Roots and Shoots: June Tally: $6.75

Monday, June 28, 2010

June Tally: $6.75

Since there were peas, there have been more peas and more lettuce, and raspberries and strawberries for grazing. (Okay, there have been two ripe strawberries and a handful of raspberries so far, but it's a start.) Some of the radishes have been all greens and very little below the ground. Any ideas? I heard that radishes are one of the easiest things to grow, so what's going on?

Between the peas and lettuce, I'm estimating we've reaped $6.75 of harvest so far. Pretty minimal, but it's still early, and I'm a rookie.

Finally all of the veggies I started inside are out, and potting them and planting them all was quite a bit of work. There are 5 varieties of tomatoes, two plants of each; one in a pot on the patio, and the other in the garden. It's a bit of an experiment to see where they grow better, and I got tired of buying soil for pots. (Note to self, must learn how to re-use this soil for next year so I don't have to re-buy every year.) There are 6 sweet pepper plants (gypsy) and a few jalapenos. Some in pots, some in the garden. The wee little cucumber is out in a pot, and hope it gets a growth spurt soon.

Oh! And the sweet peas are climbing up their trellis and flowering. Sweet peas remind me of home and growing up. I don't know if we had them every year, but we had them a few times at least, and I really like them.

Here are some patio pictures:

1 comment:

Christine said...: I just went through an exercise of re-using potting soil that I'd used for the past few years and here's what I did (under my mom's advice). I dumped it all out in a wheelbarrow, mixed some compost in with it and then added some organic fertilizer that my mom had made. (She has a recipe to make this fertilizer). I then put the soil back in the pots and planted stuff. We'll see how the things grow! I agree with you, buying potting soil gets expensive after awhile.; 10:04 AM

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The Project

To grow my first vegetable garden in our yard in Nanaimo's old city for learning, healthy eating, and fun. For interest's sake I'll keep track of the economics; can this garden, made up of two 8x10 plots and some pots on the patio, produce at least $200 worth of food, which was the approximate cost of the soil, seeds and materials. (I know, I know, costs will be less over the years because I don't need to buy grow lights and pots every year, but just for the sake of this little experiment, lets set the bar high and shoot for $200).