Strawberries and Green Peppers

Evening Summer Storm

Purple Hibiscus about to bloom Yea !

Hot Summer Day

The Picture Is Self Explanatory =) It's Hot Ya'll

Container Garden Volume 1

Container gardening is so easy, so convenient and so much fun.

String Beans

                                                                   Green Peppers

                                                                      Strawberry's

                                                                            Carrots

                                                                     Yellow Bush Beans

                                                                        Egg Plant

                                                                       White Potatoes

                                                                      Iceberg Lettuce

Happy Summer =)

Yea it's Summer Time =)


Happy Summer Everyone, time to play in the little kiddie pool with my niece and nephew, time to throw some veggie burgers on the grill and definitely time enjoy those beautiful summer flowers. The weather is very hot in Virginia during the summer so all of those tropical plants and flowers will thrive to the sky, lol. I have two hibiscus plants growing at this very moment and they love this hot weather, the hotter the better. They begin to bloom around the middle of July, they are drought resistance, they produces 12 inch blooms and they are my absolute Favorite flower of all time ( I will post some pictures once they bloom).
I pray that everyone has a safe summer and take a little time to enjoy God's beautiful creation and season.

Growing Yummy Carrots

Carrots are one of my favorite snacks, they remind me of eating potato chips except they are orange and healthy. You don't even have to start these beauty's off as a seed, all you need is the carrot tops.

Simply cut about an 1inch off at the top of the carrot , (you should see greenery or a little plant like foliage at the tip of the carrot,) then place them in a small container of water for about two weeks, you will notice the plant at the top will begin to grow, after that you should be ready to plant you carrots with compost or a really good potting mix. I decided to plant mines in a large pot(although it's best to plant them directly in the ground for large carrots) so I'll probably get baby carrots. They take about 65-80 days to grow and depending on the time you plant them you should get an abundant haverst in the fall =)

                                     
                                      

lovely

This climbing Rose gets more beautiful each day, I love putting them in a vase and sitting it by my nightstand, it's fragrant and last long in water, I call this rose Lovely =)

String Beans are growing fast

Plant Propagation

Have you ever brought a plant or flower from your local nursery that you really loved and wished you could grow more without spending more ? Then Plant Propagation will become your new best friend.

Plant Propagation is the process of creating new plants from the stem cuttings or clippings from another plant.

It's very easy to do and with the right soil, timing and season you will be rewarded with an array of your favorite flowers,scrubs and plants, whether it's an Evergreen (meaning it stays green all through the winter), or if it's Deciduous (meaning it will lose its leaves in the winter).

                                          My Mom showing me how to propagate a rose bush

Be patience as some plants may take longer to propagate then others, but how cool is it to have a yard full of your Favorite flowers just by snipping a clipping off of one plant =)

Below is a link to a great article on how to propagate plants =)

http://www.plant-care.com/1580-propagate-plants.html

String Beans Anyone ?

                                                  These are my absolute favorite vegetable.



 String Beans are easy to grow, they need lots of sunlight (between 6-8 hours), and plenty of water. I'm growing these from a seed which should make harvest time around early August. I decided to plant these in a pot because I can control the growing environment alot more then if  planted in the ground, and also because we have a lot of rabbits in our yard, lol. I always wanted to grow String Beans and with my mom's help I did.