Want a little peak into what we have been up to here at Lulubliss...
-Growing leek and jalapeno seedlings.
- More leeks and tomato seedlings.
- Make my own worm compost bin! I was too cheap to buy one for $80, so I made this one for $12. Here is a video on how to do it. I have some bricks set inside the bottom one, so the top one (where 400 of my new wormy pets live) has some air circulation.
- My first contribution to feed our wiggly worms.
As I am sure you have already guessed, the gardening bug has bitten me. So here is what I asked my sweet husband to help me with while he was on his spring break.
- Marking the territory for our two raised beds.
- We had to dig up all the grass, where the beds are going.
- Fantastic 10'x3'x1' bed my sweetie made for me, in place. Mikey has to check it out.
I missed taking a picture of the next couple of steps. We dug out a good portion of the dirt pictured above, then lined the sides of the bed with some heavy duty plastic sheeting, laid down 1/2" grid wire mesh on bottom (to keep the gophers out) and finally filled it with some "veggie mix" soil (that was so stinky).
- Bed #1 all planted. There are zucchini, lemon cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, basil, jalapenos, leeks, spinach, carrots, radish and a variety of lettuces all in this one bed! I am so excited for things to really get growing. We had to put up the little wire fence up to keep the dogs out, they were eating the stinky manure dirt (yuck). Domino still tries to sneak a taste now and then.
- Here are both beds, the covered back bed measures 12'x3'x1'. We have to keep it covered and unplanted until we can make the other doggie fence. I am going to plant more peppers, lettuce, herbs and persian cucumbers in this bed.
