Back Yard Farm

Well you already know about my front yard make-over but there are things going on in the back yard also. There is my new row crops full of corn, beans, squash, bell pepper and a cabbage. There is also my above ground vegetable boxes that were originally meant to be flower boxes. So my yard is now full of Carrots, Cabbage, Lettuce, Strawberries, Raspberries, Bell pepper, Beans, Squash, Pink Tomato, Porter House Tomato, Homestead Tomato, and Better Boy Tomato. My Dad really likes Tomato's. I also have a problem with buying plants. Lowe's is like crack to me. However I know the first step to solving your problem is to omit you have one. I have a buying plants problem.

Front Yard Face Lift

My front yard is in serious need of a face lift so one of my goals this year is to give my front yard a full make-over. I started with a small bush by my front steps. I hate that bush. It would not be so bad if the roots went down deep in the soil but instead they spread around the bush just a couple of inches under the soil. This creates the problem of small bushes growing into my azaleas. Also I cant plant anything when there are roots in my way. So the bush had to go. This called for a heavy metal chain and a powerful truck. Luckily the bush came right out because the roots were so so close to the surface of the soil. The next step was to fertilize the soil with some black cow and garden soil. The final step was to plant the goods. My plants of choice where Impatiens, Saliva, Snapdragon, Stock, and Red and Blue Columbine. Oh and I cant forget the water that is the most important part. That's it. That was the first part to my front yard make-over.

Veggie Garden

Hello it's me again. It has been a while sense my last post. Many things have happened at school and at home. For now I will just tell you about my new veggie garden at home. I like my raised flower bed so much that I decided to build a raised vegetable bed. Some of the things I wanted to plant and grow in my veggie bed were cabbage, carrots, lettuce, tomato, peas, squash, and cucumber. However right now I have only planted Carrots, lettuce, and strawberries. The reason why I did not plant more is because the veggie bed I built was smaller than I had anticipated. The raised flower beds are really easy to build and I recommend it to everyone who loves to garden. I built one veggie bed and filled it with compost and fertilizer within an hour and a half. I know have to build another one because I want more veggies.

Up Up and Away.

I started growing some seeds indoors last Sunday. I was surprised when I saw a green sprout had already came up through the soil to see its first day of sunlight. That was fast it only took 5 days for that seed to germinate and pop out through the soil. It was suppose to take longer than five days however I have a Green Thumb. I cant wait for planting time.

Favorite Flowers and Plants

Its almost that time of year. Spring. One of my favorite seasons. I am already organizing my flower seeds and preparing for the upcoming month. I went to Lowe's today and went a little crazy over the variety of seeds. I probably spent a little too much to. However I could not resist buying the most spectacular seeds. Some of which are my favorite. Purple Cone Flower - This is a beautiful purple flower with a vibrate orange and brown cone in the center, the bees also love it. Bachelors Buttons - These flowers look just like little buttons. They are mostly blue but also come in white and red. Mexican Hat - This is the coolest flower ever. The flower looks just like a mini Sombrero. Gaillardia - This is a new one I have never seen before. To me the flowers look like fireworks of red and white. Last of the seeds bought today is Red King Zinnia. This is the big daddy of the Zinnia family. The blooms on this Zinnia are huge and wonderfully red. These are some of the new comers to my garden this year. They are going to look great in the raised flower bed I'm planning on building this spring. So what are you doing to prepare for Spring?

Sunny day.

The weather is going to be warm this week end so that means I can do some gardening. I have a bed of bulbs and in them I have some Bearded Irises. They are a beautiful Purple and Yellow color. They are called Bearded Iris because of the yellow or orange fluff that comes out of the center of the flower. The beard and the petals is what attracts the bees so the bees can pollinate the flowers. The Iris is one of many flowers were the leaves stay green all year even in the dead of winter. However after a long period of time you have to separate the bulbs so they are not so close together. If they are to close only few flowers will bloom. The bulbs also hatch little baby bulbs so you never have to buy more. That's a big plus.

Roots above ground. Right?

OK so I figured my blog is about Confessions of a High School Senior soo its about time to confess somethings. My fourth period class is Horticulture one because of course I love Horticulture. My teacher is Little Roberts we call him this because his father is Big Roberts and they both work at the High School. Well there is a kid in my class who has an abnormally large cranium. I mean his head is huge even Little Roberts jokes on him about it. Not only does he have a big cranium but he has a big ego too. He thinks hes all that because his girlfriend is in the Horticulture class too. He is like a miniature jock him being an tenth or eleventh grader. Today in class we transplanted seed sprouts into small containers. One group of students mixed the soil, one group planted the sprouts, and one group took the pots to the greenhouse. Well mister big had thinks he is being all cool, he plants the sprout within seconds and slides the pots across the table super fast to make a big impression while shouting " I'm the potting master." I am going behind the planters to make sure the sprouts are potted the right way. Well Mister Big Head seems to be doing something majorly wrong. Ummm are the roots suppose to go in the ground? They don't need soil to grow right? That's right in the mist of trying to impress his girlfriend, and the other really cute girls in the class, he planted the sprouts with the roots above ground. Well looks like he has a big head but no brain. Sooo while I'm fixing the problem by repotting the sprouts Little Roberts walks bye and says, "James you have done this before haven't you." "No actually this is my first time." I said. "Really your doing a great job that's amazing." he replied. Guss who the girls were staring at now. That's right me. After that the cute blond next to me was laughing with me and giving me the googly eyes. That's right Mister Big Head you put the roots above ground and James puts them below ground with the help of the ladies. Not to metion if I had not planted the roots back in the ground the plants would not have grown and we would not have been able to sell the plants out of our green house at the High School. So I saved the School at least 20 bucks today.