More flower seeds have arrived
Just waiting on a few more seeds to arrive then I can be planting the permanent flower garden. I need to pick up more soil at Home Depot because apparently I can never have enough soil.
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Planted the Greens Bed
Got the main garden bed planted today after we got back from kayaking. It’s really hard to reach the back of the bed, but I managed! The rampion seeds were unbelievably tiny, I don’t think I’ve ever seen seeds that small. They’re smaller than a grain of sand. I also noticed that the worms have spread everywhere throughout the… Continue reading Planted the Greens Bed
Groundhog likes the Mulberry tree
He ate most of the leaves off the mulberry tree. I planted it and put netting over it, I have fencing arriving soon.
The Trees/ Bushes have arrived
Both peach trees, the Mulberry, bush, and the raspberry bush arrived today. They all look fantastic. I still have two fig trees that need to arrive. And then I need to figure out where everybody is going to live.
The Worms Have Arrived
Root Garden Planted
Seeding Square
Apparently eyeballing where seeds should go is no longer good enough for me. I bought a Seeding Square. It’s basically a square-foot gardening template with color-coded holes that tells me exactly where to plant seeds depending on how much spacing each plant needs. You lay it on top of the soil, poke the little dibber through the correct holes,… Continue reading Seeding Square
Worm Composter
The worm composters arrived today! I went with two Vego in-bed worm composters, and my first impression was that these things are MUCH more substantial than I expected. They are heavy, solid, and very well made. Vego isn’t exactly inexpensive, but so far I have been really impressed with the quality of everything I’ve gotten from them. Naturally, before… Continue reading Worm Composter
How This Started
The Unruly Garden began in September 2026 for a fairly practical reason: I wanted to grow my own greens. After seeing recalls involving fresh produce and reports of parasite contamination in greens, I decided I’d rather grow some of my own food, especially leafy greens that I could keep producing through the fall and winter. It sounded simple enough. I… Continue reading How This Started
How This Started
The Unruly Garden began in September 2026 for a fairly practical reason: I wanted to grow my own greens. After seeing recalls involving fresh produce and reports of parasite contamination in greens, I decided I’d rather grow some of my own food, especially leafy greens that I could keep producing through the fall and winter. It sounded simple enough. I… Continue reading How This Started