tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:51:17 +0000cookingHurricanetomato plantspicturesyardplantingdolomiteholes in tomatoesfertilizervegetable seedspeassun screenvermi-postingphotosSpainish cookingvegetable gardeningpotting mixchocolateassassin bugsearthboxaphidssaffron crocusslow foodradishesvegetable cagessun screen reporthurricane Gustavcontainer gardenguerrilla gardenersraised bed gardencontainer gardeningplanting zonessnakesblossom end rotcold weather plantingself-watering containerfarmers marketplantstomato cagesgarden pestssquashtropical storm Edouardkeys soap solar Rxtexas rat snakeoutdoorsvegetablesstakesnatural insecticidessaffronvegetable gardencompostingpaellapossumEating is fun. Small space vegetable gardening sounds fun. So this is where I will share my experience. Let the sowing and growing begin! Click on highlighted words for more information.http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Monika)Blogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-6022659915369693797Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:24:00 +00002012-03-04T22:24:23.316-06:00This year 2012 I am going to try to chronicle my gardening experiences. I am using a few containers and two square yard ground beds.I have planted a 4 tomatoes, 4 banana peppers, and one basil in 3 self watering containers on my patio. I already had a parsley plant and pardon pepper that survived on last year. Yesterday I turned the soil and weeded my two ground beds and pruned and removed http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2012/03/another-year-another-try-at-gardening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-5124504781953594446Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:50:00 +00002011-03-23T11:50:59.105-05:00vegetable gardencontainer gardeningearthboxvegetable gardeningtomato plantsraised bed gardenThese were my garden endeavors after the last frost...at least I hope it was the last.   I planted a few plants and a few seeds. n<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //-->                                          My little cactus garden http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2011/03/let-gardening-begin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-1295141554803026846Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:19:00 +00002011-01-17T20:19:44.055-06:00This is the neglected garden that was on the side of the garage of the house we bought. It seems to have been a rose garden. I will try to keep some of the roses, but a vegetable garden is what I want. Front Garden Gate with overgrown trellis. Looking through to the back gate.....hoping to expand the garden to the back fence. One of the roses still blooming in January after a hard freeze. Onehttp://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2011/01/neglected-garden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-3300196774526698321Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:48:00 +00002011-01-16T14:48:16.057-06:00I am really ready to get my vegetable gardening going.  I think I will do both containers and raised beds. Our new house has an ideal neglected garden area.  I will take "before" pictures when the rain stops. I bought a new book to help me plan what to plant and when.  In the past I just randomly planted. I have started thumbing through my new Texas Garden Almanac.  Maybe the ground will dry up http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-bought-new-gardening-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-5893046301586910824Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:32:00 +00002011-01-11T14:32:43.319-06:00 <!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //--> Wow have I been gone a really long time.  My quality of life was slowly slipping away.  I was hurting all over and feeling weak and fatigued.  Even though I was going to the gym to work out twice a week I just never felt good.  In June http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2011/01/ill-back-in-garden-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-7436589126905982202Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:08:00 +00002010-01-28T00:08:18.586-06:00I have a Meyer Lemon tree that I bought last summer.  I have had just two small lemons but I hope to have more this year.  I may also try some other fruit as well. This was a great article : Grow fruit at home in containers <!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //--> http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2010/01/container-fruit-growing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-8532751152702950525Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:32:00 +00002010-01-26T13:32:11.708-06:00Planting Guide Asparagus. 36-48 inches between rows; 12-18 between plants; plant after Feb. 1; 360-730 days to maturity. Beets. 12-24 inches between rows; 2-3 inches between plants; plant Feb. 1-May 15; 60-70 days to maturity. Cabbage. 24-30 inches between rows. 12-20 inches between plants; plant Feb. 1-March 1;70-100 days to maturity. Carrots. 12-24 inches between rows. 2 inches between plants; http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2010/01/planting-guide-for-houston-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-7071712087385554327Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:17:00 +00002010-01-24T22:17:12.485-06:00To prune or not to prune that is the question.  I certainly want to go out there and cut everything that is dead.  I did cut some plants and I hope I did not do too much damage. T<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //--> Here's a good article on pruning after a freeze :  Don't Prune Thttp://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2010/01/to-prune-or-not-to-prune-after-freeze.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-1022530728571887112Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:55:00 +00002010-01-22T12:55:36.059-06:00Wow!  what a beautiful day 74 and sunny!  I am actually outside in the yard blogging and getting some sun on my too white legs.  Sofia is playing in her sandbox table.  I Chopped a bunch of dead plants but it will take a full day or two to clean up winter's ravages.  I also need to draw out the plans for my garden.  Only being January I can't get ahead of myself because we can always have frosts http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2010/01/here-comes-sun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-4197958304984257168Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:18:00 +00002010-01-18T21:18:11.394-06:00I am in the planning stages of my 2010 garden project.  This year I plan on doing it right.  I may build a net enclosure  before I plant to keep the birds out this summer.  That will be a challenge but I just hated losing all of my beautiful tomatoes and peppers last year.  I also want green beans.  My Meyer lemon tree survived the freeze and should do good.  I would like to really work on a herbhttp://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2010/01/planning-my-garden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-1775801183445480285Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:23:00 +00002010-01-10T11:23:33.041-06:00Its been so long and the weather was just too hot and miserable to go outside and putter in the garden.  The birds were destructive and the netting was a mess.  Every time the yard was mowed the netting got caught up and just got worse.  So this year I need to create a better system if I am going to try my green thumb again.We had an early freeze just before Christmas and a few days of freezing http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-am-back-and-its-freezing-in-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-231173002493824429Sat, 16 May 2009 20:47:00 +00002009-05-16T16:09:38.382-05:00These birds are relentless! I put up bird netting and they still found a way into my tomatoes! I have lost aver 50 tomatoes! Oh and did I mention one pepper?! This is crazy. I re-netted my tomatoes and we'll see if I can salvage a few after all my efforts. This would be one of the guilty little monsters helping himself to some of the tomatoes I had to throw out just this morning! I hope http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/05/when-birds-attack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-6419952725567452545Thu, 07 May 2009 19:27:00 +00002009-05-07T14:34:46.669-05:00holes in tomatoesgarden pestsToday I spied the first squirrel I have ever had in my yard! So I have decided that it must be the squirrel and birds that are helping themselves to my tomato buffet. I have just ordered some plant pest netting (it will arrive tomorrow) and I hung two aluminum pie tins to try and scare them off as well.I have read suggestions of feeding the birds and squirrels but I believe this will only http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/05/garden-pests.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-2755746135584870879Mon, 04 May 2009 15:39:00 +00002009-05-04T10:51:52.910-05:00Something invaded my tomatoes!!! I did not encounter this problem last year. These are the affected tomatoes. I sprayed all my plants with Garden Safe Fruit and Vegetable insect killer. It is safe to use up to day of harvest. I inspected all my plants and saw no sign of the guilty intruders. <!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/05/holes-in-my-tomatoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-4895673570559832474Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:58:00 +00002009-04-30T16:26:23.826-05:00container gardeningself-watering containerALL THE RAIN WE HAD...9 inches in one day...did not harm my babies!!!!!!!!!! Carrot seeds are sprouting in my windowsill "GREENHOUSE" Radishes started from seeds are sprouting. Oregano started from seeds is ready to transplant This is my recycled, repurposed, makeshift planter. It contains yellow crookneck squash and cucumbers.This is my new dwarf Meyer Lemon tree. Meyer Lemons are wonderful http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/04/flooding-rain-did-not-harm-my-crop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-8367524881726569217Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:37:00 +00002009-04-20T10:57:30.888-05:00We had a few rainy day, but now the sun is shining again and my garden plants are happy.  Sofia is happy too...she can play outside in her playhouse and sandbox while I putter around. This is my new lemon tree...I need to repot it. The romaine is really good....I have been using it for salads.Tomatoes galore!   I counted 41 total on all my plants.  Wow!!My red and yellow peppers are producing as http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/04/april-showers-were-great.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-8968948477650166189Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:42:00 +00002009-04-05T15:13:57.383-05:00 Tomatoes up close The romaine lettuce is growing like crazy Lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, kumquat tree 2 containers of tomatoes growing strong. Tomatoes Green onions, tomatoe, herbs doing well.<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //-->http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/04/salad-anyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-1673391535472126869Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:39:00 +00002009-03-23T14:48:02.666-05:00lettuce and peppersPeppers ready to bloomI see tomatoes<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //-->http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/03/we-survived-cold-snap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-6878400352116320352Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:52:00 +00002009-03-16T14:48:36.593-05:00container gardencold weather plantingtomato plants<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //-->We've had a very wet and cold week. Rain and temperatures in the 40's and 50's. Today it is finally sunny and warm. Looks like my plants have all held up well. I believe that unless the temperatures fell below 35F, there probably is no http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/03/has-the-cold-snap-hurt-my-plants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-3446876063947985001Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:09:00 +00002009-03-11T12:19:09.378-05:00container gardeningearthboxvegetable gardeningPictures from this morning. Cilantro, parsley, basil, marjoram are doing nicely. Romaine lettuce is looking lush.Yellow pepper has a bloom. Potted tomatoes are blooming.I also planted 3 more tomatoes in my empty earthbox container just before the rain arrived.<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-my-garden-grows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-8334807697479823857Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:19:00 +00002009-03-01T22:20:38.021-06:00<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //-->Planting Guide Asparagus. 36-48 inches between rows; 12-18 between plants; plant after Feb. 1; 360-730 days to maturity. Beets. 12-24 inches between rows; 2-3 inches between plants; plant Feb. 1-May 15; 60-70 days to maturity. Cabbage. 24-30 http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/03/houston-area-spring-planting-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-2589366924811868828Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-03-02T09:09:59.824-06:00<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //-->I know I disappeared for the winter but I just had so much going on. Yada yada yada.Well, my fall tomatoes grew well and produced a nice crop but the squash and peas were a bust. So I am trying a few new things this season. I actually have http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-far-sow-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-1255002651039984318Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:59:00 +00002009-02-27T13:02:53.184-06:00<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //-->This is something I posted on another one of my blogs a few months ago. I also made fresh pasta sauce with all of the tomatoes I grew in the fall.In my life I do alot of "Puttin' Up". This time I am "Puttin Up" in the old fashion sense of http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2009/02/puttin-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-8555754873507074428Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:43:00 +00002008-11-10T17:45:55.635-06:00It rained all day and may rain all week. My tomatoes are starting to ripen. Yum Yum!http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2008/11/rainy-days-are-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556018133306660947.post-6013560048065145584Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:19:00 +00002008-11-05T21:29:48.301-06:00outdoorsyardplantspicturesphotos<!-- amzn_cl_tag="congarwitagre-20"; amzn_cl_show_buy_btn=0; amzn_cl_average_customer_rating=0; amzn_cl_bg_color="9DED15"; amzn_cl_exact_match=1; //-->What's in your garden? http://thecontainerveggie.blogspot.com/2008/11/random-yard-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monika)0