tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83325675997165154042024-03-13T09:52:52.955-07:00Garden Adventures 2010Follow along as we dive into the world of gardening.Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-37033892452494773142010-05-30T10:09:00.000-07:002010-05-30T10:14:08.266-07:00Long overdue update<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29480116@N06/4652781621/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4652781621_77b002840e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29480116@N06/4652781621/">DSCN1174</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/29480116@N06/">my terrific twosome</a></span></div>Man has our garden been growing! We have learned a few things in the 3 months since we started this project:<br /><br />*cucumbers are insane, very bossy, and are trying for total garden domination<br />*zucchini have leaves that belong in dinosaur land<br />*I don't use that much basil when I'm cooking<br />*tomatoes take a really long time to turn red<br />*it takes a lot of water to keep this going, especially as it gets hotter<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJa_JgftmXKA4se13-clDJj_MlGWu8wQRM8fZgOL9cqlExhznpbiOVzczzjgesE7cVRZqx6uza2uaw25_JWk5VnlrwK9VnIVT2v-au15_CV0L7jbrfyQYR9ey7LWmjcJ0MNnLoBH6v00t/s1600/DSCN1189.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJa_JgftmXKA4se13-clDJj_MlGWu8wQRM8fZgOL9cqlExhznpbiOVzczzjgesE7cVRZqx6uza2uaw25_JWk5VnlrwK9VnIVT2v-au15_CV0L7jbrfyQYR9ey7LWmjcJ0MNnLoBH6v00t/s320/DSCN1189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477112248976409730" border="0" /></a><br />We have pulled out the basil plant since I never used any of it and Ryan planted corn seeds. Those have shot up over night. It is so fun to see what is ready to be picked each morning when we go out to water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQRXYWDDxupicWT1p489vg-yKdyw7_JYn0_MMqzAwNtWsUnr0D6ZWrW0waAuC4_h2aruU0LMr9WsKawlR0X3XwtrIhl_gGJdP0vIHUwPA5RIHQNxQxReB-rU06mxaz7IEn84ATSAGxbQp/s1600/DSCN1187.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQRXYWDDxupicWT1p489vg-yKdyw7_JYn0_MMqzAwNtWsUnr0D6ZWrW0waAuC4_h2aruU0LMr9WsKawlR0X3XwtrIhl_gGJdP0vIHUwPA5RIHQNxQxReB-rU06mxaz7IEn84ATSAGxbQp/s320/DSCN1187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477112245624486178" border="0" /></a><br />Here's what we've harvested so far:<br />*7 zucchini<br />*5 cherry tomatoes<br />*2 green beansCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-80361095629145626932010-05-11T17:03:00.000-07:002010-05-30T10:10:56.252-07:00How does your garden grow??<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlTXgnkKmOaGGd540a2fR-2sd9roAgD1BQHZpm-V_l0fZJHtN_SyjJgBdJBuiigexbWPWlW6RkMezXzshduzI9ddfJZT3kP1LC-j7ByUYnQ_JyFWe1uiBwuCbL0tdOOYbVPw2D8einylS/s1600/100_3541.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlTXgnkKmOaGGd540a2fR-2sd9roAgD1BQHZpm-V_l0fZJHtN_SyjJgBdJBuiigexbWPWlW6RkMezXzshduzI9ddfJZT3kP1LC-j7ByUYnQ_JyFWe1uiBwuCbL0tdOOYbVPw2D8einylS/s320/100_3541.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ours is growing HUGE!! We are amazed at how well things have taken off and what has grown vs. what hasn't. Here's a little update about what is going on in the garden...<br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLc8icLOIQavX3_mkoPpvIhl3w8y2ak87RdZV5RPcMNMCUdNbQKHUO_QjXHQl4ipYxs_0KN6WpZHrRcMsEelwOoS3Ga_Kj_QUPDfqRaqRHl2jooZcVVlVTpPz_QdgqP5_c-DAoSrxR6ZW8/s1600/100_3542.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLc8icLOIQavX3_mkoPpvIhl3w8y2ak87RdZV5RPcMNMCUdNbQKHUO_QjXHQl4ipYxs_0KN6WpZHrRcMsEelwOoS3Ga_Kj_QUPDfqRaqRHl2jooZcVVlVTpPz_QdgqP5_c-DAoSrxR6ZW8/s320/100_3542.JPG" border="0" /></a> The strawberries seem to have bounced back. I'll be interested to see if they get any bigger this time around.</div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cq-hqssFoz_Gk428wUg86OIaFA-Oz4fDgLzutHKD6dzG7EO0RcYlyhsjJyRTZum_wqhqup82TeMI6uNFef8YUYg83rNn-s1WLVc3AJ2FXbxnPakx8WjMZ0czJe6-v4jKGU467Zh-AK85/s1600/100_3543.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cq-hqssFoz_Gk428wUg86OIaFA-Oz4fDgLzutHKD6dzG7EO0RcYlyhsjJyRTZum_wqhqup82TeMI6uNFef8YUYg83rNn-s1WLVc3AJ2FXbxnPakx8WjMZ0czJe6-v4jKGU467Zh-AK85/s320/100_3543.JPG" border="0" /></a> The sweet basil is on it's way out. We just don't use that much basil and Ryan needs room to grow corn.</div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4QvhaWzHrZ1h8iLMJiFHspEKSwzEoqPOmuGFInFVi1BoeLnKUeLHWcXEqIGqLchCz_1fbPGvi7mEbtM_m_ZMetOq8ogixt5YJ6qdqAWBw8DsQcsxlU-lGR6TthubsWUycRvjtfE8s5zN/s1600/100_3544.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4QvhaWzHrZ1h8iLMJiFHspEKSwzEoqPOmuGFInFVi1BoeLnKUeLHWcXEqIGqLchCz_1fbPGvi7mEbtM_m_ZMetOq8ogixt5YJ6qdqAWBw8DsQcsxlU-lGR6TthubsWUycRvjtfE8s5zN/s320/100_3544.JPG" border="0" /></a> See the carrots there?? They're slowly making their way up.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-35545925244299485662010-03-27T08:21:00.000-07:002010-03-27T08:21:00.230-07:00A Visitor<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0QfP8QVNR5v7_i6bMyvjNL3uF8v1dlrdKPhgIo6-ruT_2Ce6TsQjkP8fRniEx3jyCrkmDtGMOtXFlDgq1jWMWg2YEtDFWfRh-XwfmPf2wBrD9Aux4jE1w_uZPUmfKHUGDFak3ch52nKM/s1600/DSCN0822.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0QfP8QVNR5v7_i6bMyvjNL3uF8v1dlrdKPhgIo6-ruT_2Ce6TsQjkP8fRniEx3jyCrkmDtGMOtXFlDgq1jWMWg2YEtDFWfRh-XwfmPf2wBrD9Aux4jE1w_uZPUmfKHUGDFak3ch52nKM/s320/DSCN0822.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Reagan has seemed to have made herself at home in the corner of our garden. I've caught here twice out there now and I have to pick her up to move her fat booty out of the garden.<br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-IbmyZ7d8FxQx89UI0FKEZ-qlPFFx8hmNrVDFlQXrlwXaP9ZDJ171mKt1SZgWq93Co1rnqTYk8Ch1IAASJeR7CCAKUjTgnZx5Oq_N9rGndw4ZQwVaNulkmHXeG6RSZEzRCMhvGD8ti_J/s1600/DSCN0825.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-IbmyZ7d8FxQx89UI0FKEZ-qlPFFx8hmNrVDFlQXrlwXaP9ZDJ171mKt1SZgWq93Co1rnqTYk8Ch1IAASJeR7CCAKUjTgnZx5Oq_N9rGndw4ZQwVaNulkmHXeG6RSZEzRCMhvGD8ti_J/s320/DSCN0825.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-23475183359076532010-03-26T20:29:00.000-07:002010-03-26T20:29:25.229-07:00I think they are going to make it!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivxa3YmGu0te___U5SVCyHnxMoJvwuU3L2CCc8U7wcgOkmKnJyQCbXO2VV69OR21sD7O2wQBvxnw37dy2vlpOF_tuSsA0i185DqAr6zpgzcoXPupdh89jBi7akbhxUiuwN7j4GE0Yuha-/s1600/DSCN0832.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivxa3YmGu0te___U5SVCyHnxMoJvwuU3L2CCc8U7wcgOkmKnJyQCbXO2VV69OR21sD7O2wQBvxnw37dy2vlpOF_tuSsA0i185DqAr6zpgzcoXPupdh89jBi7akbhxUiuwN7j4GE0Yuha-/s320/DSCN0832.JPG" border="0" /></a> I really didn't think we'd get strawberries this year (I know, the season isn't over yet) but I found little baby strawberries peeking their way into this world. I can't wait until I can actually eat one!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ewua3_fCe3KZ5V3tosHE9GuoXiy2JevFRuHKsk4zvSIgvmfo1kXJ5zbGzIXnrq8Ep5ifDMk9iLvjehuNf6RIil1cVu9tRrFH1f9PJsfSWUDYE5SDof8Fv0GXF7-pW8HzOnInDvd3ZXXI/s1600/DSCN0833.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ewua3_fCe3KZ5V3tosHE9GuoXiy2JevFRuHKsk4zvSIgvmfo1kXJ5zbGzIXnrq8Ep5ifDMk9iLvjehuNf6RIil1cVu9tRrFH1f9PJsfSWUDYE5SDof8Fv0GXF7-pW8HzOnInDvd3ZXXI/s320/DSCN0833.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here's what I've observed so far:<br />*the strawberry plant has flowers that blossom<br />*the flower loses it's leaves<br />*the stems turn down and the strawberry grows from the middle of what was the flower<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-8769628281570841672010-03-26T20:10:00.000-07:002010-03-26T20:19:55.240-07:00The seeds are a sprouting!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywC9Z0pUVVq9SZcFm7msriaOYNhHRqOU2wEMklPjHVMTFGyfiQeRVdbKflLgDfRWBh_MtsGXzIw8L-Z-BfUjiXpXWB22TOzxV6HiJtBZxF8xFjHooIB_gqhjg-iBN5gBPzeNBWY200nm_/s1600/DSCN0792.JPG"><img style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywC9Z0pUVVq9SZcFm7msriaOYNhHRqOU2wEMklPjHVMTFGyfiQeRVdbKflLgDfRWBh_MtsGXzIw8L-Z-BfUjiXpXWB22TOzxV6HiJtBZxF8xFjHooIB_gqhjg-iBN5gBPzeNBWY200nm_/s320/DSCN0792.JPG" border="0" /></a> I planted green bean and carrot seeds and I wasn't sure that they'd actually grow, but lo and behold they sprouted!! Watching the bean sprouts grow is just fascinating. The last picture is the same day, just 6 hours after this first picture!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4s7TVPJL2qE2xO_Zo4SpdOIgHyby-IZAz7W5ZlYqs8l167j8TLlYMoOtzzYypUcGu2AgzyC2ffaY-Hqm72AyhCaPnU7kbCRiCBdtr8UNITxxhZKnruFAB6KG1ajMi1cDc1ppP25H3QeUS/s1600/DSCN0793.JPG"><img style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4s7TVPJL2qE2xO_Zo4SpdOIgHyby-IZAz7W5ZlYqs8l167j8TLlYMoOtzzYypUcGu2AgzyC2ffaY-Hqm72AyhCaPnU7kbCRiCBdtr8UNITxxhZKnruFAB6KG1ajMi1cDc1ppP25H3QeUS/s320/DSCN0793.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKFg0n-peLnkL9L13D2MYvOEvYxXOST0R-Ibfqrf5v9fl2Uv6Ep8ZCewf-BIXTV3WPu5XccAc9YLDDsv0FY1X7nwRABTwgvcpzOMq6OawJ9J0Kb-fE_k_yiEyHyCF-zJhFZ-Lz3bMWR0w/s1600/DSCN0795.JPG"><img style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKFg0n-peLnkL9L13D2MYvOEvYxXOST0R-Ibfqrf5v9fl2Uv6Ep8ZCewf-BIXTV3WPu5XccAc9YLDDsv0FY1X7nwRABTwgvcpzOMq6OawJ9J0Kb-fE_k_yiEyHyCF-zJhFZ-Lz3bMWR0w/s320/DSCN0795.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9xERpqHZYWLYPyuRKEdBUZR_rstmPAQlF-V94Orwi3JfDwYplEoC8mEXGZR09bUm92bdTypgSENJxHf0jIy84FtilTk-IcpHul15s2HgiYAbLmEZMY2PNxYEhOR_jn7zHv0u66UlpyX_/s1600/DSCN0817.JPG"><img style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9xERpqHZYWLYPyuRKEdBUZR_rstmPAQlF-V94Orwi3JfDwYplEoC8mEXGZR09bUm92bdTypgSENJxHf0jIy84FtilTk-IcpHul15s2HgiYAbLmEZMY2PNxYEhOR_jn7zHv0u66UlpyX_/s320/DSCN0817.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-75226034461068554872010-03-23T11:30:00.000-07:002010-03-23T11:30:00.288-07:00The Topsy-Turvey does work!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Absolutely crazy that this contraption is actually growing plants.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVPPqoM-AZQwUJWjVG-TTkFTctCUurgfLGGwpCu8Aq-dMopgaPMgVIs1eDHh7IH6jE9Vx6mx59MROliMKfD4TVjfgRvzpNFUBOfq-2Vl0-fFJo2-T0UkkZx8Fu4ozNSnvBAsPlRJwXanj/s1600-h/DSCN0737.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVPPqoM-AZQwUJWjVG-TTkFTctCUurgfLGGwpCu8Aq-dMopgaPMgVIs1eDHh7IH6jE9Vx6mx59MROliMKfD4TVjfgRvzpNFUBOfq-2Vl0-fFJo2-T0UkkZx8Fu4ozNSnvBAsPlRJwXanj/s320/DSCN0737.JPG" border="0" /></a> March 14</div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqIaUJ1XqSP4hvHz7J1ddq6c5-szIsD3xH7HlSATZCCCZJZZJsEjSJo9kXX8u09y6ZjVseMMz4oNTxVcl1Ho-l-dcn40IYOn-tGltY5gsWJKT7zivor1PLMOIAsdVxi5ubebKRoLOiDRM/s1600-h/DSCN0789.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqIaUJ1XqSP4hvHz7J1ddq6c5-szIsD3xH7HlSATZCCCZJZZJsEjSJo9kXX8u09y6ZjVseMMz4oNTxVcl1Ho-l-dcn40IYOn-tGltY5gsWJKT7zivor1PLMOIAsdVxi5ubebKRoLOiDRM/s320/DSCN0789.JPG" border="0" /></a> March 20<br /><br />We have noticed that not all of our herbs are doing too great here. The 2 oregano plants and cilantro just get too much sun are are droopy and just sad looking. On the brighter side we do have one oregano (on the right) plant that is thriving and the chives and basil seem to be doing well.<br /><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-68718630416651078402010-03-23T01:32:00.000-07:002010-03-26T20:11:22.955-07:00It's already been one week!Well we've had our garden for 1 week and nothing has died, yet! Here's a quick recap of what has happened and what we've observed in our garden:<br />*harvested basil and lettuce<br />*strawberry plants do not like the Arizona sun on them ALL day<br />*there are lots of flowers on the strawberry plants that will hopefully turn into little strawberries<br />*all the plants have some sort of new growth going on<br />*the carrots and green beans have started sprouting!!<br />*oregano and cilantro aren't big fans of the sun all day<br />*we figured out a creative way to shade the plants at different times during the day<br />*lettuce grows fast<br />*Reagan enjoys laying in the gardenCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-49973765766702342422010-03-23T01:26:00.000-07:002010-03-23T01:28:14.764-07:00A comparison<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">It amazes how much can happen in one week with plants. We've had our garden going for 8 days now and here's how much has grown!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfKixMRTO1k6OUH9zolAOU9RhwKkwaq3t9IrdoWNLBeNAPtzony0lf6QTo7xvAh6tnhlU-C3LISzM2cuvLbGrwR3JS9JYxZ_oxb0uMMgLRM8xOCF-paGOjB4oPz7UK2PGuqmbbjQqY2oU/s1600-h/DSCN0736.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfKixMRTO1k6OUH9zolAOU9RhwKkwaq3t9IrdoWNLBeNAPtzony0lf6QTo7xvAh6tnhlU-C3LISzM2cuvLbGrwR3JS9JYxZ_oxb0uMMgLRM8xOCF-paGOjB4oPz7UK2PGuqmbbjQqY2oU/s320/DSCN0736.JPG" border="0" /></a> March 14</div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvO60TkEZ4BViRutK19yPojoRv_uQF0t35OhzbJ-xgdl9i0csE2aAvycAKKEmQ-pU_kHw7a-hkunF70bCfkFN9bPcsQS0kiSsLyP900Mf7IEGj5Z7TSXmp4sktdXlfNPkpFNedSde7kEtb/s1600-h/DSCN0781.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvO60TkEZ4BViRutK19yPojoRv_uQF0t35OhzbJ-xgdl9i0csE2aAvycAKKEmQ-pU_kHw7a-hkunF70bCfkFN9bPcsQS0kiSsLyP900Mf7IEGj5Z7TSXmp4sktdXlfNPkpFNedSde7kEtb/s320/DSCN0781.JPG" border="0" /></a> March 20</div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Zso_0MooKZZrRZ8P2jPwEX7Te8S_6-UwgaWB1vgLWI6l3i36qf0MESi4JV_Rqu5W9UO0cxWaCeGC9RUCmu0jJ3tJh4rBEU6Ypv9QrHDES72yUr7wmPsmPYJRUMbmNNqG6k7QpaFZ60bA/s1600-h/DSCN0796.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Zso_0MooKZZrRZ8P2jPwEX7Te8S_6-UwgaWB1vgLWI6l3i36qf0MESi4JV_Rqu5W9UO0cxWaCeGC9RUCmu0jJ3tJh4rBEU6Ypv9QrHDES72yUr7wmPsmPYJRUMbmNNqG6k7QpaFZ60bA/s320/DSCN0796.JPG" border="0" /></a> March 22<br /><br />ETA: Looking at the pictures all together, I see I need to adjust the color in the last 2 or take them when the sun isn't directly on the poor little guys.<br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-39533218516149131232010-03-19T20:30:00.000-07:002010-03-19T20:31:01.644-07:00Our first harvest!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91WUWRD-PDHMg-Jwm_zNI3o2BmgHmg7qYbR-s7y_dntWjOaqHnzdsTFA-yGS7PaE_gYA3Ir_RQ6eYZNOAWE4xKV-WHAASGVS1tT1BRm2cAIGe3UTwEdj-koannLDN72Kqon5nD3b1CKkS/s1600-h/DSCN0742.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91WUWRD-PDHMg-Jwm_zNI3o2BmgHmg7qYbR-s7y_dntWjOaqHnzdsTFA-yGS7PaE_gYA3Ir_RQ6eYZNOAWE4xKV-WHAASGVS1tT1BRm2cAIGe3UTwEdj-koannLDN72Kqon5nD3b1CKkS/s320/DSCN0742.JPG" border="0" /></a> So earlier this week I was making spaghetti sauce and decided to get some from basil. It was so fun being able to go out and get my own herbs. I love how I can now have oregano, basil, cilantro, and chives anytime I want.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrpGE5Ljht7VkWpul-JOczPrLVvIgWudvOPPE-PFfDd0kyIoZpBt3LsGpedsGhCEjnydy0udmSSNxXRfE6w4hrJAs7_jhgUiaH9oW3A2ZF3LqsCCytxHaAM1FEVxKAFgK2UmlkPKvBs6w/s1600-h/DSCN0744.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrpGE5Ljht7VkWpul-JOczPrLVvIgWudvOPPE-PFfDd0kyIoZpBt3LsGpedsGhCEjnydy0udmSSNxXRfE6w4hrJAs7_jhgUiaH9oW3A2ZF3LqsCCytxHaAM1FEVxKAFgK2UmlkPKvBs6w/s320/DSCN0744.JPG" border="0" /></a> I also harvested some lettuce since I had lost some leaves due to wilting. I used them in some turkey wraps for lunch and it was delicious. <br /><br />Now we just need tomatoes to start growing and I'll have a great salad!<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-49413716969596668262010-03-15T09:48:00.000-07:002010-03-15T09:48:55.773-07:00More flowers and flies<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ-nN9iRQ6uCnrNS5Np4mDYjqoU4k7z3-mZ7kxrRCHaln15PEq1xvNyPWkduNC5cF4k4KInnC-_y1Um7peL-gnFzzYXnV_tYDZKVc84InPoOMakD_V-5oKhH-dRUBpi4S_ZS28AA6Z9TP/s1600-h/DSCN0740.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ-nN9iRQ6uCnrNS5Np4mDYjqoU4k7z3-mZ7kxrRCHaln15PEq1xvNyPWkduNC5cF4k4KInnC-_y1Um7peL-gnFzzYXnV_tYDZKVc84InPoOMakD_V-5oKhH-dRUBpi4S_ZS28AA6Z9TP/s320/DSCN0740.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our strawberry plant is doing so well! There are 2 blossoms open and a bunch more just waiting their turn. Now I need to consult my little plant sticks to see how long it takes for fruit to actually show up.<br /><br />On another note, we have flies. A TON of them. Yesterday we sprayed some insectiside all over to hopefully deter the little suckers away from our garden. You'd think a loud noisy dog would be enough! Today the flies are still out there but a lot less than yesterday. They don't seem to have done any damage but they are super annoying.<br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-35739989202766909642010-03-14T18:57:00.001-07:002010-03-14T18:57:56.157-07:00As Seen on TV<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">We are big suckers at times and this time Ryan bought the Topsy-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Turvey</span> to see if it really works. He <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">brought</span> it home and after reading the directions we realized we needed a tomato seedling.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflXRFqLpPvyBz7aj-CjX_1g0dXWl_rM-V3XO2tqxcxM-jiithx_frIF7PbEYVU2omCAkolwAaWkUlMMXFOzDQ5THohFUv_CX9ZMWvqUHMVrzaIPeWz51Avka7-DBToJwvX_oMSCENrrU/s1600-h/DSCN0737.JPG"><br /><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflXRFqLpPvyBz7aj-CjX_1g0dXWl_rM-V3XO2tqxcxM-jiithx_frIF7PbEYVU2omCAkolwAaWkUlMMXFOzDQ5THohFUv_CX9ZMWvqUHMVrzaIPeWz51Avka7-DBToJwvX_oMSCENrrU/s320/DSCN0737.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Got the tomato seedling and put it in and realized we needed herbs to go on the sides! So off to Lowe's Ryan went again. We are finally up and running. Be ready to start getting tomatoes from us all the time!</div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvx2J7w1Oc4lBU0JKopJov2I95LFmzd_pioDgx5RlvAFbfPqgSBZG6HsOIU3jAfJDEil5T-LQvI79wq5NDozfDx9nnQE6olKI8hyP9l6pVbY81f02YSBpIkDs4PMtaZWeDpNrDZ7YVe8/s1600-h/DSCN0739.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvx2J7w1Oc4lBU0JKopJov2I95LFmzd_pioDgx5RlvAFbfPqgSBZG6HsOIU3jAfJDEil5T-LQvI79wq5NDozfDx9nnQE6olKI8hyP9l6pVbY81f02YSBpIkDs4PMtaZWeDpNrDZ7YVe8/s320/DSCN0739.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-5705122617679914312010-03-14T18:36:00.000-07:002010-03-14T18:37:13.336-07:00A Late Addition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FvPUJBO2qDhS89xkCl6YTv2562TwCrlJT0_Vo04qbbzom-w-6mjPHfNEjy81YDUusk00BsskjzdbcCqvrkRl3rJF31JFwf2BUUFY8ocTn5Li5LgJ-ScQHN8jJs5eLG8sTB6Dwe61WvrD/s1600-h/DSCN0734.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FvPUJBO2qDhS89xkCl6YTv2562TwCrlJT0_Vo04qbbzom-w-6mjPHfNEjy81YDUusk00BsskjzdbcCqvrkRl3rJF31JFwf2BUUFY8ocTn5Li5LgJ-ScQHN8jJs5eLG8sTB6Dwe61WvrD/s320/DSCN0734.JPG" border="0" /></a> Well we have one late addition to our little garden--lettuce! Just one small little guy but it seems that he is ready to pick any day now.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIuDllW2cHg4y2US7p5JnwMRsm5E0LVLlsxPeJM3w7k7wj3W2IybHExWBsaTbPK-LH8hsNlFe9Z9OFoBEvBX4UtAZP6oyJiAQF6V2JjlIbp5I9HRSBdGNjoXTuoOiszh6xOAFxmOTGkjM/s1600-h/DSCN0736.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIuDllW2cHg4y2US7p5JnwMRsm5E0LVLlsxPeJM3w7k7wj3W2IybHExWBsaTbPK-LH8hsNlFe9Z9OFoBEvBX4UtAZP6oyJiAQF6V2JjlIbp5I9HRSBdGNjoXTuoOiszh6xOAFxmOTGkjM/s320/DSCN0736.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's the newest layout now. The poor lettuce got shoved a little too close to the tomatoes but I didn't want to mess with my green bean seeds.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332567599716515404.post-21104442618231395782010-03-14T10:43:00.000-07:002010-03-14T10:53:26.629-07:00And so it begins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPejoyhYyDcAOMf7M7aPUm0Q8JSoixcqAn6xWhwqyxaE9bvbgu5eBOVxduqI2m3rQl85u5nokU0guNJpdsk23aL6Ypk-FCBihtBafv-tDvqcAJ8w6_MKQvBz8vPbmMSbmhYTHEAWmWM5HA/s1600-h/100_3441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPejoyhYyDcAOMf7M7aPUm0Q8JSoixcqAn6xWhwqyxaE9bvbgu5eBOVxduqI2m3rQl85u5nokU0guNJpdsk23aL6Ypk-FCBihtBafv-tDvqcAJ8w6_MKQvBz8vPbmMSbmhYTHEAWmWM5HA/s320/100_3441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448548480259270546" border="0" /></a>Well Ryan and I are going to try out our green thumbs this year. We'll be chronicling the ups and downs as we take care of our first vegetable garden.<br /><br />The stats:<br />*4 x 4 square foot garden<br />*mixture of Miracle Grow organic soil and some "cheaper" soil (can't believe how expensive soil is!)<br />*seedlings: 2 strawberry plants, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, crooked neck squash, zucchini squash, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, regular tomato plant, basil<br />*seeds: carrots and green beans<br />*marigolds: to help keep the bugs away<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh08bOIIqzlc7v_z7kRT69D-m5BnXV0Y8bYVFBata5G94i5pnAZhfwu8UqZDeO4NFS3evYfxVbYC6jIDcHEn8dx7z8FlVRJTjnuzJ7SVrceA7MBSIVG24eZ-fykgWtkD_pP-6VWWlsjaBH/s1600-h/DSCN0601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh08bOIIqzlc7v_z7kRT69D-m5BnXV0Y8bYVFBata5G94i5pnAZhfwu8UqZDeO4NFS3evYfxVbYC6jIDcHEn8dx7z8FlVRJTjnuzJ7SVrceA7MBSIVG24eZ-fykgWtkD_pP-6VWWlsjaBH/s320/DSCN0601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448548440341700914" border="0" /></a>Preparing the land<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7Ij7mMRsJhNRKdOIViFAHIlVwCl7oY8y9FBNFHgJ3nm34lt0ELoa9OoIKGt37xqqCDqAdbxl-k7hfbgPZdC_vgHWuQTi8QibFEPMHzJ9h5iUTeHCCEQ0yrs5TXFTr_7ye6-J36LB1vBE/s1600-h/100_3419.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7Ij7mMRsJhNRKdOIViFAHIlVwCl7oY8y9FBNFHgJ3nm34lt0ELoa9OoIKGt37xqqCDqAdbxl-k7hfbgPZdC_vgHWuQTi8QibFEPMHzJ9h5iUTeHCCEQ0yrs5TXFTr_7ye6-J36LB1vBE/s320/100_3419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448548452235910322" border="0" /></a>2 little boys helping build the bed<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLyPtsPm85rJNJ0Z58AIDRwqKxAO1WC977L1seWAPPIK9jIdTjsYXsp2nPdYXBbirTD8dBNUfAv98BHZDZg2hQ0EWOoru_z8gK9nsS73gz7EvYIfJ-EIpMvXBgfB7vszYClxe4buSh6nq/s1600-h/DSCN0732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLyPtsPm85rJNJ0Z58AIDRwqKxAO1WC977L1seWAPPIK9jIdTjsYXsp2nPdYXBbirTD8dBNUfAv98BHZDZg2hQ0EWOoru_z8gK9nsS73gz7EvYIfJ-EIpMvXBgfB7vszYClxe4buSh6nq/s320/DSCN0732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448548492591782098" border="0" /></a>our first strawberry flower!!Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00147700328184528367noreply@blogger.com0