Sale and buying seeds for 2011

Okay lets start with the seeds.
I've had my seed catalogs for weeks now and I think I have a list of what I am going to get for 2011 and here is my list from two different companies.

Mayflower = Bean
Old Homestead (Kentucky Wonder Pole) = Beans
Bull's Blood = Beet
European Mescalin = Salad
Rocky Top Lettuce = Salad
California Wonder = Sweet Pepper
Golden Marconi = Sweet Pepper
Italian Pepperoncini = Sweet Pepper
Super Shepherd = Sweet Pepper
German Giant = Radish
Bloomsdale Long Standing = Spinach
Giant Noble = Spinach
Hopi Pale Grey = Squash
Pink German Tree = Tomatoes
Raspberry Lyanna = Tomatoes
Riesentraube = Tomatoes
Rom = Tomatoes
Early Flat Dutch = Cabbage
Red Acre = Cabbage
Early Snowball = Cauliflower
Boston Pickling = Cucumbers
Amish Snap = Snap Peas
Wando = Shelling Peas
I still need to go through and pick out what herbs I want but here is a good start for the vegetables. I hope to be getting the order out this next week so I can get to planting. I still have some seeds left from last year so those will be going in as well.
Now for the sale I went to yesterday. It was beyond words, big would just start to describe this 16 acre over twenty mobile home and other trailers filled with all kinds of stuff. Some so packed you could not even get in. If you have the time and the energy to go to these extra extra large sales you can make out here is some of the things I got.
Heavy duty potato cutter (est. value $59.00), one full set and 4 parcel sets of poker chips
4 LP's, 7 buttons, 7 leather tools (est. value $50.00) , a Coors bar caddy (est. value $10.00), 2 small glass bottles, and the killer for the garden about 40 to 50 square feet of cobble stone and other brick. I estimate the brick at over $125.00 and I only payed $20.00 for all. Now it did take 3 hours of looking and moving but I will use the brick and I have gotten rid of the bar caddy, LP's, I'm keeping the potato cutter. That is my deal of the week. More to come as I get time. (Big smile)

Bottles

Bricks

Bar Caddy

Potato Cutter

Till Next Time.

Happy Hunting / planting

Seeds Seeds Seeds

Okay, I have been looking at my seed catalogs for a few weeks now and I think I know what I want to get but than I look at the other catalog and it changes. I know I have one acre to plant but 1. I don't plant the whole acre and 2. I don't have the water for all that growing. But I'm thinking that I sure would like to plant some sunflower's, they grow wild here so if I plant some they should grow.
I also would like to do more herbs this year something a little more hardy and ease to grow here in the high plains. I also have been studying the past few years and have come to the decision that I need to use raised bed's and I will put some hardware cloth down than dirt over the top. (That will keep the voles and the moles out of the vegetables. I would also like to get some grass to grow in a part of the garden and make like a little flower sitting area out there well see how that goes. First things first and that is to get the garden seeds so back to the catalogs I go I'll keep you all up dated.



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Happy Gardening

Making Russian Tea.

Today I decided to make more Russian Tea. I have it posted on my you tube channel. Click on the title for the link to the video. Russian Tea is just Tang, Sugar, Instant Tea, Lemon Kool aid, Cinnamon, and powder cloves. I picked a great day to make the tea it is now 25 degrees and snowing, great night to drink a cup of Russian Tea. I am working on plans for some hot boxes I want to make and get in the garden. I might start that project tomorrow I'll see how that goes. Here are some photos of the snow hope that you all are worm

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Stay Warm!!!

Things done Things done

Planted some onion and tobacco seed. (See my you tube video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rpRhEwJmf4
and got the porch frame in and leveled out now all I need to do is get the 2 X 6's and put them on I'll let you know when I get it done. So with any luck and a lot of hard work I should have the back deck finished before summer. That way I will be able to make my large trough. So if we have some more nice days I should have more to talk to you about.

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Happy Planting

Planting will begin

It took most of the day but I think I did it and I am so proud of my self. I'm up on Etsy. So why is that news here? This summer I will be putting a full length video of how to make troughs and I will be selling it on Etsy. Right now I am thinking right around the $10.00 range plus shipping and handling (around $4.00 or so) so for like $15.00 you could have a video with all you need to know on how to make a trough. I will be planting seeds tomorrow, and hope to get a video up on that. (So watch for it) I also have to get my porch leveled and set in place so the next snow we get the wood will be protected from the weather. I will put some photos up on that project.

Till next time

Happy Planning

One More Year.

K Still don't have Face Book fixed, but in time in time.
I will be in the Master Gardener Program for another year. It looks like there is a newer program and it looks good and like I will have time to do it, and the other things I want to do this year.
One thing I want to do is more blogging. I hope to have some exciting stuff to post for everyone to read. I look forward to a great year.


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Keep on Keeping on Life is good.

Ugh Trying to figure out Face Book

I think I created a mess. I opened another FB account to show case my art work, (Including the troughs.) and I think I did it wrong. I may have to delete the newer one and re-do it. The good thing is that it is only a day old so I should be able to fix it. Okay so now on to other things, we got snow...yea yea we sure can use the water. I planted grass this fall and it is nice for it to get some water from snow. I will also be making a video for YouTube on composting I have a different way that I will be doing it this year, (hope it works) but I will share it with everyone. I will be getting a video up soon on eating dinner for $2.50 a plate or less. I now have 3 videos made and will need to edit and get them up. I will post some more recipes on here and on you tube. I will be selling some of my art and maybe a how to video on Etsy stay tuned for up dates on that. Time to go look at seed catalogs and see what I am going to be planting this year.


Till next time

Happy Planing

A new Year a new start

Seed catalogs are arriving and now I need to decide who to get my seeds from. I will be planting the onion seeds and tobacco next week, in starter pots. I should do some tomato plants also. So here we go were off and in to 2011 gardening season. I have decided to start an Etsy store I'm still working on the name and some of the things I will be selling. I will be selling my art work, mostly things made from leather or wood, however, I am leaving that door open for more. I hope that I post more on here, You tube. FB, twitter and my space. I hope I didn't leave anyone out. I'm looking forward to a great and prospers 2011.

Till next time

Happy new Year