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Category Archives: Outdoor Gardening

Topsy Turvy Update

Sunday, August 22, 2010

The Topsy Turvy pepper planter is coming right along.  I feel bad that it isn’t dripping with peppers yet, but it isn’t in full sun because I don’t feel like watering it every day. This Mandevilla lives right below the Topsy Turvy and just started vining on the trellises.

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The Backyard Jungle

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The compost pepper and tomato are coming right along.  I can pull them and look at a solid block of roots.  That also means I have to water them every day in the hot streak that we have been having. The organic garden is doing well.  I haven’t even really needed to water it .  [...]

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Growing Plants With Coco Coir

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Coco coir is a great renewable plant growing medium made from coconut husks.  With a few easy steps, it can give great yields to any hydroponic garden. 1. Flush, flush flush Coir is typically derived from ocean coastal regions.  This means that processed coir has a high salt content that isn’t beneficial to growing plants.  [...]

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Disaster in the Garden!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

It has been really hot here in the Midwest, so I was glad to see that we had rain the forecast.  After the rain, I go outside to find my huge tomato plant had collapsed on itself and broke the cage. Going out to the fence where my grapes are, I found my cabernet vine [...]

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This Year’s Poppies

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

My choice for poppies this year was Lauren’s Grape.  They are a miniature variety with soft purple blooms. They have a short stature and finish at about a foot and a half.  My only complaint is that the blooms only last about a day and a half.  These were interesting this year, but I don’t [...]

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Tomaters!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

We plan on doing lots of canning this year, so we have lots of tomatoes.  With a 4-foot tall beast like this already growing in my organic garden, I don’t think we are going to be able to eat them all. We also have a couple of stowaways in one of my compost piles.  My [...]

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Garden Update

Monday, June 28, 2010

Sorry I haven’t been around a lot lately folks.  My job tends to get a little hectic around holidays.  Regardless, I am still gardening. I am using my Autopots again this year.  I am using Canna coco coir with General Hydroponics Maxibloom nutrients, Cannazym, Canna Boost, and Floralicious Plus.  My choice in plants this year [...]

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Topsy Turvy Pepper Planter

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Everyone has caught onto the upside-down tomato craze.  The Topsy Turvy pepper planter works on the same principal that growing against gravity makes your plants stronger.  For a small or hobby garden, the Topsy Turvy Pepper Planter is a good tool. The Pepper Planter is easy to set up.  Pour in soil, plug in plants [...]

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Photo Log of Growing and Curing Tobacco

Monday, December 14, 2009

I was perusing Flickr and found a great guide on growing and curing tobacco.  With an out of control government taxing everything in sight, this seems like it would be a great project for anyone that loves ornamentals or enjoys the occasional smoke. (Thanks HillyDilly!)

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Grapes!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

I planted a couple grapes as a fence border, which I will start training for production next year. This is the Monukkah Seedless.  We are going to use it for table grapes and raisins. This is a Cabernet grape that came from Sonoma county that is going to be used for wine.  It was a [...]

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