The Message Bean has sprouted its first leaves.
I planted two more Coleus pots. One contains ‘Red Ruffles‘ (new plant), ‘Unknown Speckled Green‘ (found cutting) and ‘Trailing Rose Frost‘ (overwintered cutting).
More Gardening Shows…
One of my favorite gardening show is back on the air on HGTV. Gardener’s Diary is airing at 4am (PST) Tuesdays and Thursday, preceding Rebecca’s Garden.
There are also more showings of Gardening by the Yard during the week, airing at the same time slot on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
I checked Yahoo! TV and it looks like these are older episodes, which I don’t mind, because I probably haven’t seem them, so they will be new to me…
My gardening show archive continue to grow… yeay!
It’s Hot…
Yesterday, I spent the day in San Francisco, celebrating my friend Wincy’s Birthday. We went to the West Portal district and had a Mexican lunch… Yumm!… Afterwards, we walked around the shops. I happened to see a hardware store that was selling a Coleus… so, knowing me I had to get it. Hello Coleus ‘Red Ruffles’.
Today, it was really warm, reaching the mid 90s (°F). Once it cooled down a bit, I fertilized with a water soluble fertilizer, spray almost all my plants. That was pretty much the extent of my gardening.
I did notice that the tomatoes are finally fruiting… and I saw my first tomato!!! YEAY!!! It’s a Great White Tomato that is about half an inch wide. The Cucumbers are also starting to flower. Below is the Sikkim Cucumber blossom.
While in the garden, I snacked on some of our yummy Italian Plum, which I think is my favorite fruit in the garden.
Oh yeah, one of the Message Bean has emerged. The other one rotted :(
Bibbi Blad Reminds Me of Loco Roco
My newly washed Bibbi Blad quilt cover (from Ikea) reminds me of my coworker’s new PSP game Loco Roco.
Dying, Help Me…
I found this Lucky Bamboo on my desk at work yesterday morning with a note that read “Dying, help me…”
Mulched…
Today I replaced the newspaper mulch in one of my veggie beds with ground bark. I like the results a lot better.
I was thinking of leaving the newspaper under then bark, but water didn’t seem to go through the newspaper that well.
New Show: Urban Outsiders
For all you Matt James (The City Gardener) fans, his new show Urban Outsiders premiers today on HGTV. Check you local listing for times.
Stockpiling and Mulching Question?
I have written entries before how my brother gets pallets of damaged bags of potting soil, garden soil, soil conditioner, manure, bark mulch, river rocks, etc… but I don’t think I ever showed photos, so I took some today to show you how much we have!!!
We have a lot of ground cover bark… and I’m thinking of using this instead of the newspaper in my veggie beds.
What are the pros and cons of using ground cover bark in a veggie bed?
Does it change the pH? Should I add something to the soil if it does?
We have lot of pill bugs and earwigs. Does this deter or encourage pests?
Thanks in advance for all your comments :)