract, tea, as well as tincture. The dosage for adults who will be taking an infusion is 3 grams of dried herb three times per day. <br />
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***Do not consume passionflower if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. <br />
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<u><strong>Peppermint </strong></u>mentha piperita<br />
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Mint is a hearty perennial that grows in nearly any condition, and whose oils are also anti-fungal, regenerative and can be used to ward off insects as well<br />
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Put it in a place in your garden where it can be allowed to spread. Avoid putting several varieties of mint in the same garden bed. If you have several varieties, spread them away from each other, to keep the flavours distinct. My favourite mint is a very strong ““chocolate mint”” that moved with me from the coast.,<br />
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Peppermint tea for nausea, relaxation digestion, stomach cramps, nausea, stimulant herb. Indigestion, headache<br />
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It is analgesic, and antibacterial. It dilates the nasal passages and this makes it a good adjunct for cold symptoms, like stuffy nose. It is also an appetite stimulant, and it helps with the digestion of fats. It is also cheering and elevates mood. The herb books describe its actions as: ““carminative, anti-spasmodic aromatic, diaphoretic, anti-emetic, nervine, analgesic, anti-catarrhal, anti-microbial, emmanagogue, rubefacient, stimulant.<br />
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Great to mix sith Chammomile<br />
Nutrients –– calcium, choline, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc, vitamins B1, B2, B3, E. increases stomach acids aiding digestion. . Slightly anesthetizes mucous membranes. . It is a soothing herb that provides a nice pick-me-up for fatigue. It is highly calming to the digestive system and especially good for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease because of its natural calming properties. relieve symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. \<br />
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How to Use - Peppermint oil can be used topically for bug bites, breathe in vapors for congestion. Can use Leaves, flowering tops<br />
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medicinal herb leaves and flowering tops may be used for medicinal purposes. They are collected as soon as the flowers begin to open and they are then carefully dried.<br />
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Infusion - Peppermint is one of the tastier herbs, and makes a perfect infusion with a little raw honey. Chills, colic, fevers, dizziness, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, stomachache, diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, heart trouble, palpitation of the heart, influenza, la gripe, hysteria, rheumatism, neuralgia, headache, coughs, cholera and colon troubles. <br />
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Strengthens the heart muscle and also strengthens the nerves.. It strengthens and cleanses the entire body.<br />
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It relaxes the gastroesophageal sphincter, thus promoting belching. Many Caribbean people can relate to this fact as this is one of the oldest household remedies of all times to get rid of this gas in the stomach. It is good to allay fainting and dizziness and to give a natural strength and calm to the stomach after eating irritating foods. It is a good herbal remedy to treat bad breath<br />
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Two to three drops of the oil in quarter cup of warm water and taken three times per day will alleviate irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The oil is just as potent as the plant itself and it possesses the same herbal remedies.<br />
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This medicinal herb should not be avoided. Use one ounce of it in a pint of boiling water then sweeten with honey if so desired. It makes a delicious aromatic tea.<br />
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For gas pain or flatulence boil two tablespoon of the dried leaves in one glass of water for five minutes. Adults can take one glass every four hours and children seven to twelve can take one cup every four hours. Six chopped fresh leaves of this medicinal herb can also be used with the above instructions.<br />
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Peppermint is favoured for its cooking flavour and carminative use. It is also used to season mutton and pork. <br />
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Harvest the branches before flowering. It will continue to grow and you may get several harvests in a summer. Tie in bundles and dry in a warm, shaded spot. Strip the leaves from the stocks and store in glass jars, in a cool, dark room. To use brew 1 tsp. of leaves in a tea pot. Drink while tea is hot.<br />
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Pepper-mint Peppermint is an easy herb to cultivate Peppermint, rosemary, thyme and fennel are equally powerful medicinal herbs rich in healing and regenerative properties, and should be included in your medicinal garden.<br />
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Prepolis Not a plant - resin from plants and tres - mainly found in beehives Tincture - in alcohol - great for sore throats, strep etc, gum infections, bandaid, small amounts go a LONG WAY<br />
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<u><strong>ST. JOHN'S WORT </strong></u><br />
(Hypericum perforatum) is perennial and an herb of pastures and waste places. You can find it growing wild and it is hardy to zone 3. It prefers dappled sun and you may find it on the edges of woods and in clearings, or along paths. Harvest just the flowers when they open in late June or Early July. Its called St. John’’s Wort because in Europe, where it is native, it opens on June 24th, St. John the Baptist’’s saints day St. John's Wort for depression. <br />
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The extract and oil are used externally for bruises, strains, sprains, contusions and wounds. The extract is used internally as an immune system stimulant, for retro-viral infections, as an expectorant and antibacterial. It speeds the healing of wounds and burns and aids the regeneration of damaged nerve tissue. It is used as an anti-de¬¬ pressant and to treat bed wetting and children's nightmares. It is also known as Klamath weed a common pasture plant Antidepressant and restorative nerve tonic; Immunity; incontinence; neurlgia,neuritis/strains,sprains Plants and Flowers<br />
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The medicinal properties are aromatic, astringent, resolvent, expectorant as well as nervine.<br />
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. You may have read about it being used as a treatment for depression. It is very effective against seasonal depression. But it is also useful as an analgesic, to heal nerve pain and accelerate nerve healing. It is anti-inflammatory and pain relieving. It is also sedative and helps with sleeplessness and nervous anxiety and reduces fever.<br />
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There is some concern about sensitivity to sunlight for those taking St. John’’s Wort and all the herbal literature warns against exposure to sunlight. But we have used this herb regularly for over a decade and find that we are less sensitive to sunlight, probably due to the strong antioxidant properties of using the whole herb.<br />
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It is widely used in the Caribbean and extracts can be gotten in tablet or capsule form, as well as in teabags and tinctures.<br />
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Oil Infustion To make the oil simply infuse the flowers in olive oil and the preparation dosage should be one ounce of st johns wort to be infused in a pint of water then take one tablespoonful taken as a dose. <br />
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Infusion Cover it with vodka to use it internally in a tincture. Tincture does is 1 tsp. in a cup of water at bedtime.<br />
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Harvest - We harvest just the flower heads, leaving the plant to continue growing for next year’’s harvest. It will spread from the roots. Put the flower heads in a glass jar and cover with olive oil, if you intend to use it for joint relief and in a salve. <br />
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<strong><u>Silk Tassel Garrya spp</u></strong><br />
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cramps of smooth muscles (involuntary muscles) Bushy plant - use root bark, leaves, bark (all inner bark - not heartwood) Strong plant - <br />
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tincutre in alcholo - use one drop if crams cease give 5 drops in water to sip. Great for cramps, gall baldder, kidney stones<br />
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<strong><u>Skullcap</u></strong><br />
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Scutellaria laterfolia<br />
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Skull cap is a perennial herb that grows near streams and creeks. It prefers wet ground. It is useful for calming, and helps with seisures, and nervousness.<br />
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Zone 3 Nervous System is a nerve tonic, sedative, analgesic, hypnotic, and anti-spasmodic .Helps - The Native-Americans even used skullcap as a mild sedative.<br />
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Aids sleep, circulation, relieves muscle cramps, spasms, pain. Aids anxiety, nervous disorders, headache, cardiovascular health. Use leaves, roots. <br />
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Nutrients –– calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc, vitamins B1, B2, B3, C. <br />
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Harvest - cut the above ground parts late in the flowering period. Dry it in bundles in a warm, airy place in the shade.<br />
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Tea Use the dry herb as a tea.***not for children under 6.<br />
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<strong><u>Sheperds Purse</u></strong><br />
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Capsella bursa-pastoris bleeding, kidney problems Helps - One of its health benefits is to stop any kind of bleeding, both internal and external bleeding. It is excellent to treat hemorrhage after child birth as well as all other internald or bleeding hemorrhoids of the the stomach, the lungs, or the uterus, as well as the kidneys. It is also good to treat piles, kidney conditions, diarrhea, as well as fever. Shepherd's purse herb is a very good medicinal herb to be kept in the kitchen cupboards. <br />
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How To Use - For dosage it is ideal to steep one teaspoonful of the dry herb to one cup of boiling water for thirty minutes. It is best to consume shepherd's purse cold by taking it it two times per day by cup and drinking a mouthful at a time. <br />
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<u><strong>Valerian Root </strong></u><br />
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(Valeriana officinalis)<br />
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medicinal herb is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia nervine, sedative, mild pain relieving properties, stress, anxiety and restless insomnia. It has also been used for intestinal colic, menstrual cramps, migraine headache, and rheumatic pain. The extract and tea are both reccomended<br />
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The medicinal properties are aromatic, tonic, stimulant, antispasmodic, anodyne, emmenagogue as well as nervine.<br />
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It is used as a nerve healer, sedative and as a painkiller and it is also effectively used as a treatment for insomnia. It blooms small, fragrant, white to pink or lavender flowers and they are also used in medicine. It is also excellent for dysmenorrhea, rheumatic pains, epilepsy, and high blood pressure, colic, heart palpitaion as well as hysteria. It is a remedy for colds and fever as well as gravel in the bladder.<br />
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Anxiety helped by balancing th esystem<br />
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Roots - Herbal tea and tinctures are made from the dried roots. The root is one of the strongest herbal nervine. The root should never be boiled and do not take for more than two weeks at a time because it is possible that poisoning may occur if taken in large amount for a period of time.<br />
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To make a cold tea use one teaspoonful of the root soaked in one cup of cold water. Cover the cup and place it in the refrigerator for twelve to twenty-four hours. Then strain and taken about one hour before retiring to bed The tea may also be used externally by applying it to acne, pimples and sores to cure, heal, soothe and calm these ailments.<br />
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<u>Wild Yam</u> Hot flashes & PMS Still researching how and where this grow. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Kind of Cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Repurpsed 1 gallon jugs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sun is shining today! It has been a cold winter with flu bugs and colds and we are all really ready for the spring time season here in Idaho! It warmed up to 39* today - that is like 70* warmer than it was - isn't that amazing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the weekend, I tromped through the snow and cleaned out the greenhouse. It started out just cleaning a little bit, but it was toasty warm inside 80* and I just kept cleaning! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The herbs are getting greener and growing, the strawberries are perking up and I have flowers that are about ready to bloom. I scattered the last of the horse manure I had all over the back area and then watered really well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then our darling daughter helped me get all the pots and dirt sterilized, ready to be planted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>To sterilze the pots</em></strong> (They are in the bag for transport from the house) we soaked them in a bleach solution. We dumped out the dirt and did a quick rinse outside, then took them in the house and put them in the bathtub. We soaked them in a bleach solution of 9 parts water and 1 part bleach for 30 minutes. Let them drain, then put them in the bag and back out to the greenhouse. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To sterilize the dirt - this was left over from last year that we didn't use and we didn't want any little critters hanging out. We used this size metal bowl, filled it with the potting soil and baked it in the oven at 200* for 40 minutes. It took all afternoon to get it all done but it is ready to go. We will be planting seeds this next week - just watching the night time temps. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by - I have been doing herb research and will talk about that in another post. </span></div>
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Wow I can't hardly believe it is September - so ready for the cooler temp's, but I feel like I missed a lot of summer because it was so hot. All I did was move water from here to there and dash back into the house! It is lovely now at our home in Idaho and I want to be outside everyday until the snow falls.</div>
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Here are some pictures of our side yard. It is the place featured on my header. Things have grown a lot since I took that picture. Here it is looking at it from the patio side. (The boards are to protect it from little people under 3 feet playing in the back yard.!)</div>
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Do you see the far end of this side? </div>
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I have tried to grow several things here - ground covers, plants etc and nothing will thrive. </div>
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I have made an executive decision - I am going to cover it in bark chips and add a hammock to this area. There is a pine tree that grows on the other side of the fence and I think it takes all the umph the ground has and the plants just don't flourish. </div>
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I hope to get this done this fall and will post pix when that project is complete. </div>
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The pots all have flowers in them I grew from seed - I was so excited that I was actually able to do it!<br />
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This is the view from the bottom of the side yard peeking over the fence to the play yard area. </div>
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Today I am grateful for Fall! <br />
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I LOVE FALL! It is one of the reasons I love living here!</div>
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Today I want to share pictures of the flowers that are next to the fence around the play yard. </div>
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I am so happy with these because I grew them from seeds in our greenhouse. They are heirloom seeds so I get to gather their seeds too! </div>
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I have never done that before and to think they actually grew, lived and bloomed is a pretty big deal! </div>
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Today I am grateful for the blue sky! </div>
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We can see it today - first time in weeks because of all the heavy smoke from the fires around us.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love this time of year! All the flowers are in full radiant bloom. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few pictures of our backyard cutting garden. T</span><span style="font-size: large;">his is from the porch looking east.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is from the yard looking more from the front of the garden. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I want to grab the flowers in my hands and just smell them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a close up of the daisy's with one of my favorite helpers:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the only picture I can find of the whole back yard. T</span><span style="font-size: large;">he cutting garden is to your left. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It was a swimming day last week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The word of the past few weeks has been HOT like most of you! Our forecast is saying we are supposed to cool down into the 80's next week -- we are very ready! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am an Idaho Girl - extended 90's are not the norm here! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I am grateful for all these amazing flowers blooming in my very own yard! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by!</span> </div>
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My Hops Vine is doing great! I found some resources about how to make this into yeast for making bread, Here is the link: <a href="http://bucketideasforpreparedness.blogspot.com/">Make Your Own Yeast</a>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-53566273259668733842012-08-09T19:43:00.001-07:002012-08-10T15:26:25.577-07:00Play Yard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be sure and check out all the other great gardeners and walk through their gardens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a fun play yard but we are growing out of it. We decided to add a tire mountain - this is the party to get it started,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a picture of the entire play yard - you can see the grass line where we expanded - still not finished, the heat has put a damper on working on it - we will work on it more when it cools down. It is still fun and being used. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In the back is the sound wall and the water wall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I am grateful for my darling grandchildren who love me and want to play at my house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a great weekend.</span></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-62647473347253108552012-08-08T11:16:00.003-07:002012-08-10T14:48:37.154-07:00Year Round Greenhouse Gardening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inside of the greenhouse - in the back are squash and tomatoes, In front of that are cucumbers and peppers. In front of that are carrots, lettuce and beets going to seed (on purpose). In front of that herbs. Strawberries along the walk way</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got our greenhouse 1 year ago - I have learned so much! I still have so much to learn!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Going through a year with experiementing and working on this I have finally figured out how to make this work with my outside garden and how to make it so we have a continuous harvest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally figuring out my schedule for Greenhouse gardening! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am in zone 4. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here it is:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---FEB/MARCH -plant cool weather crops in greenhouse, start some seeds</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---APRIL - plant warm weather crops in greenhouse, start some seeds, cool weather crops outside</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---Early MAY - cool weather crops outside - harvest cool weather crops greenhouse - plant warm weather crops in their place in greenhouse</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---LATE MAY - warm weather crops outside - harvest greenhouse</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---JUNE - weed like crazy - harvest some warm weather crops from greenhouse</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---JULY - harvest warm weather from greenhouse some cool weather from outside</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---AUGUST - harvest warm weather from outside, plant fall crops in greenhouse - (have about 90 days from August 1st for unheated choose seeds accordingly) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---SEPTEMBER - harvesting last of outside crops</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---OCTOBER - harvesting last of warm weather crops from greenhouse</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---NOVEMBER ---harvesting from greenhouse</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">---DECEMBER through FEBRUARY - only harvesting cool weather such as spinach, lettuce, swiss chard, herbs etc. I keep plastic and fleece blankets over them - enough last year to keep things growing and harvesting - water about once every other week </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We only have about 6 weeks left of outside gardening here in Idaho - it has been a hot summer here, just like most of you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Today I am grateful for the cool of the basement on a hot summer day.</em> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Gardening! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">p.s. note to self - next year don't plant so many squash and tomatoe plants! </span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="color: #674ea7;">Linking up today with Blooming Tuesday!</span></u></strong></div>
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<strong><u><span style="color: #674ea7;">I know many of you have your yards a blaze with blooms! I love seeing what is coming my way. I live in Idaho and we are just at the beginning of Spring wonderful happening.</span></u></strong></div>
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<strong><u><span style="color: #674ea7;">Here are a few pictures of things starting to wake up:</span></u></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Please don't freeze for the next few nights!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Hosta Seeds are starting to pop up!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> Moon Flower seedlings peaking up too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #351c75;">Today I am grateful for the spring time burst of energy happening all over our beautiful area!</span></span></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-48857007575572539182012-04-06T08:44:00.003-07:002012-04-06T08:51:39.871-07:00This Week - Snow Snow Snow Snow!<div style="text-align: center;">Linking up this week with Tootsie over at Fertilizer Friday<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This week has been an up and down week in the neighborhood! Monday we had snow. Tuesday it was 70*. Yesterday it was 60* and today we are in a blizzard. Snow is actually drifting in the road. Sheesh!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">I finalized our play yard area plans. (Details next post written on Monday April 2, 2012.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Some daffodils are blooming.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Cleaned up the Side Yard.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Planted a few more things in the greenhouse.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Shoveled the walk!</span></li>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Side Yard before cleaning - it was a mess - all the clean up stuff filled a pick-up. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I let the leaves stay in the side yard to help protect my darling plants through the winter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFUwSQB-336CKOkCXHtRtPkoN46gT5hDURquAokhrtA8C56aIYihayFW2x1OSZOitIof6uvcLX3iRKaVolnyvcLjebI3TzLj-GRyYS39abELpWB7Ea7zd6RZE8gGmEeQG6TkTjc8CLwg/s1600/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="180" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFUwSQB-336CKOkCXHtRtPkoN46gT5hDURquAokhrtA8C56aIYihayFW2x1OSZOitIof6uvcLX3iRKaVolnyvcLjebI3TzLj-GRyYS39abELpWB7Ea7zd6RZE8gGmEeQG6TkTjc8CLwg/s320/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+016.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> After cleaned and washed:</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuUWIosaX5h1Q99VskWTY8IJRPfAu__PlMkocAvGafP0Q70A9zdH_F4w2N5iKrAwYM2BTo3D1TQbNFlqrc5MTdU3vr-2tuBqQ52VzkB1KlGlxk3GGQY7erjlexZWjnhsfPv178XH0PFY/s1600/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="180" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuUWIosaX5h1Q99VskWTY8IJRPfAu__PlMkocAvGafP0Q70A9zdH_F4w2N5iKrAwYM2BTo3D1TQbNFlqrc5MTdU3vr-2tuBqQ52VzkB1KlGlxk3GGQY7erjlexZWjnhsfPv178XH0PFY/s320/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+019.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Daffodils are blooming - a full month ahead of time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does this mean we will be ahead of time all season?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclNF91Znj-B-T0pxSPhKi63u9NNaqL1H6HfIhpLDuPYk6GDLAdH1xIy28ef8_CpD7UEcoYwmZnP_1XUciOo_PyVWwDZ-tVuAsonG3XLyJFhMOgrJ5GOhV2xdJ4dDaK9EvS01Ybuefib4/s1600/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="180" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclNF91Znj-B-T0pxSPhKi63u9NNaqL1H6HfIhpLDuPYk6GDLAdH1xIy28ef8_CpD7UEcoYwmZnP_1XUciOo_PyVWwDZ-tVuAsonG3XLyJFhMOgrJ5GOhV2xdJ4dDaK9EvS01Ybuefib4/s320/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+028.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Poor Mother Nature - it looks more like Christmas this morning than it did at Christmas! The weather is all mixed up here. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_MMy1iimdLUG6MRuzRZkPOETAtdZIeHefzQH95QmWrwPckWgMQmM0jzvoHdx4tR_aRRQ9Jbtn_KaYzp4n__xZjDuDvcTpS3dOJCnCOyapjgIpiVeO8TRK93D2zLoMI0Si-R2tbl-HzU/s1600/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="180" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_MMy1iimdLUG6MRuzRZkPOETAtdZIeHefzQH95QmWrwPckWgMQmM0jzvoHdx4tR_aRRQ9Jbtn_KaYzp4n__xZjDuDvcTpS3dOJCnCOyapjgIpiVeO8TRK93D2zLoMI0Si-R2tbl-HzU/s320/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+0011.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KTGZLwLBJalJs_hjLv_-S3ChLeqCYTd_LK0dqDt41MOwooC4KZBtIpIiQM-ZPUocbLWYTjdB50Y2ldjU666FQj7PoSoclYFcSetGj-HiK4A2r80tXE-xrgjsxu4jFAfr75sDcomy6sI/s1600/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+0031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KTGZLwLBJalJs_hjLv_-S3ChLeqCYTd_LK0dqDt41MOwooC4KZBtIpIiQM-ZPUocbLWYTjdB50Y2ldjU666FQj7PoSoclYFcSetGj-HiK4A2r80tXE-xrgjsxu4jFAfr75sDcomy6sI/s320/in+the+greenhouse+na+dyard+april+6+2012+0031.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">That is all for the week. Hope you have a wonderful Easter. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am grateful for Jesus Christ and what He did for all of us!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was totally excited to go out into the yard this morning and work. The sun was shining - I opened the curtains and this is what I found....big change of plans! </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25UxRI4QGknVA_j4ZDXVYrecPiNsN0G4PKGLC9vDJF24wTAiJb4U83djjnFRK7dsRTfiz-UcEicoe7dVuq94OBDguRry0TF9Ry0ISqy1_7efw6UVKP0yyb2dKxxMId7uXI1znVOSZgOU/s1600/snow+ap+2+2012+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25UxRI4QGknVA_j4ZDXVYrecPiNsN0G4PKGLC9vDJF24wTAiJb4U83djjnFRK7dsRTfiz-UcEicoe7dVuq94OBDguRry0TF9Ry0ISqy1_7efw6UVKP0yyb2dKxxMId7uXI1znVOSZgOU/s400/snow+ap+2+2012+003.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I spent sometime doing some research finalized the changes I am making to the play yard - pictured below. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(The date on my camera is off by one day - oops! </span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have 10 grandchildren, one is six and the rest are under four years old. Most of them are boys and we have to have to have some more activities for them when they are here. </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few of the ideas I am planning to do:</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5dSfgQbjmQKEb4yLzwTcPPKA9I_Bnco2-BajJYYlBkUsKjTu309d2RrQ0K4pv8aCIex5zUdDQjNRqKNUgB8oWJLkYFwAVyLgNeGYSQQ-PHfnr83aZerxb2vgt8xKJW0Ln2plc5eabHg/s1600/fort.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5dSfgQbjmQKEb4yLzwTcPPKA9I_Bnco2-BajJYYlBkUsKjTu309d2RrQ0K4pv8aCIex5zUdDQjNRqKNUgB8oWJLkYFwAVyLgNeGYSQQ-PHfnr83aZerxb2vgt8xKJW0Ln2plc5eabHg/s320/fort.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is from </span><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.thisoldhouse.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> I want to build a fort back in the right corner just behind the tires.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqmSr7k94vNwMcCijdQwkxrOtJcm0r_7w0y987T2E9y5HtqJvuRrgCQe2pIIeYNZx7qUlfzI8_p_EfVd_QhDp_1r3DJWlVPJeWmuRzI83R2W11wUphNMz01paJ2Eb0ArYQ7lRlXXRp_4/s1600/nature+corner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" dea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqmSr7k94vNwMcCijdQwkxrOtJcm0r_7w0y987T2E9y5HtqJvuRrgCQe2pIIeYNZx7qUlfzI8_p_EfVd_QhDp_1r3DJWlVPJeWmuRzI83R2W11wUphNMz01paJ2Eb0ArYQ7lRlXXRp_4/s1600/nature+corner.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Next to it I want a square that is a nature square. This picture is from: </span><a href="http://www.progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next to it, right behind the treehouse I am going to put a 4x8 piece of plywood with astro turf on it that the little boys can drive their trucks on. I don't have a picture of it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am going to add a sound wall with a thunder drum. This pictures is from </span><a href="http://www.progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">www.progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> I am going to move the fence forward on the right side and make the sound wall the fence on that front side. It will be about 4 feet tall.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both pictures above are from </span><a href="http://www.parqueparabrincarepensar.blogspot.com./"><span style="font-size: large;">www.parqueparabrincarepensar.blogspot.com.</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> I want to add this tire climb to one of the openings in the tree house. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZutjp0uz7Yuq9Joc5UIf1PPIVcNdB4eKvXNu5wNQWyJhWy4XmsBcPGdC3lqEnLsYycSCcVrceLdP6BGQsfdlIQox4rDNjJgZN6kSmGbXIxZPuvV2p0lUJkChJUSRJSWUgbmGdZOWhz8/s1600/water+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZutjp0uz7Yuq9Joc5UIf1PPIVcNdB4eKvXNu5wNQWyJhWy4XmsBcPGdC3lqEnLsYycSCcVrceLdP6BGQsfdlIQox4rDNjJgZN6kSmGbXIxZPuvV2p0lUJkChJUSRJSWUgbmGdZOWhz8/s320/water+wall.jpg" width="176" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the left side I am pulling the fence out and this will be the side of that fence - a water wall - it will face out so the water doesn't go into the play yard and will be about 4 feet high. This picture is from </span></div><a href="http://www.shareandremember.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.shareandremember.blogspot.com</span></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I already have a hopscotch in there - but I am going to let each of our g-kids decorate a block - this one is really fun - it is from </span><a href="http://www.nearlycivilized.ca/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.nearlycivilized.ca</span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are a few more ideas - I will take pictures as we begin the renovation. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am grateful for new beginnings! </span></div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-1915925341023713482012-03-29T15:40:00.001-07:002012-04-01T21:13:04.233-07:00Progress in the Greenhouse<div style="text-align: center;">Linking up today with Tootsie at </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tootsietime.com/">http://www.tootsietime.com/</a> <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This is the herb box - growing everyday...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<em>and <a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/">GArden Bloggsers Bloom Day</a></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to see some amazing gardener's, check out these two links and take the tour - it is always amazing!</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></em></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><em>This past week has been a busy week in our yard.</em></span><br />
1 - I planted peas outside in the grow boxes. I saw the video linked below about planting peas outdoors in the winter and I wanted to try it. It was wet and soggy and I just kind of shoved them in. I am actually quite excited to see if they really do grow so soon. I should have peas about the time I normally plant if it works and free up those boxes for other things. It is great nitrogen boost to the boxes as well. <a href="http://www.simplylivingsmart.com/2012/01/peas-in-by-presidents.html">http://www.simplylivingsmart.com/2012/01/peas-in-by-presidents.html</a><br />
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2 - All the boxes in the greenhouse are planted. There are all kinds of veggies in there, as well as herbs. (Pix below) (Beans, pease, lettuce, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, and more.) <br />
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3 - We planted 18 flats of flower seeds. I really have no idea what I am doing with this one - totally a new skill for me to learn. ( i have been reading lots of Tootsies posts about this!) <em>When I planted our side yard (pix in header above), full of all shade plants and I had never done shade plants before that time. I studied and studied until I felt like my head was going to fall off. That is how I feel right now about the greenhouse. I don't know what I am doing!!!</em> <br />
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4 - I saw this on how to re-grow store bought celery - very cool! So I planted on - if it works I will do more. <a href="http://rawfoodrehab.ning.com/group/t...w-store-bought">http://rawfoodrehab.ning.com/group/t...w-store-bought</a> <br />
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This next week I am going to plant the flowers that need consistent 70* - researching the how to's on this. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few pix I took on Monday - I would go and take some more to show the progress but it is a blizzard outside and I am a wimp. I will do another post in a day or so to show how much things are growing out there.</span> <br />
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<div align="center">This is a pix of the herb square all cleaned out. These are the herbs I have been using all winter. They were planted in about October. They look great! So happy there. I cleaned up a few and replanted Cilantro, Basil, Rosemary, Parsely, Savory, and some Radishes in the empty spaces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xiv8R8KFqOiZfqvJEBIodmsompzg9kD9pZgVHNtlzykGbsH64O0I0n3AUg0HLOoeKTWvrhMPzL8k8yp5O7SQ5Ljoqeq_FmHSlPqXn8ofS7jSg5iM_mg2VfkgtvSdBhknfI9A0mzQjSs/s1600/greenhouse+march+2012+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xiv8R8KFqOiZfqvJEBIodmsompzg9kD9pZgVHNtlzykGbsH64O0I0n3AUg0HLOoeKTWvrhMPzL8k8yp5O7SQ5Ljoqeq_FmHSlPqXn8ofS7jSg5iM_mg2VfkgtvSdBhknfI9A0mzQjSs/s320/greenhouse+march+2012+001.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the bean box. It has blue lake bush beans. The green things you see on the edge are onions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkwEUIDXufWu8l0rdfpbbMkq9Rkit5ITvohHLBYOoRQ9sNWiNuTdL3vq2OYyyRyJ5sUIQYliiujQqEy8BsByBFXLua0gBSg6qCTnq0pNZTe9p8Nt0eBJIfNpSQZuB9kMCvCobvwwUuhQ/s1600/greenhouse+march+2012+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkwEUIDXufWu8l0rdfpbbMkq9Rkit5ITvohHLBYOoRQ9sNWiNuTdL3vq2OYyyRyJ5sUIQYliiujQqEy8BsByBFXLua0gBSg6qCTnq0pNZTe9p8Nt0eBJIfNpSQZuB9kMCvCobvwwUuhQ/s320/greenhouse+march+2012+003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> These are chives. When I was out there yesterday they are about triple the size and height. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi0ZcovMsRg8tQaRQ8LSsZaCbhTWDNw6bldbmyKMD8RrzUyFtGf9rSbZVHNNiqlsYfhALEhRRTWSUlYkOc-lFe3ANz4PrwC35tH8666H5R6YtUPR6VrvBK7eGMdKzMZIi5-2dxqSNHFo/s1600/greenhouse+march+2012+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi0ZcovMsRg8tQaRQ8LSsZaCbhTWDNw6bldbmyKMD8RrzUyFtGf9rSbZVHNNiqlsYfhALEhRRTWSUlYkOc-lFe3ANz4PrwC35tH8666H5R6YtUPR6VrvBK7eGMdKzMZIi5-2dxqSNHFo/s320/greenhouse+march+2012+005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is one of my helpers. You can see the milk cartons in this one that helped to keep the temps up in the winter. I will leave them there until it warms up in late April. Like I said I would go and take more pix, but it is pretty stormy out there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUIS5465uqP-bxc8R1qo6CtZ0TookI6Vxs0A5JgsCBIBPVAh7_qKduAon0mt3rX6E1FY89olvtlo4d-b4EXphbqUfoTyd-VePf0HJm5GwN9kO2OscUJWEv_Pi5gxOcTCyo0NiRFGPqAk/s1600/greenhouse+march+2012+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUIS5465uqP-bxc8R1qo6CtZ0TookI6Vxs0A5JgsCBIBPVAh7_qKduAon0mt3rX6E1FY89olvtlo4d-b4EXphbqUfoTyd-VePf0HJm5GwN9kO2OscUJWEv_Pi5gxOcTCyo0NiRFGPqAk/s320/greenhouse+march+2012+026.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is another helper. We all had fun digging in the dirt on Monday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyKsGrujlmW6mhKGZ0IoDqegrawASvwXlyeKuJnBzB3S_7uWycMnYA5KtO9Rx1wy4VL0D7Ql2MOMrfyf16feuxPpzoyT8PbRQKxJRMxUJe_m6jPjgaX9k6CYFZw4FW3UVBH9jRepPrPw/s1600/greenhouse+march+2012+027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyKsGrujlmW6mhKGZ0IoDqegrawASvwXlyeKuJnBzB3S_7uWycMnYA5KtO9Rx1wy4VL0D7Ql2MOMrfyf16feuxPpzoyT8PbRQKxJRMxUJe_m6jPjgaX9k6CYFZw4FW3UVBH9jRepPrPw/s320/greenhouse+march+2012+027.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> You can see the end of the greenhouse where we are putting the seeds we are propagating. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Also look at the green in the boxes! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">It is awesome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5pYUSHc8vCp1dlLEuSiwptHGljaMI8LED7e_T9dkRMn-TWnmu0gSWxGib0hzVGpF7s-_QbbGJQ7l3byrKj8mTeo8iPaUefyksTnulizmSa1-8FlzB8sumqY4gev_UV4KTeQ8vZF07R4/s1600/greenhouse+march+2012+028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5pYUSHc8vCp1dlLEuSiwptHGljaMI8LED7e_T9dkRMn-TWnmu0gSWxGib0hzVGpF7s-_QbbGJQ7l3byrKj8mTeo8iPaUefyksTnulizmSa1-8FlzB8sumqY4gev_UV4KTeQ8vZF07R4/s320/greenhouse+march+2012+028.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by!<br />
Today I am grateful for our wonderful world that is coming to life! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Also for a warm and cozy house. </div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-6083363041988347882012-01-26T12:26:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:26:40.273-08:00Seed GatheringI am so excited! I have been harvesting my seeds - that isn't exactly right - in the fall I cut all plants with seeds and put them in boxes in the garage. I finished in October - then it was the holidays - so now I am getting them all out of their pods etc and packaging them up. I have alot of seeds! I am so excited that I actually did it. It is my first year. <br />
CARRONTS and BEETS take two years to get seeds from them. I covered the plants with straw and let them grow back up last spring and it worked! I have read a bunch of stuff about digging them up and replanting them. I have tried that a few times and it NEVER worked. So in 2010 I covered them with straw and in the spring they popped right up and in the fall I had seeds - WOO HOO!<br />
CUCUMBERS - Cucumbers are a little tricky. You cut them out of the center and leave the junk stuff on them, cover with water, let them fermint and then the seeds float. Strain them out and then let them dry. I haven't done tomatoes, but I have read they are the same process.<br />
RADISHES, BROCCOLI, BEANS, PEAS are all easy, you just let them grow till they come to a seed head, let dry and then gather.<br />
This next year I am going to try new plants and new seeds. Planning all of that now....Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-66261885954106460372012-01-26T12:06:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:06:56.522-08:00Greenhouse and Gardening - January 26, 2011It is the third week of January and I think all gardeners thoughts turn to gardening this time of year. It is snowing outside today in Idaho.<br />
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I am excited to go through an entire growing season with our greenhouse and garden and learn how to make it all work together. As I have been studying I am learning that I can plant cool weather crops in a couple of weeks in there. A few days later, I need to plant my seedlings for warm weather crops that will go into the garden. I am getting really excited about the entire process.<br />
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I went out and checked my flowers that are under a low tunnel with Christmas lights keeping them warm and I have a few little flowers blooming. I will do things different next year but this year we did pretty good for not having any idea what we were doing!<br />
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I would like to make a record through the year weekly about what I am doing. Hopefully it will help me next year and maybe someone else too.Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-6260181938503381912011-10-23T07:12:00.000-07:002011-10-25T15:59:59.502-07:00Winter Greenhouse Gardening Research<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz_0uHE0wstFa47k3TYGp8ABUC16OHCP8IoEgyLkGsglc2hauuk1dOP9Iqdjl2pbGRTnM32h3Mmq8VBrYgZ8PrVxqTHgSeFAQD6AaYpSWPikGLGZMuP00_nIrTxKkfCQWx5LSdIztM9M/s1600/0+greenhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz_0uHE0wstFa47k3TYGp8ABUC16OHCP8IoEgyLkGsglc2hauuk1dOP9Iqdjl2pbGRTnM32h3Mmq8VBrYgZ8PrVxqTHgSeFAQD6AaYpSWPikGLGZMuP00_nIrTxKkfCQWx5LSdIztM9M/s1600/0+greenhouse.jpg" /></a></div>This is a page with information gathered while researching Winter Greenhouse information:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Heating Options</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><em><u>Nightime Heat:</u></em></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Depending upon what you are intending to grow, your greenhouse can be either heated or unheated. If you live in a northern climate, then an unheated greenhouse can be used to extend your growing season but will not allow you to grow plants and vegetables year-round. If you want year-round produce or wish to grow tropical plants, citrus fruits, or orchids, then you will need to plan on heating your greenhouse. On average, in an unheated greenhouse the temperature remains about 10 degrees higher at night than the outside temperature. So, you would be able to grow plants about one hardiness zone warmer than you live in. On a sunny day temperatures inside the greenhouse are much warmer than outside, perhaps up to 50 degrees warmer. Heating costs can vary widely depending upon the location, size of greenhouse, and materials used to construct.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://build-a-greenhouse.net/greenhouse-structures-and-systems-planning/">http://build-a-greenhouse.net/greenhouse-structures-and-systems-planning/</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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How to Heat Bricks for Small Greenhouses<br />
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Greenhouses extend the growing season into the months on either side of the growing season. Insulated greenhouses with a heating source allow plant cultivation in the dead of winter. Small greenhouses don't need as much heat as larger greenhouses because they have less space to heat. Heating a greenhouse is done by mechanical heaters, passive heating or heating an element of the greenhouse, like bricks, and letting them give off ambient heat throughout the cold nights. Heating several bricks may be all you need to keep your small greenhouse warm. <br />
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1 Turn on your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.<br />
2 Place bricks inside the oven. How many bricks depends on the size of the greenhouse and how low the temperature is expected to get.<br />
3 Remove bricks with hot pads.<br />
4 Place the heated bricks in the center of the greenhouse away from plants, as 350 degrees will burn any leaves that touch the bricks. Bricks will stay warm to hot for up to a day.<br />
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Passive Heating<br />
1 Cover the bricks with black plastic. A garbage bag will work.<br />
2 Set the bricks in the greenhouse where they will be in direct sunlight all day.<br />
3 Move the bricks to the center of the greenhouse on the floor, so they can radiate heat to the plants.<br />
Read more: How to Heat Bricks for Small Greenhouses <br />
<a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_7186773_heat-bricks-small-greenhouses.html#ixzz1bpxjdRlk">http://www.ehow.com/how_7186773_heat-bricks-small-greenhouses.html#ixzz1bpxjdRlk</a> <br />
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<strong><em><u>Ideas to keep the heat at night (including barrels, milk jugs, etc)</u></em></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=008j9G">http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=008j9G</a><br />
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<strong><em><u>My Homemade Solar Heated Greenhouse</u></em></strong><br />
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<a href="http://thegardenersrake.com/my-homemade-solar-heated-greenhouse">http://thegardenersrake.com/my-homemade-solar-heated-greenhouse</a><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><em><u>Over Wintering in Unheated Greenhouse Article</u></em></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_5553364_over-winter-plants-unheated-greenhouse.html">http://www.ehow.com/how_5553364_over-winter-plants-unheated-greenhouse.html</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><em><u>Forum about lowest temps plant can handle</u></em></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/strucs/msg1021431114759.html">http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/strucs/msg1021431114759.html</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><em><u>Temps for Germination</u></em></strong></div>Here's a link showing the optimum soil temperatures for seed germination. <a href="http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1061/ANR-1061.pdf">http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1061/ANR-1061.pdf</a> <br />
If it still a bit too cold outside for most of those seeds to germinate. I would recommend bringing them inside until they germinate and then putting them back out into your greenhouse once they have.<br />
<strong><em><u>Article about Temp's</u></em></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/temperature.html">http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/temperature.html</a>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520295585865767981.post-75551279203804851582011-10-18T20:27:00.000-07:002011-10-18T20:50:40.749-07:00Post For Seed StoringAs I run across seed storage ideas - I will add them to this post. I will be looking for more of these in the coming weeks as I get my seeds ready to be stored.<br />
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This one is a great one: <a href="http://chiotsrun.com/2011/01/15/my-seed-organizing-stash/">http://chiotsrun.com/2011/01/15/my-seed-organizing-stash/</a> There is a complete tutorial on organizing her seeds on this blog.<br />
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This one is from Martha Stewart:<br />
<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/273482/storing-seeds">http://www.marthastewart.com/273482/storing-seeds</a><br />
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</ul></div></div></div>To ensure that seeds wake up refreshed from their long winter naps, take the time to tuck them in properly. Moisture, heat, and fluctuating temperatures are a seed's worst enemy, so don't simply abandon your leftover packets to the elements by leaving them in a garden shed. By the next spring they will have lost much of their vigor -- the ability to germinate quickly and healthily -- and many may have died. Instead, place packets in an airtight container, such as a canning jar with a new lid. Then make a few moisture-absorbing sachets to store with them by wrapping 2 tablespoons of untreated cat litter (avoid colored or scented litters) or powdered milk in a double layer of tulle. Close the lid tightly, and put the jar in a cool, dark place.<br />
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This is a similiar method to Chiots Run above - a little differnt - great ideas!<br />
<a href="http://homesteadrevival.blogspot.com/2010/05/organizing-seeds-and-planting-records.html">http://homesteadrevival.blogspot.com/2010/05/organizing-seeds-and-planting-records.html</a><br />
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Here are some templates for making smaller envelopes:<br />
<a href="http://www.studiogblog.com/plants-natives/plants/seed-storage-supplies-8-great-sources/">http://www.studiogblog.com/plants-natives/plants/seed-storage-supplies-8-great-sources/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't posted for a while - we have been harvesting and canning like crazy people! </span><span style="font-size: large;">This week is supposed to be another mild week and probably my last week in the garden. So I am getting everything ready to go to bed for the winter.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~~~~~~~~</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My plans for the week which will make for a better garden next spring:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<strong><em><u>1 - I am cleaning out all our raised beds.</u></em></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">That means pulling up all the old plants. I am adding them to the compost boxes. I am also adding a scoop of manure to each box to brew all winter.<br />
<strong><em><u>2 - Gathering Seeds</u></em></strong></div>I have all heirloom plants so there are still a few seeds that need to be gathered. I put them all in large boxes to make sure they are dry. Then I bring them in one box at a time during a movie and extract all the seeds - store in marked containers and ready for next season planting. Also some carrot and beet plants covered with a bale of straw for seeds next year (biennial seed throwers)<br />
<strong><em><u>3 - Overwintering plants</u></em></strong><br />
I am planting pea seeds in one of my boxes....next spring when the snow melts there are little pea plants all over and we get a nice early harvest of veggies! (I am in zone 4). I also leave the onions in the ground and by May they are 3 feet high!<br />
<strong><em><u>4 - Weeds</u></em></strong><br />
Getting rid of all the weed plants in the garden<br />
<strong><em><u>5 - Records</u></em></strong><br />
Making sure my gardening journal is up todate with what we planted - how much we harvested etc so I know better what we need next year. I find if I do this in the fall - I have a much better record, rather than waiting till next spring to make sure it is up todate.<br />
<strong><em><u>6 - Plowing</u></em></strong><br />
Half of our garden gets plowed and half is in boxes. I will cut the corn stalks and that half will get plowed this week. <br />
<strong><em><u>7 - Flower Beds</u></em></strong><br />
All of the flower beds are cut back - I need to put all the plants into the compost bins.<br />
<strong><em><u>8 - Compost bins</u></em></strong><br />
When everything is added - I need to add some coffee grounds, some dirt and some water and they are ready for winter too. <br />
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A <em>little sad that the season is ending outdoors. I have loved this fall and being out everyday. This year I have a greenhouse that will significantly add time to gardening for me and our family. Next post will be about greenhouse progress</em>. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by!</div>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957512986812266862noreply@blogger.com1