Spitfire's Climbing the Ladder...

My Spitfire Nasturtium's from Renee's Garden are doing very well! Im hoping with a little training they will be climbing my wooden ladder in no time! Since this old rickety ladder is in no way safe for climbing, it is now part of the garden.

I also have some Pinapple Sage, Hemigraphis "Blackberry Waffle" and some Oregano hanging out with the Nasturtiums

Slowely, my Spitfires are making the climb.

I also added some Spitfires to my veggie garden. I used old tent poles to make arches over parts of my garden.

They are starting to wrap themselves around the pole and grow up. I cant wait to see the tent poles completly covered and mixed with my veggies. It will be a great show!

Happy Gardening!

I'm growing Nasturtium "Spitfire" for the GROW project. Thanks, to Renee's Garden for the seeds.

A weekend of Gardening...

Spring has sprung in our back yard! Which means lots of gardening. Introducing veggie starts to the outdoor world! We did so much this weekend, yet we didnt make a dent. More work to be done next weekend, after the birthday party of my lil miss Kyla who will be 7.

Here's what we accomplished this weekend!

We picked our first Radishes! French Breakfast and Cherry Belle.

Swiss Chard, Torpedo Scallions with the Radishes and some Romaine lettuce made a great salad with our dinner!

We introduced Hansel Eggplant to the Garden along with some shallots.

In this raised bed we planted more Shallots, Baby Pak Choi & Cilantro. More will be added as time  passes.

We also started Beans and Flowers!

Here is what we started.

Beans:

Tri Color Pole Beans

Black Eyed Peas

Dragon Tounge

Lima Beans

Kentucky Bush

Blue Lake

Flowers:

Orange Cosmos

Bachelor Buttons

Forget Me Nots

Thumbegia

Crimson Morning Glorys

Dbl. Gleam Nasturtiums

Butterfly Bush

Pepper Boy Poppys

Cosmo Rose Dbl. Bon Bon

Cardinal Climber

Echinacia

Love Lies Bleeding

Then I started more veggies in this mini greenhouse.

Veggies:

Endeavor Cucumbers

Lemon Cucumbers

Yellow Crookneck Squash

Cumin

Okra

Sweet Watermelon

French Pumpkin

3 colors of Zuchinni

Kellogs Beefstake Tomatos

Jalepanos

Lavendar

I also stuck all my Tomato's and Pepper's outside to start hardening them off before adding them to the garden. I am almost certain I will not be without Tomatos this summer.

My Potato's are getting ready to hit the garden this week too! I am growing Russets and French Fingerling.

The herbs will hit the herb garden this week. I love fresh herbs when cooking!

Scallions are ready for picking! We enjoyed some in our salads this weekend!

What did you do this weekend? I hope you enjoyed a wonderful weekend!

Happy Gardening!!!

Herb Contest!

It's that time of year again to be harvesting all your herbs before the long winter months hit. Time to save a bit of those wonderful aromas. Drying them for future use is a great way to save them and use again. I have been drying alot of Herbs. You save so much money when you grow herbs and dry them yourself. Not to mention how wonderful your house smells as they are drying. This got me thinking! I wonder how others use Herbs and what uses they get from them.

You can use Herbs in so many wonderful ways!

I want to know how you use your Herbs! Do you use them for cooking, teas or medicinal reasons! Share your ideas with me and the readers.

Heres a contest for you!

Submit your favorite recipe using your favorite herb & tell me why its your favorite.

This time I will be picking 2 winners!

I will make the 2 winning dishes and post a blog about them and the winners!

The 2 catagories are,

Most Inventive & Best Dish!

My prize is fresh dried Herbs!

I have made a few differnt mixed herb combinations to giveaway!

You will win Herbs Provance, Italian seasoning, Pickling spice, Bay Leaves & a suprise Herb!

The rules are!

1. Submit your recipe to my blog in the comments area.

2. Send a picture of your recipe & your recipe to my email 4bratz2luv@gmail.com

As you submit a recipe with a picture I will post it as a blog giving you credit and if you have a blog I will add a link so others can check you out!

3.Tell a friend about my contest and have them enter or just say Hi in the comments area.

4. Tell in your submission how you grow this herb and tips for growing (container, garden etc.) and what state or country you are in.

The deadline for this contest is October 15, 2009.

Have fun with this contest and I hope you all enter!

Good Luck!

Happy Gardening and Cooking!

Dresser Gardening

I reused an old dresser sitting on my back porch! Useed the drawers as an herb garden and to grow baby spinach. Then i used the empty dresser to grow radishes, carrots,fennyl and lettuce. Drilled holes in the drawer for drainage. Stacked 2 drawers on bricks, so they are raised off the ground. Set the third drawer in the middle, so they staggered. Under each drawer i put differnt metal pans to catch any dripping water, and use that water in other flower beds. It gives my backyard some personality.Gives the section of my patio a shabby chic look.