Saturday, December 8, 2012

Gardening~ 20 Weeks Before Last Frost goals- Inventory gardening tools

      This goal has been calling my name! I had to break it down into a two day project. Today I worked on organizing my pots. (I use a lot of pots to start seeds inside.) Tomorrow, I will inventory my tools!

      I have so many pots! I made the common mistake that is made, by just throw your pots in the storage area without organizing and clean them.
Unorganized! :(


Today I took 3 hours to organize my pots! Here is the list of the pots I have going into 2013!


Pots for start plants for 2013
3          New 72 cells seed planter kits
3          Old 72 cells seed planter kits
1          ½ replacement 72 cells seed planter kits
3          Peat pellet 36 cell green house
1          peat pellet 72 cells planter kit
4          old big pot planter kits
2          replacement old big pot planter kits
8          15” pot
2          12” pot
2          12” hanging pot
4          9 ½” pot new
11        9 ½” pot old
4          7½” pot new
7          7½” pot old
7          5 ¼” pot new
6          5 ¼” pot new
9          5” pot
7          4 ½” pot
5          4” pot
2          3 ½” pot
2          3” pot
56        2 ½” pot
20        1 ¼ qt. pot
7          1qt. pot
11        ¼ qt. pot
3          ¼ qt. pot
2          old tree pots
6          6 cell 2 ¼ qt. pots
7          6 cell 1qt. pots
13        4 cell 1qt. pots
6          8qt dirt blocks
1          2’x1 ½’ green house
1          3’x1’ rack
3          sprinklers
2          circle sprinklers
1          4’ hose
1          hose head
1          working grow light

      Having this information on hand will be so helpful, when I go to start plan which plants need to be started. After I went though all my pots, I put them away nicely. Hubby was happy to see the basement a little organized.
Doesn't it look nice when organized!
      
Now looking at what I have I can start to plan what I want to go in the bigger pots, which will be around the garden and on the porch!

What do you have to start your seeds? Do you start them indoor in pots or outdoor right into the ground?

This week goals are showing in this post.
Gardening 20 Weeks Before My Last Frost - Weekly Goals 
Gardening 20 Weeks Before Last Frost Goals- Inventory Seeds 
 Gardening 20 Weeks before Frost Goals - Remove Spoiled Seeds

2012 - Free Books

Here is a list of free books that I download today. I found a huge list of books on homestead survival . I am not if the world is going to ever end, but the information I find in these book, can help if it does. If it doesn't then I will still use the information!
The Guide to Living, Volume 1: Urban, Rural and Bush Living, Emergency Preparedness and Survival (The Guides To Living)
 
 
Ionized Water: Life Without Disease
 
 
Prepping With Your Family
 
 
Body Restoration - An Owners Manual
 
 
How I Beat Root Canal: Alternative Medicine and Natural Healing (How to survive root canal without a dentist)
 
 
ZOMBIES!!!!! or Tips and Tricks for Surviving the Coming Zompocalypse...
 
 
Survival
 
 
Now I have so many books to read. Prepare my family for anything. Hope you enjoy all you new books! :)

Garden- Free garden Books

To download several garden books that were free today! The more I download, the more informatio i have to learn so much from! Download you copy today! :)
Ask Jackie: Water bath canning

Worm Composting & Composting Ideas - for use in Organic Gardening & Growing of Vegetables & Herbs
 
Herbal Healing
 
A Beginners Guide To Urban Gardening
 
 
Thank you PA Gardeners for the links! Download your free books now!


Friday, December 7, 2012

Garden~ 20 Weeks before Frost goals - Remove Spoiled seeds

Remove Spoiled seeds

Unfortunately, sometimes seeds go bad. There are many reasons way the bad because of mold, bugs or rodents. There are many ways to help stop this. 

My seeds for spring of 2013
I save most of my seeds the old way. I have seed two containers, one for veggies, and one for flower and herbs. Then use paper clips to close the seeds bags. (I used to tape, but I ripped a lot of the information off the packages, then I lost information!) Then I take the seeds and bag them up with seeds like them, all sunflower seed together and then all zinnia seeds in different bags. After that they go in my plastic containers. I have rice packets in there so moister doesn't get into the seeds. After that I put them in a cool, dry, dark spot. (Under the office bed) 
There are times when something happens, and the seeds spoil. Today in the one packet I found little bugs, because they were bagged up I got to just though them out. The bugs couldn't get to any of the other seeds so the rest were still good!
Another way is to freeze you send. Now I have just tried this way with the seeds we got over the summer. Hubby found amazing deal on ebay $25 for 5,000 seeds. I ended up spiting it with a girlfriend, so I got 2,500 seeds for 12.50!!! I was so excited. I decided to follow their introducing. I was worried about freezing it, and to be honest I can't wait to see how it works out.
The last way I have read some about is put it in your refrigerator. I have never tried this way so I can't tell you how to do it or how it works. But I did want to tell you about it.
How do you save your seeds?