tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265772262233409826.post2449114514644794057..comments2024-03-25T13:33:22.150-07:00Comments on Proverbs 31 Homestead: Top 10 Tips for New Vegetable GardenersProverbs Thirty One Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061731679235511146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265772262233409826.post-13783828229925807702014-05-09T11:10:31.721-07:002014-05-09T11:10:31.721-07:00I am thrilled for you!I am thrilled for you!Proverbs Thirty One Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061731679235511146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265772262233409826.post-87464031405772281652014-05-08T21:18:19.393-07:002014-05-08T21:18:19.393-07:00In the spring of 2012, my DH built me 3 4'x8&#...In the spring of 2012, my DH built me 3 4'x8' raised beds. We planted greens, eggplants, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, sunflowers, herbs. Most everything was bought as small plants, with the exception of the sunflowers, green beans and squash. WE did well and I just couldn't stop. At the end of summer, I began planning for fall and winter planting. WE planted greens, beets, carrots, herbs and more. It was so much fun. We began a compost pile. we used our leaves to mulch our beds. I got free plants and began a strawberry bed. The neighbor was getting rid of some cement bricks and I build myself 3 more beds. My DH added 3 more the following year and we planted lots more. I lost a lot of squash plants to this worm that burrows into the stem of the plant. I got fungus on my tomatoes. My green peas got rotten before I got any flowers. The frost killed a few plants. But I learned how to grow spinach, sweet potatoes, jalapenos, tomatoes, collards, kale, leeks, celery. I just can't stop. Last winter, my DH built me a green house so I could preserve some of our hot peppers and hibiscus plants. Unfortunately we traveled and they died because we had a really harsh winter. :( This spring I sowed all my tomato plants myself. NO more buying small seedlings. I am so happy I began gardening. This is so much fun and so rewarding. It's the only thing that gets me out of bed EARLY in a GOOD mood. I know I get to water my plants and see how much they grew overnight. :) I think everyone should try growing something sometime in their life. It's a wonderful learning experience. Oh, now I am planting fruit trees and bushes. :) Thank you, Kristina, for getting me started. :)Tereza Crumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051821102578257785noreply@blogger.com