Dogzilla versus The Container Garden

Let It Grow! Let It Grow! Let It Grow!

Date: Monday, May, 26, 2014
Weather: Sunny and 86 degrees

I went out to check on the plants and to my surprise I found sprouts on the peas, green beans, romaine lettuce, and spinach! I'm totally shocked - especially with the peas and green beans. Dogzilla, aka our Min Pin, decided to jump in our planter box and dig! Grrrr!

It's almost time to thin out the Romaine Lettuce and Spinach.

The green beans and peas are looking really healthy:

The oregano that Jacquee brought home from JMU was transplanted into a larger home. Mmmm! It smells so good that I might go make some spaghetti with fresh oregano.

Keeping my fingers crossed that Dogzilla, the birds, and the unidentified furry thing don't destroy my container garden this year. :-)

~ Bien jardin!

It's Finally Summer! Let the Gardening Begin!

It's Finally Summer! Let the Gardening Begin!

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Weather: 79 degrees and Mostly Sunny

Gosh! It was a long, drawn-out Winter! I finally got the energy to go out clean up the patio and backyard. Between the weather and feathered "friends", the patio was a disaster!

I emptied the old soil out of the pots and replaced it with new, fresh, organic soil. I rinsed the patio and grass with a light mixture of green Palmolive dish soap and water from the hose. Thanks to a breeder I met at PetSmart, she showed me how to clean pet urine and fecal matter using 2 teaspoons of green Palmolive, an Ortho Dial N Spray, and a garden hose.

(If you have "organic matter" that your pet leaves behind, rake up the solids and discard.) Place 2 teaspoons of green Palmolive in the Ortho Dial N Spray, fill with water, set the dial between 1 1/2 teaspoons and 3 teaspoons, attach the garden hose, and spray the desired areas. Once you spray the soap/water mixture, spray the same area with clear water. The Palmolive dish soap will not burn your grass or plants. Your backyard will smell wonderful once again. Especially, if your furry "child" uses the backyard as a bathroom.

Here's what I was able to plant:

• Green Beans
• Peas
• Patio Tomatoes
• Spinach
• Romaine Lettuce
• Peppers

Now to sit, wait, and watch for the first sprouts.

~ Bien Jardin!