Growing Vegetables

I decided to try my hand at growing some vegetables this year. I planted some tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and I also planted some Russian giant sunflowers and pumpkins. I figured the worst thing that could happen is that everything dies right? Well so far so good. I started seeing some little bugs on the leaves of my peppers and the sunflowers and of course.

I wanted to find a natural way of ridding them so I went searching on the internet and found that a mixture of dish soap and water once a week will keep a lot of bugs at bay. They do not like the soapy taste, blah, I wouldn’t either. Another thing was just to take your dishwater and use that.

I also found something else interesting and it seems to be all the rage. It is basically recycling your coffee grounds. Now I am sure there are many of you out there that know all about these things and are saying “duh,” but this is all new to me. So if you have any great ideas feel free to share.

I have been saving my coffee grounds and I have put some in the garden. What have I got to lose? I did do a couple things in preparation of this. I picked a spot that was close to the house and I put up some garden stone to build an area where I was going to plant. Then I filled it in with organic soil formulated for vegetables, it was by miracle grow.

On the outer sides I planted some spearmint plants. I heard that keeps some pests away. I also planted some sage and thyme. I had some garden hooks and hung some spinners and wind chimes, hoping to keep some 4-legged critters away. Oh and winged ones as well. I tend to it daily and it is really interesting, you can actually tell how much growth there has been day to day. I am really excited.

I have spoken to some others and they are really surprised to hear that it is early June and I have tomatoes on 3 of my plants already. So far it has been interesting and fun. Also, a great way to get in touch with nature, and it is very relaxing and rewarding.