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More Planting and Some Frustration

Posted on May 9, 2022 by rioranchogarden

This week, I planted 12 peaches and cream sweet corn plants from Walmart. I also planted five sunflowers that I grew from seed, five sweet peas from seed, and six yellow wax beans I grew from seed. I had a … Continue reading →

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Moving Plants to the Garden

Posted on May 16, 2021 by rioranchogarden

I didn’t do a lot of work this week, and there was no produce to eat. I did, however, move a bunch of plants to the garden. I had moved five sunflower sprouts, in their containers, to the garden. I … Continue reading →

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Lots o’ Seeds

Posted on May 2, 2021 by rioranchogarden

First off, I had another single ounce of asparagus. This year has not been as productive, but it is still growing, so perhaps there will be more. I transplanted a bunch of things this weekend. First, I put the Arizona … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes and Sunflower

Posted on August 10, 2020 by rioranchogarden

My sunflower has begun to wilt. It no longer follows the sun and it doesn’t look happy any more. I found a few squash bug eggs on the underside of a leaf. I found no squash bugs, but I did … Continue reading →

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Planting and Garden Layout

Posted on May 31, 2020 by rioranchogarden

I planted another 16 sunflower seeds in small planters. When they get big enough that the quail won’t eat them, I’ll put them in the garden. I also planted another six eggplant seeds, and 6 spinach seeds. Same rules apply. … Continue reading →

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Fig Tree, Planting, and Expanding

Posted on April 21, 2020 by rioranchogarden

I didn’t hardly work on my garden at all last week.  We had some snow last Monday, and I waited for the temperatures to go back to normal before doing much else. I ended up working in the garden a … Continue reading →

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String Beans

Posted on July 21, 2019 by rioranchogarden

I put in 14 string bean plants today.  They are bush beans, and they have been living in my office and my house until this morning. However, in the process of putting in the beans, I managed to get a … Continue reading →

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Radishes

Posted on July 4, 2015 by rioranchogarden

I pulled three more radishes yesterday. Also, all five sunflowers are dead. They didn’t last a week, and there is no evidence that they even existed. Thank you for reading my post.

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Hot Banana Pepper!

Posted on July 1, 2015 by rioranchogarden

I harvested my first hot banana pepper. It will get sauteed soon! I have a lima bean plant that is taller than me. I can’t wait to get some lima beans from it! On Friday morning, I planted 5 more … Continue reading →

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Sweet Potatoes, Bell Peppers, Banana Peppers, Watermelon and Sunflowers

Posted on June 27, 2014 by rioranchogarden

I planted all of these today. The sunflowers were from seed (Burpee Evening Sun Mix), but everything else were Bonnie Plant seedlings. The sweet potatoes were planted near the house. I think I will water them completely from gray water. … Continue reading →

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