Comments for Boel's Garden Blog

Comment on Garlic Harvest by Gwen

Gwen — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:45:38 +0000

Wow, what a great harvest. Those bulbs look really big. I’m impressed. Thanks also for the link to the supplier. I’ll check them out. I was getting ready to order elsewhere but love the idea of customizing!

Comment on Snakefly by pamn steeley

pamn steeley — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:16:00 +0000

Interesting insect.

Comment on Building beds for my square foot garden by admin

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:39:43 +0000

Hi Lani,

I just let them die back naturally with the cold season. Then I clear away the runners and trim back the plants, take of the cover and replace with a new cover, carefully threading the plants through pre-cut holes.

This year I decided to start Tristar in a 4X4 square foot bed. I am now growing Mignonettes in an earthbox, and they are so big and lush that last winter I never even had the chance to change covers for them, so when they needed some fertilizing, my husband created a “fertilizer slurry” using about 2 cups of organic fertilizer in water and poured into the earthbox watering tube using a funnel. Not a good idea, it absolutely STINKS now when we water them! So we have to figure out something else. Suggestions are welcome!

Comment on Building beds for my square foot garden by Lani

Lani — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:06:09 +0000

Great looking garden! I only hope to have something like this one day. Nice website too! Just wondering, how do you tend your strawberries throughout the winter etc…I have some planted in an earthbox and am wondering what to do when the growing season ends.

Comment on Parsnips by Zak Fisher

Zak Fisher — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:02:05 +0000

Olive oil is very tasty and has some nutty taste too.`~-

Comment on Snakefly by katie59

katie59 — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:02:50 +0000

Very cool. Thanks for posting!

Comment on Great composter! by admin

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:51:07 +0000

No, I did not buy one, because I already have 9 or 10 compost depots in my garden! If I was in the market for one of these I certainly would get one though!

Comment on Great composter! by Fred Bunch

Fred Bunch — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:29:34 +0000

Hello. This looks good. Did you buy one?

Comment on Starting Tomato Seedlings by admin

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:56:18 +0000

Hi Jacob,

My experience sure does differ from yours!

I have raised seedlings under lights in the garage for years – and they do great. The only gradual hardening I do is to bring the plants out a few hours during the day at first, then longer and longer, until they are out all day and just back in at night.

I always bring the tomato seedlings straight from under the lights to full sun however – and I have never had any problems with that, in fact they really start thriving when they get exposed to the full sunlight — as long as the transition is gradual.

Boel

Comment on Starting Tomato Seedlings by Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:20:08 +0000

Hi Joe,
I recently started a terrarium in my closet, in hopes that i could start all of my wonderful vegetables early, and then transplant them to the garden… I was very happy to see that my 24 hour light system worked great, and my veggies were sprouting and growing nicely.. But then came the shocker.. As soon as I took the plants out of the fluorescent light, and put them in normal sunlight, they all died overnight… After a little research, I decided that the best thing to start indoors are tomato plants.. plant them in your artificial light, and let them get a really good height and look to them.. It is important that you don’t try to transplant weakly, less sturdy plants.. Once your plants have gotten to 3 or 4 inches, place them in another container, (its okay to bury the first few leaves in soil) and move them to a dark location, one that gets a very small amount of sunlight, but not a pitch black area either.. you want a warm environment for your plants over the next few days, water them, and keep the soil moist, so that they can root and keep growing… after about two or three days, move your plants to a window sill, or another area that gets light.. Be sure not to put them somewhere that gets too much light, or move them if the sun gets too intense.. You want to gradually introduce them to sunlight.. Then, when you are ready to put them out into the garden, and all chances of frost have past, move your potted tomato plants outside under a shelter for a week, so that they really get used to our wonderful sun. After completing all of these steps, plant your tomato plants into your garden, water them, care for them, and watch them in turn care for you.