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I have chosen quite a few plants this year that I haven’t grown before now. There is a list of all of the seeds that were planted this year under articles. As usual I planted quite a few tomatoes and peppers but not quite as many as in years past. In years past I have notated the full name of my seedlings on wooden craft sticks. Starting a couple of years ago, I realized that I needed to find a way to limit the time spent labeling plants. I chose to simply use a letter and number sequence for each major grouping of plants. The plant ids are truly random and have not carried from year to year. A pepper this year has a prefix of “O” but last year had a prefix of “P”. At any rate, here are the seeds planted.

My desire to document the progress of the garden always starts out strong and fades. So, the information in the planting list is partial at best. It is supposed to be an enjoyable hobby so I guess I shouldn’t worry about it.

The planting list

Gardening

A new project page is up with a few details on the arbor construction.

All of the vegetables are planted at this point and the mesh sides await their trailing vines. We have planted morning glories at the base of each post and I am sure that I will learn to regret this decision. I can already see the bed filled with thousands of voluteer plants come next spring. The two large plants that will be attached to the mesh are watermelons and bushel gourds. We also have asparagus beans and a lemon cucumbers that will benefit from the vertical support. Tomatoes fill out the exterior of the bed. In the inside of the bed, there is basil, onions, parsley, and several varieties of lettuce.

I will post more pictures of the successes or failures of the arbor as the season progresses.

Click here for the project page.

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pencilI feel like our little blog is floundering so… I decided to add a little more structure. I plan on posting based on categories in the future. My hope is that this will help me to post more useful information on a regular basis. These posts are generally going to be outside of the normal family notes. Just my ramblings.

Monday: Projects. I will post details on any of my little projects. You will likely find everything from home improvement ideas to kids crafts.

Wednesday: Geek speek. I will discuss software and technology.

Friday: Everything else. Cooking, opinions and anything else that doesn’t fit into a neat little category.

Family notes will be posted anytime that we have time.

I also am going to start making notes on my garden, sort of a daily journal. Due to the fact that I assume that this will bore everyone to tears, the posts will not appear on the front page of the blog. I will add a new menu item at the top that will access all of the garden notes.

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