Samantha is a Tree Hugging Creative Reinventer
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7 months ago
I was browsing thru the Depot and almost bought a starter kit for tomoatoes. I am thinking that is going to be my best bet on starting a garden in the desert.
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How to plant my own garden
It made me
Refreshed
 "It was refreshing and FUN but an all day experience and hard work. "
How I did it: Determine the location for your stargazer bulbs, and for each bulb, dig a hole six inches deep. Remove any rocks that might impede the growth of the stalk when it emerges. Place the bulb in the hole with the pointy side up and roots down. Cover the bulb with soil and sprinkle with a small amount of fertilizer. I planted my bulb in December in a place where it would get lots of sunlight. Water the emerging plants regularly, although they don't mind drought periods as long as the roots remain cool. Overwatering may cause the plants to rot, so it's best to err on the side of caution as far as water is concerned.Too much water may also attract slugs, which find lily leaves delicious. If slugs are a problem, place saucers of beer around the plant at night, which attracts them and they drown. Lessons & tips: Fertilize the plants in June, July and August. Deadhead the flower after it has finished blooming, which allows the plant to focus on its bulb, not setting seeds. Simply clip off the flower and about 6 inches of the stem below the flower. Leave the rest of the stem until fall, when you can cut back the entire plant to 3 inches. Resources: I bought my bulbs from a fundraising company that helped the school I work at with raising money. I also planted hyacinths in addition to stargazer lilies. |
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It made me
Sweat 
How I did it: I sweated a lot. Made plenty trips to the garden centers. And then just picked out plants and flowers I liked. Some would flourish, others did not. Learned a lot about the different species, what lives and what doesn't in certain environments.Basically just picked things out and meshed them together. It looks so eccentric but gorgeous. Read how I did it…
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Samantha is a Tree Hugging Creative Reinventer
A garden in the desert?
8 months ago
I grew up in the country. We had a HUGE garden. I had my own pumpkin patch and wild flower garden. We canned green beans, corn, beets, tomatoes and whatever else you can smash into a mason jar. To plant the garden you threw some seeds on the ground. (Ok, maybe it took a little more than that.)
I don’t have the slightest idea how to do a garden in Arizona. I have a little (and I mean little) yard. The only thing I can think of is having multiple pots with plants in them.
Not even a balcony now
22 months ago
My new appartment doesn’t have a balcony… bummer. I’ve taken over part of my parents’ garden (they don’t like gardening much anyway) and plan to invade it further >:). I started by planting my bulbs last fall (iris, hyacint, crocus, dafs), will replant the dahlias and honeysuckle too if they make it through the winter.
thrillkisser likes big words.
Garden!
2 years ago
I want this very much… but I need a yard first! :P
heehee
But, for now, I can dream. :)
and they’re starting to sprout!
But this goal is about having a huge square of land with at least twenty kinds of vegetables, and having different flower gardens all over my (future) property.
Kevin almost has his to-do list tackled!?
Waiting...
2 years ago
I’m really going to have to wait until I get a piece of land for myself. It’s not super possible at present (living on a campus) but eventually I’m going to make it happen. This isn’t something that I can work on now, so I’m going to move it to the someday category.
Someday!
Kevin almost has his to-do list tackled!?
Book
2 years ago
I bought a book about Gardening and flowers right before I went to Italy, and I’ve been looking it over the past few days. I really want to plant some Iris, I think. Also, this amazing girl I met in Belgium was named Iris. It’s kind of confusing, but this makes me want to plant iris. Oh well.
Stuffing plants on my balcony
3 years ago
Spring is slowly coming up, and my bulbs are starting to shoot up. I’ve crammed no less than 150 spring bulbs in pots on my balcony. And it’s not enough. I want a huge garden of my own, the sooner the better!
