#growing stuff

[ghettogardener]

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!

[ohlookitsabluejay]

Yeah those are there specifically to keep you out hun

[abqbox]

Spent a good chunk of Sunday putting in a timed watering system for our dozen or so surviving plants. This way they will live even if I forget to water or go out of town or something. The habanero in the middle pic is doing particularly great and I really want to keep that going.

The hardest part was getting to the plants on the other side of the sidewalk. I got it done through a pvc pipe tunnel. After going through that the water pressure wasn't enough for the little sprayer endings, but luckily just loosening them a bit let some water come out about the same anyway.

And I did it all with just one trip to Home Depot and only this one piece that I wound up not using (aside from portions of things that came in a set).

[yes-this-is-not-ok]

I’m trying to grow tomatoes!

[my-curious-stuff]

We're starting to grow our own vegetables on our balcony 🌱

[h-a-p-p-y-things]

The begonia I've been growing in our back garden is looking amazing

[eco-adventures-of-ami]

Growing stuff!

As anyone who knows me will tell you, I have a terrible track record with plants. I can keep an orchid alive, but anything else drops dead on me.

To that end, please cross your fingers, because I'm growing chillies!

The seeds were saved from chillies used in the kitchen, the fertiliser is from used tea leaves and coffee grounds, the pot is a non-recyclable plastic tub, and the whole lot is insulated with a plastic bag that has been reused about 5 times already before being handed over to me.

There are also a few more sets of seeds germinating around the place, but these chillies are the most hopeful so far.

Wish them luck!

- Ami 🌱

[bomberqueen17]

Do u all buy seeds from Territorial Seed Company?

No, I’d never heard of them before. Looks like they’re out of Oregon. It’s not that the same seeds won’t grow just as well here, but the Pacific Northwest’s climate is super different from ours. It’s 2900 miles away!

We buy seed from Hudson Valley Seed Co. Hudson is generally a pretty neato company; their original mission was to be a seed library and they’ve continued that even as they’ve grown. Their main focus is on open-pollinated, heritage varieties. They don’t have everything, though, so the other two major suppliers we use are Johnny’s, which is based in Maine (where my sister+ her husband, and their vegetable manager, all spent some time working!) and Fedco, also in Maine. 

It’s harder this year, since we’re angling for an organic certification. That means the seeds we use have to come from organic suppliers too! Doable, but an additional challenge.