Category Archives: Nico’s Garden

Mar 28

Sad To See Them Go

So far the Spring weather hasn’t been to kind to our Springtime plants and flowers. We had a few nice days, and our tree finally started to bud, and then we heard the impending weather forecast. Steady rain, with falling temps, turning to snow and ice with accumulations of 4-8 inches. They are even calling for Thunder snow today, which I kinda think is really cool (I’m a bit of a weather nerd), but the plants just aren’t going to make it this time.

I only had about five tulips that were getting ready to bloom, so I decided to clip them and bring them inside. If we couldn’t enjoy them outside, at least we could enjoy them for a little while indoors.

The Tulips do look a little happier indoors though…

Mar 16

Peppers Peeking Through

I’ve got a god start to this year’s garden… A few little Green Pepper Plants just peeked through. I had to move the little seedlings to a higher window so the curious kitties wouldn’t eat them. I hope the little plants continue to thrive, and hopefully we’ll have plenty of peppers for fajitas this Summer.

Mar 14

Planning the Garden

Spring will be here next week, and I can’t wait!

I’ve got my seeds, now I just need the weather to warm up a bit, and I can get the garden going.

This year we are expanding the garden quite a bit, and also adding flowers around the porch, and along the fence too. I’ve got a few bulbs (thanks Shaunna) to plant out front too.

So here is the plan for this year’s garden:

The side porch will get several hanging baskets full of impatiens, and along the posts I’ll be planting a clematis on each, and I hope the pretty flowers will grow up the posts. Below the side porch is a small flower bed featuring hostas. The fence row off of the side porch will get a pretty Caladium, and Morning Glory to grow up the fence row. I might work in some Sweet Pea and Dahlia too.

I’m also planting two Caladium in the front yard too, right by the steps. Right now the front yard features two rows of Daffodils, and a Tulip bed too. We are thinking about adding in new plants out front too, and I would really like to add a few veggies too, Zucchini and Squash make large beautiful greenery.

We are also adding some much needed mulch to the backyard… We have a gigantic tree, and nothing will grow under it, so it is a bit of a mud pit. This year we’ll be mulching, and adding a picnic table too. James is planning on building the picnic table, and I think the kiddos will really like it.

Here is last year’s garden site, and it is in need of some weeding. I also moved rocks over to make the Pepper bed, or maybe Strawberry bed, I still haven’t made up my mind. We are also planting 2 flower beds opposite the garden to bring in the good bugs to eat all of the bad bugs.The small garden will feature Corn, Cucumber, and Green Beans.

Here is the big addition… I get to plant the entire North side of the yard with veggies and flowers, but I need to call dig rite first. We haven’t planted in this part of the yard yet, so I need to make sure that it is safe to dig there. I think I will have plenty of room for rows of Squash, Zucchini, Corn, Pumpkins, Cauliflower, and Carrots too.

It looks like it is going to be a really busy Spring spent outdoors, but I think it is going to be great. I hope to see big results from this little patch of yard.

Mar 7

Let’s Start Some Pepper Plants

For this Springtime Saturday we are starting some Bell Pepper plants for the garden. This is a great project for kiddos, but let’s keep our fingers crossed that the kitties won’t eat those baby Pepper plants.

For the project you’ll need:

  • Paper Egg Carton (I had 2 on hand)
  • Potting Soil
  • Pepper Seeds
  • Small Spoon, Watering Can, Sharpie, and a Great Helper (Thade is helping me out with the dirt)

I decided to set up everything in the kitchen,  that way we could make a mess and it would be really easy to clean it up. I separated the egg carton, and labeled the flap on the egg carton with what we were planting, and the date. Then I let Thade add a spoonful or two of the potting soil to the egg carton. I decided I had better plant the Pepper Seeds, but Thade could help out with the watering.

Once the seeds were planted, I let Thade water the seeds just a tiny bit, and then we placed the carton in a warm and sunny window. We water the plants daily with the tiniest bit of water, and both kids love talking to the little Pepper plants and telling them to “grow grow grow”.

I hope that the seeds do well, and soon we’ll have a nice start to our future Pepper patch in the garden.

Feb 28

A Sudden Snowstorm

Well the rumors held true, today we woke up to snow. I know it is still Winter, but I was really ready for Spring to get here.

My hubby brought me home big plastic drop cloths so I could cover the flower beds in the front yard. I thought I had done a pretty good job, but it looks like the wind caught a spot and blew the cover off of a few of my daffodils. I hope they’ll make it.

Hopefully the snow won’t stick around too long. What does your weather look like today?