ghettogardener

On March 30, 2022, I began my adventures in gardening.  I am now making a conscious effort to create my dream garden in my tiny little corner lot.  Currently, I have a small, rectangle of a dirt patch on my side yard and a long, narrow dirt patch for a back yard.  I want to take those spaces back from my dogs and grow some shit!  I want to surround myself with my own personal cottagecore heaven, minus the baby goats.  I want abundant flowers and a variety of vegetables growing.  I want a multitude of raised garden beds, eliminating the need for grass and wasting the soon to be precious supply of water to Wyoming.  I'm ready to invest the time and (tightly budgeted) money on finally making my dream yard come true.  I thought I would document the journey here, as well as some inspirational gardening photos to keep myself inspired to keep going. I know being self sustaining is pretty important in these trying times.  The time is now, friends.  #mywyogardeninspo #gardencore #gardeners on tumblr

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So its finally outdoor seed planting season in Zone 5. I motivated to get outside today and got a variety of Sunflowers, Amaranth, Poppy, and Hollyhock seeds planted. I looked it up, and all 3 wildflowers compliment each other so I did a little seed mash and got to planting!

I also got some Lavender plants transferred today AND...I saw this idea on tiktok, you take the 3$ bag of 15 Bean Soup and you plant the beans directly into the ground and harvest later.

I was super excited to get a half a bag planted today! I had an old raised bed and just tossed them in. Hope it works out!

Happy June!

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Had to put my young plants up in my battered greenhouse.

I spent about an hour repairing some of the larger holes left behind from last year's hailstorm.

I am incredibly optimistic for this summer's gardening adventures! I am dropping the amount of vegetables from my roster, focusing on flowers and tomatoes, mainly.

Two more weeks before I can get everything really going!!

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Just found this little tidbit! Had to share!

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Summer colors.

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ugh I would die for this harvest <3 <3

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I saw a couple of fat little bees flying around my yard while we were chain-sawing the fallen pine tree. I ran to the nursery and grabbed these Ranunculus flowers and some Pansies (it was slim pickings for a late March afternoon!).

Ranunculus are annuals and only bloom until the end of spring, but they are frost resistant and provide something for the bees.

Say whatever you want about Pansies. They want to live. They grow. I respect them.

It's not even April in Wyoming. I won't be fooled with this false summer! I want to help the bees, but also not fall prey to deceptive weather and get to planting too early!! STAY STRONG!

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Picked up some great little planters from the Salvation Army in Cody, WY the other day. $3 a piece, brand new.

Planting some of my Family Dollar seeds today.

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Started some flowers indoors today! Its Znnias, Primrose, Morning Glory, and Marigolds.

I saw on Pintrest, a tip to plant seeds in egg shells. So, I have an experiment going. 12 Marigold plants started in eggshells and 12 Marigolds planted without egg shells. We'll see how she goes!

Anyway. Happy Spring! Hang in there!

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My garden just got a bit more ghetto. The wind was so strong here a few days ago, it blew down a pine tree in my back yard.

It landed on top of my green house, taking out a fence panel and my electrical mast. Cost $2500 to fix my electric, yikes.

BUT nobody was hurt, it didnt hit my neighbor's roof or house. I just happened to have saved close to that amount of money, so at least I had it. Also, I can use all of the wood in my upcoming raised garden bed project. I am choosing to look on the bright side or I will cry.

Unburying the greenhouse today. She has been through a lot this year. A hail storm that left holes in the roof and then a tree fell on top of her. 2026 is LIT!

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Transplanted 4 blackberry and 4 blueberry bush starts. They look good! I'll start slowly exposing them to the sun and outside in a few weeks. Its too early here in Wyoming for anything to go out doors yet, by at least a month!

I'm starting to get that spring time itch!!!

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Just like everyone else, I'm fucking struggling. Times are dark. I spend so many hours raging against this evil machine, its affecting my health.

I have to focus on simple stuff, arts and crafts, learning new recipes. Gardening. Walking and touching nature. Everything seems so hopeless, I am leaning into learning and educating myself on little things. Macrame, pottery, glass cutting. Anything to keep my hands off my phone and my brain away from the terrible headlines. I hate it here.

Anyway, its too early to start planting, so I have been focusing on indoor shenanigans.

I'm making a celestial windchime and a couple of small planters. Its my first go at air dry clay.

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Grandma Ferret. (X)

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Today’s Grandma Ferret

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REAL TEARS I AM CRYING REAL TEARS

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real life acnh <3

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My zen space. The Greenhouse. I can't put anything out in my yard permanently yet because Wyoming weather is fickle until around May 20-June 1. Trust me, I have learned my lesson.

Here is what I've got going in the greenhouse until mid-May:

A bunch of shade wildflowers, moon flowers, pansies, snapdragons, sweet peppers, hot peppers, toms, cherry toms, full sun wild flowers, chocolate mint, blueberries, strawberries, and jalapenos.

I am holding on by a thread in today's uncertainty, but these small things are keeping me sane.

Stay safe out there!

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So, as per American usual, this week has been gross. I doomscrolled for hours this week, then I made myself go outside and touch organic dirt.

BUT. I got my hands on some greenery, so that helped.

I used a bunch of trader joes' paper bags that I had been saving as biodegradable container filler.

I got pretty drunk today. It was nice. I listened to Viola Davis's autobiography and I soaked some seeds.

I refuse to be judged for day drinking in trump's hellscape of America.

So, I got 6 containers of Shade tolerant wildflower pots going, and I transplanted all of my mature aerogarden pod plants into dirt. Hallelujah.

Have a great week, everybody!

I love you guys

Ps, I decided to propogate 3 Basil. I dipped the ends of the stems into an Aloe cutting, and I tossed them all into some mini Family Dollar progating vases.

This will be my second time propagating Basil this way, and it is extremely successful. It turns out Basil is an excellent companion plant to peppers and tomatoes.

Stay safe out there!

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Got some stuff done in preparation for spring🌻 this week, and I couldn't be more happy with myself!!!

First of all, I got my greenhouse ready! I laid down fresh cardboard (been hoarding it for weeks). Then, I spent $57 on black mulch and stepping stones.

I laid it all out, and then I sprinkled eucalyptus essential oil all over as a natural bug repellent.

It came out so neat and crisp looking!

I want to install some solar powered lights of some sort, and I plan to build shelving out of cinder blocks and flat boards. This is just the beginning!!

I also got a fresh batch of seeds going. Focused on flowers for this go around.

First row of 4 is Zinnia, next row is 4 Morning Glory blue, next is 4 M. Glory pink and purple mix, then 4 M.Glory striped mix, finally, 8 Marigold.

Today was a good day! Stay safe out there!

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Painted some rocks to decorate my garden a while ago. Today, I finally got around to sealing them so they can actually go outside in the yard!