Michigan Gardening: Hello everyone!, 0 by lena9221

lena9221 wrote:
Well, we got another frost, didn't we? Gotta love MI. 85 degrees one day and 55 the next.

Thank you one and all for such a warm welcome! Lena is actually my nickname since high school. My name is Darlene, but I've become attached to the name Lena.

Brenda, I go up to Oscoda frequently. A friend of mine has a cottage there on the AuSable. I stop in an pick up some flowers from the Daylily King every so often. He has some awesome lillies! Julie, my brother in law lives in Fenton, so we're still neighbors, sort of. :)

Oh gosh! What do I have in there? Basically a salad. I kinda got carried away. I didn't think that all the seeds would grow (every single seed sprouted). So, here it is:
Row 1...The beefsteaks (2), Sweet 100's (3), and some basil in between.
Row 2...Carrots and onions, I'll plant a few more every three weeks. A mound of spinach. This is a very skinny row so I could squeeze in---
Row 3... Cukes waiting to be thinned out to planters so they can grow into the fence, thus allowing more room for carrots and onions and possibly another lettuce or two.
Row 4...broccolli and cauliflower
Row 5...A few lettuce, a mound of spinach and some brussels sprouts.
Planters... Pole beans, some Romaine (in the planter so they can be moved next to the maters when I thin out the carrots and onions. They'll be shaded in the hotter months by the maters), and a planter for the cukes.

There's nothing in the middle of the bed, because I can't reach in there (I'm tall, but I'm not the jolly green giant.). Next year we will take the king size down to two twins. Oh! I'll figure out some kind of mulch! What a mess my neighbors tree made!...LOL

My 2 yr old grandson helped me put in the marigolds. He was so proud of himself! He checks his flowers every time he comes over.



This message was edited May 28, 2008 6:08 PM