Posts from the ‘My Garden’ Category

  • Anaheim peppers blooming

    December 3rd, 2012 | My Garden | Melanie | 1 Comment

    I bought an Anaheim pepper plant from Donna Faye at Sweet Organic Solutions in Pearland, TX on HWY 35 about 2 months ago.  I planted it with the broccoli and it has been hidden by the massive broccoli leaves for weeks.  I kind of had forgotten about it but I noticed the blooms came poking up through […]

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  • The best way to garden…

    December 1st, 2012 | My Garden | Melanie | 5 Comments

    I have been so happy with my garden over the past year. I am trying to share it with others and I use pinterest to share my blog posts. If you got to my site and like my idea, please help me share it with others. Leave me feedback on any questions you have. happy […]

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  • More tomato pics

    November 29th, 2012 | My Garden, Tomatoes | Melanie | No Comments

    I was just noticing how many tomatoes I have. I can’t believe a year ago I was just starting to garden. It has been something I have wanted to do my whole life. I found an old journal that listed my goals when I was in high school. One of my “family goals” along with […]

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  • Celery!

    November 29th, 2012 | Celery, My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    I ordered seed off amazon for celery. We eat a lot of celery and I thought I would try it. So far so good. I will keep you posted. Here’s my latest pics. It’s been about 9 weeks since I planted the seeds.

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  • My garden – update

    November 27th, 2012 | My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    I planted my garden about 2 months ago and it just grows and grows. I love to visit it every day and eat what I have grown. This gardening venture for me has been a way to escape and ponder about the beauty of the earth. I love to take care of the plants. They […]

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  • Green Beans – Two Kinds – a purple stripe that tastes yummy!

    November 27th, 2012 | My Garden | Melanie | 6 Comments

    I planted green beans about 2 months ago and just bought packages at the store for the seeds. Somehow a variety came up that has a purple stripe or speckle in it. I have no idea what type they are but they were very tasty! We had them for Thanksgiving dinner and really loved the […]

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  • Carrots, Swiss chard and kale

    November 27th, 2012 | Carrots, Kale, My Garden, Swiss Chard | Melanie | No Comments

    This bed is so pretty and is doing great. My tubs are just 8 inches deep so I am not sure how long the carrots will get or when to harvest them. It is always a learning process but tons of fun. The swiss chard is great in salads and smoothies and of course the […]

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  • Purple hull peas

    November 27th, 2012 | My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    This is my second bath of purple hull peas. The first ones were crowded in a bed with not much room to spread out. I planted these in a tub all to themselves and they are doing great. They look like little antennas poking out of the pack. The pea pods are small and green […]

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  • Cabbage – soo pretty!

    November 27th, 2012 | My Garden | Melanie | 4 Comments

    My cabbage plants were bought at walmart and they are so beautiful! I love cabbage in stir fry dishes! It is one of the beautiful colors of my garden that I love. The lizards love to hide in the leaves too.

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  • Winter tomatoes – a nice surprise!

    November 27th, 2012 | My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    About two months ago I planted my winter garden and all kinds of strange plants came up that I didn’t plant! I had no idea what they were but time would tell and I realized I had about 20 tomato plants that germinated from my compost. I remembered I had emptied out my composter into […]

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