Growing A Garden!

Hello and good morning!

The birds have been singing, the sun is getting warmer, most importantly the snow is gone, for the most part! This is a wonderful thing, I live in Saskatchewan, Canada and winters last FOREVER here! This all means it’s time to gtebplanning and preparing the garden!

This year will prove to be more as I am starting a new garden! A new area, new spot, means new work! I also didn’t have the same set up and my 2 youngest sure didn’t help the plants tarting! There is still time and needing to purpases this year more then normal may be a good thing in a couple ways! This will not be my last garden but it will be my first for the new one!

I have been gardening for over 10 years now, and I tell ya it’s not quite like just putting a seed into the ground, then coming around and eating and harvesting. Well for most garden plants that is not the case! That is the short vission, I have learned there is deffently more to it.

When I get ready to start some plants I start in February and March! It takes months of prepping for some, but all worth in the end… I think anyways!

Let me start with me! Hi and welcome to Classy Classic’s By Kandis I’m Kandis! I am a mom of 4 kid’s age from 11 to 1 year old. I have been married for almost 14 years, I have been a stay at home mom since our daughter came into our world in 2009. I had tempted my first garden in 2008 and it was a massive flop. Like I don’t even count that year as having a garden lol.

Do you garden?

What do you grow?

Do you prestart your seeds, or use nurseries?

Where to start?

What to start first?

How to get them started?

Let’s get some answers to some questions, let’s save time and so much money!

Where to start!

The first thing you actually need to figure out is where and/or what kind of garden you are going to have?

Is it going to be a in ground Garden? Is it done, by this is it worked up, does it have good sun coverage one it?

Is a raised garden what you into? Have spots picked out? How many beds are you doing? How are they being built and/or delivered?

NEXT

What are you planting? Make a list and figure out what you are wanting to grow! This step is when you need to also figure out if you are starting all your own seeds or are you buying for a green house or maybe both!

Start the ones you need! When it comes to growing, not everything takes the same time. Depending on where you live also depends on how much extra growing time you need. Saskatchewan gardening will be much different then if you live in B.C lol. Some plants will take almost months longer then some others. When I start cantaloupe it is so much earlier then say lettuce that is seeded right into the ground! So get your list and seeds of what you are going to pre start.

STARTING YOUR SEEDS

There is all sorts of ways to start seeds! There is so many products out there but they do add up fast. Thought out the winter I will save my plastic fruit containers, some egg cartons and some milk jugs and cartons. These are all things I reuse when starting my garden seasons.

HOW TO PRE START YOUR SEEDS

Seeds are little and finicky, as I feel I need to do better, as my plants come and go as I try to start them! When it comes to space for light, with an area that little a ones can’t get at, it can be hard to do as a tell lol. So back to starting seeds! I like to start mine in cut divided egg cartons. Simply cut out each egg square, place them in the container you are choosing. Like I said I like using plastic fruit containers they make mini green houses! What ever you are using simply add dirt wet slightly, put seed on top and lightly cover with dirt! Water again and place them in a sunny warm spot! Over the next couple weeks, keep them watered and warm and watch them grow!

TRANSPLANTING

When you start your seedlings in a mini green house, or any starter, you will need to transplant them into a bigger pot till time to go into the ground. This step is why I like to use cut egg cartons, as the little roots and streams are very weak, using the method keeps them protected. Simply take the whole plant and egg carton out, with dirt in the bottom of your bigger pot place the carton and plant and place it in the pot. Add dirt to cover most of the stem. Then conitue on watering and keeping warm. You may need to transplant one more time if the pot is not of size to support the plant depending on your gardening time. Here in Saskatchewan we are now more accustomed to not having out gardens in till the first week of June!

PLANTING IN THR GROUND

When the frost is gone, and your ground is worked up and ready it’s time to plant and transplant into the ground. I like to have my rows marked and drenched. This just makes placing easier and quicker.

When plants need to be transplanted into the ground, simply make a hole, about the size of the pot, making it a little, deeper to make sure the stem can be covered. Not all the stem, however most plants the stem as it grows becomes the root base!

When it comes to sowing directly into the ground. Simply trench your row, spread your seeds into the row and cover! Lightly water the garden after, you do you meant to drench it as the seeds can actually get moved or washed out. In some cases the seeds may get to wet and crush.

OVER LOOK

Gardening can be such a fun time, with some hard work and love it can be an addicting hobby. Let’s quickly overlook the steps

1: get your garden space picked and prepared. Whether you are doing in ground or raised beds, get them ready.

2: make a list of paints you would like to grow

3: get your seeds and material if you are prestarting

4: start any seeds that require extra grow time

5: transplant, purchase, your almost ready to plant plants

6: make and trench your rows

7: plant your garden

8: keep weeds down, water regularly, pick as ready

This is my steps when it comes to preparing for a garden. I hope you enjoyed the garden blog, I look forward to planting my garden every year. Whether it’s because it means we are busting out of the house from the long Saskatchewan winter, or because I truly love growing my own food. Make sure you like the post, so I can do more on gardens.

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