SENIOR LADY GARDENER

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I'll admit that retirement is a 

 lifestyle adjustment. These 

 adjustments can be positive 

 or negative. People who are

 workaholics may find retirement 

 boring if they don't find ways to

 keep busy. My retirement has
been joyful because I am no longer 

 experiencing the stress of my mortgage

 banking job.  I smile each morning 

 because I arise at 8 am instead of

5:30 a.m. I can do my chores at my 

 own pace and not meet deadlines.
Vegetable gardening has been my

 passion since I retired. There was 

 a lot of trial and error in the beginning. 

 I am a better gardener since I took free 

 community gardening classes.
Classes were offered for spring and

 fall gardening. These classes were taught 

 by Master Gardeners. One thing they 

 pointed out was that the weather can

 affect the success of your garden. 

 Great gardening skills, great fertilizer, 

 and great soil doesn't guarantee a 

 bountiful garden. An unpredicted frost, 

 excessive heat, too much rain, and

 drought can damage your vegetable 

 garden. I have had some success with
container gardening.  There are lots of 

 videos and website to assist new 

 gardeners.  You can get help with 

 troubleshooting garden problems

and planting tips. 

I plan to start my fall garden soon.

 I'm just waiting for collard, lettuce,

 and kale plants to arrive at the garden

 center. I'm so impatient. I've started

 turnip, kale, lettuce, and spinach

 seeds in toilet paper rolls.

I am sharing planting tips/methods 

 that has worked well for me below:


SEEDS


I have had good yields from American Seeds. 
They are economical and can be found at some
dollar and discount stores. Some seed packets 
labeled " great for containers." I get seeds for
exotic vegetables from Garden Centers which 
are little more expensive.






CONTAINERS


Sow lettuce and spinach seeds in dollar store

 dish pans. Use hot glue gun to make holes in 

 the bottom of the pan. 
Sow seeds in good quality potting soil 

 (have mixture of white perlite,  plant food, 

 or compost).
Cover pan with recycled plastic grocery bags
and secure the ends This greenhouse method 
helps the soil stay moist and seeds germinate 
quicker. Soil should never be soggy soil since
it will rot the seeds.



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MY MINI GREENHOUSE FOR SEEDLINGS


Growing Zucchini from seeds almost 

 guarantees success.
Sow my seeds in egg carton & placed  it 

 in shaded area.  Had sprouts within 1-2 weeks.
Transplanted 4-5 inch plants to 5-gallon dollar store
buckets. Full sun and adequate watering worked
magic.




Large vegetable seeds sprouted quickly in 
covered peat pots &  toilet paper rolls. 

 A little soil, 2 seeds, & water was placed in

 the peat pots & toilet paper rolls.





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MY TOILET PAPER ROLLS & KALE  SEEDLINGS


Childs 4-5 ft swimming pool great for planting mint

 & strawberries. 

Made several small holes in bottom of the pool. 
Added Chocolate, Spearmint, Peppermint,
Pineapple, & Citrus scented mint &
potting. It looks beautiful in my front yard. 










MY KIDDIE POOLS WITH MINT & STRAWBERRIES



Two years ago we purchased & used 
5 gallon cloth grow bags for our container
garden.  We still use a few of them. 
I used scissors to cut small holes
in the bottom. They worked well &
are very sturdy.


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Inexpensive black or white 2-5 gallon buckets
from dollar or discount stores made great 
planters for my container garden. Used
glue gun to make small holes in bottom. 
Stopped using tip of knife because this 
was risky for clumsy me.





MY 5 GALLON BUCKET PLANTERS


Raised beds are great. My son made 
mine from free recycled wood. He 
designed them to look like hug window 
boxes. Treated wood lasts long time
& withstand the weather.









Here are some images of my container garden. Used plants that were easy to grow:






PiNEAPPLE SAGE





 ORGANIC GINGER

  ( USED ROOT FROM GROCERY STORE)







GREEN BEANS IN RAISED BED





JALAPENO, CAYENNE, 

 & MARCONI PEPPERS











































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