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crholmstrom , detroitken , georgemcdonnell314 , Midnight Toker , Milan , rbarnes00 , scottkeef , selgas , Tonstone , Turner , westonkeef , woodyweaving Back to Ancient Ways: Planting our First Home-grown Seedlings
Last week we planted our first home-grown seedlings – Haricot and Valdor Yellow Bush Beans.
Heidi-Mari and Josua made us a light box to germinate our heirloom seeds. The light box was also part of their science activities in Exploring Creation with Botany.
We sowed our seeds in seedling trays on the 24th of September. We sowed beans, carrots, tomatoes and lettuce. We got our heirloom seeds from the Gravel Garden in Somerset.
Within two days the lettuce appeared above the ground. We could hardly control our excitement.
Then 4 days later the beans appeared.
The carrots and tomatoes appeared a few days later. I can’t wait to plant the carrots! The beans almost ready to plant in our raised vegetable bed.
And last week we planted them.
On the 27th of September we sowed some herbs (chives, chilies, peppadews and basil) to plant between our vegetables for pest control and on the 3rd of October some more beans and tomatoes.
For our already existing garden of lettuce and tomatoes, we bought yarrow, basil and parsley plants at the slow food market in Stellenbosch. Yarrow and basil are especially good companion plants for lettuce and tomatoes. Christo bought me a book from Margaret Roberts on Companion Planting.
You may remember that we planted two strawberry plants on Equinox day the 22nd of September. Here are the first strawberries starting to ripen. Never before have we seen such shiny, red strawberries. Luckily they are in hanging baskets, or we would never have seen them ripen – small hands would pick it at the first hint of red.
The whole week I was waiting to pick my first rose. This morning, after the rain I went out to have a look and I could pick the most perfect rose!
Posted by Linnie at 2:58 PM
Labels: Healthy living, Home Schooling, science, vegetable garden
Linnie, ek dink jy het pragtige rose. Maar veral die sewe klein mens"rosies" is mooi. Geniet hulle en sommer al die plant-rose (en plante)
15 October, 2009 21:54
Liewe Autumn Vine, goed om weer van jou te hoor! Ja, my Mens-rosies is maar al waaroor alles gaan. Sonder hulle sou niks van hierdie die moeite werd gewees het.
Ek dink baie aan jou en bid vir jou.
16 October, 2009 11:12
Liewe Linnie, ek het jou ge"tag"! Kyk daar by my!
O dit lyk lekker! Kyk net hoe rek Josua! Julle moet tog wys watter lekker disse julle op die ou-end met al die groente en kruie gemaak het. Dalk so 'n paar boontjies inlê?
18 October, 2009 01:44
ek kan nie wag om my eerste groente te pluk en daarmee in die kombuis besig te raak nie. Sal beslis daarvan wys. Inlê van die boontjies? Moet net eers genoeg produseer om hierdie gesin se magies op 'n weeklikse basis versadig te hou!
Hoop jy het 'n heerlike week, Vriendin!
18 October, 2009 20:03
How wonderful Linnie....the fruit of your labour is beginning to show.
25 October, 2009 14:25
Thank you for stopping by! This is all because of your inspiration.