The Potty Mouthed Homesteader

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ARRRRRRRRRRGH!

Another delay…

Stupid weather…

I go outside and what do I see?

Enough said.

The Kraken

Delay in plans

We’re not going to the home center today, going to go tomorrow. After all that sowing and weed ripping (which I have to do more of today to get the rest of the tulips free from the tumbleweed and crabgrass) I’m a bit sore. Plus I forgot to measure the area the garden is going into LOL talk about a brainfart. So gotta do that as well today.

The Kraken

Sunday Sunday

Taking Sunday off. Tomorrow got to go to the home center and get all the parts for the beds and fencing ordered and delivered.

The Kraken

A bit more done

Tomatoes:
Beef Steak
Yellow Pear
Green Zebra
Pink Stuffer
Amish Past
Red Pear
Heinz 2274

Peppers:
Purple Jalapeno *
Sweet Banana
Thai Hot *
Serrano *
Paprika
King of the North
Pimiento
Chinese 5 Color *
Mini Bell Mix (hybrid)
Sweet Cherry
Mini Bell Red
Ancho *
Hungarian Hot Wax *
Cubanelle
White Habanero *
Mini Bell Yellow

*Means it’s a hot pepper

Edamame

Squash:
Black and Grey Zucchini
Patty Golden Scalp
Small Sweet Pumpkin
Straight Neck Golden Summer
Early White Bush Scallop

Cucumber
Delikatesse
Mini White
Dragon’s Egg
Wisconsin smf58

Rosa Bianca Eggplant

Lentils

Green Globe and Purple of Romagna Articoke

Romaesco Italia and Rapini Broccoli

Last but not least Rainbow Swiss Chard

Tray seems to look like trays

BUT some tulips surprised us, I cleared out the weeds around them. When they die back I’m going to dig them up and move them to a better location

Excuse my foot!

The Kraken

The Seeding has begun!

So the hubby and I started this week getting the indoor seeds sown.

We have;

Beans:
Navy
Kabouli Garbanzo
D. Red Kidney
Great Northern
Regular Garbanzo
Cannelini
Black Turtle
Peas:
Alderman
ArrowShell
Oregon Sugar Snap
Cascade Snap
Tom Thumb
Cow Peas:
6 week Purple Hull
Ozark Razor Back
Pole and Bush Beans:
Purple Green
Romano
Black Pencil
Blue Lake
Kentucky Wonder
Melon:
Golden Midget Watermelon
Hokkaido Black Watermelon
Cantaloupe (small one can’t remember the name I’ll update this later)
Honeydew

Tomatillo, Verde and Purple

Sunflowers

Garlic (had some volunteers so I stuck them in)

Luffa

Micro Tomatoes (they grow in pots but are real nice treats in the garden too)

Onions:
Red Baron
Stuttgarden

And a dozen herbs (can’t remember which ones right now).

Got more work to do, but heck that was a lot of planting yesterday.

The garden will be located in this area

Yes it’s brown and icky right now previous owners well lets not get into that shall we.

Trays in progress

Trays of onions in their new happy home while they do their thing

Trays of veggies and herbs doing their thing

That is not a travel coffee mug that is a new fangled watering device.

So winter is over and we are finally getting this homesteading thing going! Updates will be more often as more of the garden is worked on.

The Kraken

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SNOW!

We’re not quite snowed in cause I keep putting ice melt out on the stoop but going anywhere would not be recommended.

Grouse!

The Grouse are still hanging out. We gave them some bread we had left over, and a bunch of nuts that were getting ready to go bad they scoffed it all up.

Another week down so an update…

We got POTS! Yes planting pots for seedlings.

We didn’t go with traditional nursery trays as they are flimsy instead we bought these. The site is WONDERFUL good prices just have to watch shipping on some items. Their customer service is superb, very quick answers to questions (especially if you pick up the phone and call them). I got both pots and trays.

Also ordered these, I’ve heard good things about them outside of the reviews on Target and feel they will make great carts to start the plants on and wheel them out to the garden when the time comes.

Got most of our seeds in, when the rest of the seeds and plants come in I’ll post and take pictures of what was ordered.

Till next time.

The Kraken

Shot out the back door

Ahhh winter is still here and full force. Not much going on outside and well the picture above tells you why. Mostly planning, and figuring before the big melt comes.

Most of the seeds have arrived, waiting on the plants. Setting up when to get concrete poured for the driveway and chicken coop.

Time to actually purchase some shelving, pots and supplies to get the nursery for the long day plants going.

And work out what to exactly do with the kitchen.

So far so good though. We’ve settled in nicely, still unpacking to do but I’m a lot further along than I was in Vegas! HA! Never got fully unpacked in Vegas

So until next time.

The Kraken