Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Tomatoes! Yay!

It's always a great feeling of accomplishment to finish a new garden bed!  

 I am very proud of my new Tomato Bed, both in design and functionality as well as the use of resources that happened my way! 


 My friend Cathy at Pots N Pansies gave me some wonderful containers. I cut the bottoms off and wedged them into some weed block lawn fabric. This way when I water it will encourage the roots to dig deep into the soil, and save water too!


So last weekend I finally got my first set of tomatoes into the ground! Fifteen beautiful plants started from seed Nine Heirlooms and Six Hybrids. 

 
 Ten of the Fifteen are already flowering and Two are setting fruit already! 


Got some great bamboo from a job I did with The CateringCompany of Chapel Hill from the tent decorators, some awesome scraps that they were going to toss out!
 

 Well you know they say "one man's trash is another man's treasure!"


Friday, May 11, 2012

Mulberries! Yay!



The latest addition to my garden successes!




Luckily I got there just before the birds! I had noticed a week ago the tree needed a little water. With my rain barrel empty, it was well worth the cost of the municipal water, and I hate having to use the water from the gangsters in the City of Durham! 



Anyway a little rain followed a few days later and those little berries swelled! I picked three flats of Mulberries! YUM! 


Next time remind me to wear gloves!