Today was the day I set aside for planting the seeds for this years Dackel Princess Garden. This is the third year I have gardened here at the Dackel Princess Home. Quite honestly, I still feel very much like a newcomer to the, ah, sport (?) of gardening. There is just so much I do not know.
For instance, why oh why can’t I get my eggplant plants to sprout? I have done three separate plantings in the green house, and so far….nothing! It’s a mystery I hope to have solved today with my most recent planting.
I planted my Butternut Squash, my Zucchini Squash, my Summer Squash, and both regular and pickling Cucumbers. I re-potted my tomato plants and for now have left my green pepper plant to abide in it’s store bought pot for a bit. My Basil plant is also doing very well. It seems to love the green house.
All of this playing in the dirt produced a rather messy green house once I was done. The planting table was a wreck, the floor, well lets just say that a Robin could easily have started searching for worms there, and found some, as there was that much dirt. So I got out the broom and dust pan, and also the industrial shop vacuum. By the time I was done it looked so good I decided to take a few pictures to show you all.
My Poinsettia from Christmas, the Green Pepper Plant, The Eggplants, All the Squash and Cucumbers and my Basil plant. Outside the green house you can see the white mouse guards on our fruit trees.
The three Tomato plants.
Looking down the potting table.
I’m pleased with my plantings and re-pottings for today. I just hope that Mother Nature will be with me and give me a lot of sunshine and pleasant temperatures to warm the green house and germinate those seeds. We can’t plant outside until the first of June due to the fear of frost.
Are any of you doing gardens this year? If so, what are you planting and how long is your growing season?
I am thinking that I will plant all of this on one day and then Greta will have her pups the next. That is…..if she is pregnant……. which we will find out for certain on Wednesday.
Or have I mentioned that before???? LOL!!!
I wish I had a garden, but I have little pots of plants in my house and some on my balcony. 🙂
No clue about the eggplant… maybe something to do with the temperature?
Your green house looks like a living room ! Too clean and too neat ! It has to look messy, lol ! I don’t know anything about plants and our garden is far too small to put anything in there. But having own vegetables is great especially now where everything is full of chemicals !
Reading this post and seeing those photos makes me hanker to do gardening. Then I remember that I am, in fact, death to plants. Seriously – I can kill stuff just by standing too close to it. I killed spider plants – I mean, everyone can keep spider plants can’t they? My husband is also blaming my malign influence for the recent passing of his bonsai tree. I told him it was a bad idea putting it too close to the fridge. I go to the fridge all the time, the poor thing was doomed!
Looks great Mom! Sorry I didn’t call back this weekend, but all was fine at the doctor’s on Friday!
Have a great day!
Love you,
Mandy
Oh, is THAT what those white things are for!
What kind of tomatoes did you do this year?
Love your indoor plantings! Good luck Wednesday!
Not totally ofay with Eggplant, but sometimes, seeds need to be scarified! This might be simply boiled or rubbed on sandpaper… Try google to see if there is anything about how to improve your chances!
MB, your greenhouse is wonderful, I’m so jealous!!! 🙂 We don’t have a green house, but this year we planted parsley, basil, thyme, rosemary, green bell pepper and, of course, tomatoes. They are all doing good so far, there’s nothing like fresh herbs! I have 21 little tomatoes coming out, mostly cherry tomatoes, I can’t wait! 🙂 Good luck on your beautiful garden!!!