tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:04:52 +0000new homebulbsharveststoolsauthor notetransplantingcropssoil blocksplantsrantsgardenTaylor's imageslow tunnel/chenillebirdsRedmondbook talkWordless Wednesdayfallwintergreenhouseinsectswinter sowncold framecrittersslide showbuildingsummerseedsproblemsMonday Seedling Updateproduct reportfoodspringportlandvegetableschickenshouseplantfunflowersmulchseed startingsnowGBBDseedlingshttp://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))Blogger183125http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.comhttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/tlneill/blog/whbaragain-2.jpgBlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRootshttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with Live.comHope you enjoy my garden. Thanks for subscribing!tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-2026131133541904285Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:19:00 +00002012-01-14T11:34:11.070-08:00 I've moved the seed starting setup inside the house now. It was just too cold in the garage. It took a while for me to do it as it seemed so final to change my daughter's room. And with one change after another it's time to move on. So before we are even close to seed starting time-indoors at least, more on that later, it's onward and upward time! Happy gardening, Tessa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/sbKTOU2-FGk/it-almost-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/sbKTOU2-FGk" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2012/01/it-almost-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-8249004138935033977Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:42:00 +00002012-01-10T12:46:16.639-08:00 Found this while moving a compost bed around-couldn't have grown better if I'd planned it! Happy gardening, Tessa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/8peG8ZoJ_EM/accidental-potato.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/8peG8ZoJ_EM" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2012/01/accidental-potato.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-8212742455443260455Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:40:00 +00002012-01-08T19:48:29.128-08:00 Just a quick update on what's going on in between family emergencies! More yummy salad- this is just this week. Happy New Year and happy harvesting! Tessa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/8bZp8GXFE5E/winter-harvesting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/8bZp8GXFE5E" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2012/01/winter-harvesting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-4471406041151171265Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:58:00 +00002011-06-15T06:58:16.705-07:00critters    This little guy crawled on my daughter’s back while sitting on the couch- freaked her out, but not too much that she forgot to get a shot of him! His tail is truly an electric blue. He is a type of lizard called a Skink- isn’t he cute?   Happy gardening, Tessa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/k28JND63HgU/interesting-visitor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/k28JND63HgU" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/06/interesting-visitor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-4150156048959859459Mon, 23 May 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-05-23T09:00:06.787-07:00vegetablesproblemsseedlingsbuildingharvestsgreenhouse    So much to do, so little time. We all try to get as much done in a day as possible- often times it’s less than we’d like. It all takes time to establish a new yard and getting a foothold is a challenge. But little by little it’s all coming together. The weather has finally started warming up- late this year (thanks a lot La Nina) and it just happened to be my first year growing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/eMk9vw9LBfw/busy-busy-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/eMk9vw9LBfw" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/05/busy-busy-busy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-6498255842848823785Sat, 14 May 2011 15:35:00 +00002011-05-14T08:35:00.324-07:00birdschickens  So a friend of mine invited me to go enjoy the local Chicken Coop Tour here in Bend/Redmond and I almost didn’t go! Boy am I glad I did! We managed to see 8 different setups, all of different sizes, with a 3-year-old in tow. I have now got so many ideas of how our chicken set-up should be that my head is swimming! We had a lot of fun and learned a lot about chicken breeds and their care- veryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/LhJRPv80oMU/chicken-coop-tour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/LhJRPv80oMU" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/05/chicken-coop-tour.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-8555977139258850272Tue, 10 May 2011 15:25:00 +00002011-05-10T08:26:00.603-07:00springcrops  It’s been almost a month since my last post- sorry about that! So much has happened in the last few weeks it’s hard to know where to start. I’m just now getting a chance to get some things done- including a post. I’ll start off with how grateful I am to the Lord for His grace! To explain, my dad had a stroke recently, and he also has an aneurism in his brain that has been there for probably http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/lyYZXCujzQc/amazedagain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/lyYZXCujzQc" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/05/amazedagain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-1890744530825882753Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:25:00 +00002011-04-14T18:25:35.489-07:00toolsseedlingsseed startingcrops  It’s the simple things that make life wonderful- I could make this post just about that- but instead, I’ll just tell you about my widger. It’s a simple tool, really. It kind-a resembles a tiny shoe horn. All I know is that the other day I needed it. I was trying to transplant some of the lettuce I started a while back- some of them had to go into a 50 cell plug flat. If any of you have tried http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/sud2MYil9AA/have-i-mentioned-how-much-i-love-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/sud2MYil9AA" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/04/have-i-mentioned-how-much-i-love-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-4819048576392994356Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:22:00 +00002011-04-07T09:22:21.653-07:00seedlingssnowflowersWordless Wednesday    Happy spring! :) Tessa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/ezgA3OMEKbM/wordless-wednesday-472011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/ezgA3OMEKbM" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/04/wordless-wednesday-472011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-4333642330449025326Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:09:00 +00002011-03-30T14:09:19.119-07:00bulbsWordless Wednesday    Happy gardening, Tessa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/sNutDhfdnyQ/wordless-wednesday_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/sNutDhfdnyQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/wordless-wednesday_30.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-1741020221649472465Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-03-28T09:00:07.491-07:00seedlingsspringseed starting  I know, I can hear you- very corny…but accurate! Yesterday it was cold and it snowy pretty good in the am, but it didn’t stick. It stopped and we had a break in the weather ,so Patrick reseeded the small patch of lawn we put in last year (more on that in another post)- I know, right? Lawn? You know my thoughts on it- but it’s only a little patch (now), and it will look nice off the deck- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/mifuVRv2FUk/first-it-snowed-then-we-sowed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/mifuVRv2FUk" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-it-snowed-then-we-sowed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-3844114671879210835Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-03-26T09:00:05.552-07:00transplantingseedlingsseed startingharvests  You’ve heard the saying “The right tool for the right job”, well how about the right nail for the right job? Yep, that’s what I needed and 4-penny common nail- now where do you suppose I put those when we moved? Lucky me! I didn’t have to look far because I was smart enough to put most of my gardening ‘stuff’ in the same place, even as fast as we packed and moved. A nail, in gardening stuff? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/bXeJIImB_1I/i-cant-tell-you-importance-of-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/bXeJIImB_1I" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-cant-tell-you-importance-of-right.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-3489223724007674106Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-03-24T09:00:10.900-07:00bulbsseedlingsspringbuildinglow tunnel/chenille  Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny and windless day- I finally had a chance to get the G1 tunnel up! Yay! And that is a smaller tunnel under it- only on one of the 30” beds (another experiment). I can’t get floating row cover just yet so 6 mil plastic will have to do for now, which means venting both on warm days- a pain until I get the Remay. I ended up making a purlin for this first http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/8mJMd9DzOlE/beautiful-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/8mJMd9DzOlE" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/beautiful-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-7739876949286848296Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:30:00 +00002011-03-22T10:17:20.081-07:00seedlingsspringlow tunnel/chenilleharvests  I hope you are all enjoying the first days of spring! I have to say that our weather is very unsettled- just like spring is supposed to be, but with the added bonus of sunshine :). We have been fighting windy conditions (thanks a lot La Nina!) and it has been a challenge to get my twice-temperedTerm coined by Eliot Coleman- Four Season Harvest pg. 109 'Evaluating the twice-tempered climate' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/_yGRRvCbjxw/happy-spring-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/_yGRRvCbjxw" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-spring-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-6749933100589069650Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:29:00 +00002011-03-18T19:29:35.236-07:00plantssnow  So today while shopping for food, we found these on sale… A nice addition to what we planted last year- we’d like to add quite a few berries to our berry area this year. We came home and then we saw this out the window… I purchased my plastic today for the tunnel…I was going to start some Mache, spinach, and claytonia…we’ll see.   Spring is so close? Happy gardening, Tessa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/WrL_7Y8QDTI/waiting-for-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/WrL_7Y8QDTI" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/waiting-for-spring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-3808584719288545461Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-03-16T09:00:05.614-07:00seedlingsgreenhouseWordless Wednesday    Happy Gardening,   Tessa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/Exgwd9UN0Ns/wordless-wednesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/Exgwd9UN0Ns" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/wordless-wednesday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-3255351895054100470Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:53:00 +00002011-03-12T15:53:49.414-08:00bulbssoil blocksseedlingsseed startingbuilding  Just an update on the multi-planted seedlings since some of you have asked. The spinach is making a good showing- germinating slowly but they look good. These seeds are organic purchased locally from Nature’s. It will be interesting to see how they do as spinach normally doesn’t like its roots disturbed and so does better sown directly. The broccoli, on the other hand, is not doing well. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/PRtLl7dKt7E/seedlings-and-progress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/PRtLl7dKt7E" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/seedlings-and-progress.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-5625124781857676738Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:28:00 +00002011-03-10T09:28:08.780-08:00garden    No working the ground today- they said rain was coming, but usually it’s just a sprinkle when they say that…maybe. Well the ground needs it and I’m sick anyway! Things dry out very fast here- so I’m not concerned. And as I write this the rain has stopped. After all- God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.  ~Author Unknown   Um…I don’t think so :) Happy almost http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/ABAIdxRr1Wk/wow-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/ABAIdxRr1Wk" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/wow-rain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-4569525630758076194Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:30:00 +00002011-03-08T14:30:00.815-08:00seedlingslow tunnel/chenillegreenhousecrops  Last week I actually had time to sow a couple things- it always surprises me how fast they come up! The beets I sowed on 3/4 came up on 3/6. Broccoli and spinach sown on the 2nd and 3rd, up on 3/6-   The 3rd sowing of pansy- s l o w l y coming up (the second I sowed using the winter sown method and have not come up yet…as far as I know).   I also decided to try chitting potatoeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/RonxSRjERY8/things-are-growing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/RonxSRjERY8" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/things-are-growing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-3500161278397079977Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +00002011-03-07T09:00:00.449-08:00critters  Pat and I were just saying the other day that it’s probably safe to assume it’s spring if we see this little guy and the next day there he was, or she! and a baby too… Their little cheek pockets are chuck full! (Taken on the 4th)   I believe these guys are very territorial so the baby will move on somewhere else. We haven’t come up with any names yet, so we need name ideas! I thoughthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/Kfy0dvFPh6Q/spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/Kfy0dvFPh6Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-5278714910463936658Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:25:00 +00002011-03-03T20:25:27.724-08:00cold framesoil blocksseed starting  Today was a beautiful, sunny day. A perfect day to start some seeds, so that’s what I did. I’m experimenting with a Dutch method I learned about in one of Eliot Coleman’s books called multi-planting. Coleman only uses it on beet, broccoli, cabbage, leek, onion, scallions, and spinach. I believe he does this in a cold frame, but I wanted to try it in 2” soil blocks to transplant out later. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/9cltlcLvMO0/multi-planting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/9cltlcLvMO0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/multi-planting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-5171290761611340058Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:07:00 +00002011-03-01T21:07:25.235-08:00bulbsmulchseedlings  Or maybe accidental homicide…   While looking out the sun room window today, Patrick spotted…life! Just as I had planned :). Last year Patrick, my husband, did a lot of traveling- we hardly saw him, which was hard as it was our first year in our new home in a new location. As a surprise, I worked on our first bed making it a spring flowering, bulb bed, all in the hopes that he’d be home thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/DfC3Pl3mX3I/life-and-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/DfC3Pl3mX3I" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/03/life-and-death.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-3685334938701457716Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:38:00 +00002011-02-26T13:38:49.883-08:00winterseedlingsgreenhousecrops  I woke up yesterday morning and the first thing on my mind was, “Oh no! I left the pansies in the greenhouse…uncovered!” I went out to check on things- needless to say after a night with 16.5 temps in there, the pansies were not happy. I left them out there to fend for themselves after taking the shot of the watering cans! You would think later on that night I would have remembered to bring http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/mdsOKU8OohA/opps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/mdsOKU8OohA" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/02/opps.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-2117373115943631910Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:29:00 +00002011-02-25T10:29:00.798-08:00seedlingsproduct reportgreenhouse  I know it’s not much…but it is a huge thing for my seedlings! I’ve been looking for a watering can that is gentle enough for seedlings, but all the watering cans I’ve tried leak and drip- very annoying! I’ve yet to spend the $ for the ultimate watering can- the Haws, beautiful…expensive. Not long ago, on a clearance rack, I saw one from Good Grips. It looked interesting and sturdy with it’s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/DmrpzwUnGt8/its-little-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/DmrpzwUnGt8" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/02/its-little-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683942169651110182.post-2978023103906126229Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:39:00 +00002011-02-23T12:39:00.364-08:00winter sownwinterseedlingsseed starting  Yesterday, I decided I’d better check on my first winter sown project. With all the snow we’ve had, and it was a heavy snow, I was a little concerned that they might need a little air. I was so surprised when I lifted the lids to find that they had maybe just a little too much water, but not much. And an even bigger surprise was the Dianthus I sowed on 2/4 had germinated! The seed pack says 10http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~3/57ta1vWmH1k/winter-sown-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DirtDigger (Tessa))1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlundersWithShootsBlossomsnRoots/~4/57ta1vWmH1k" height="1" width="1"/>http://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.com/2011/02/winter-sown-success.html