#ragtag

The plum tomato sprouts are getting bigger every day. When the shortest one gets a little taller, I'll be adding some more soil to the bucket. That will give them all a bit more room to grow better roots.

The radishes have really taken off and now fill up the whole bin.They're so tall that the lid is no longer an option. That's okay, though, as they've gotten big enough to not need the protection. The plum

The radishes are thriving despite a three day stretch of hot weather. I think it's been cooling off enough during the night that they haven't wilted. We're looking at more reasonable temps for the coming

In just over a week and with a little bit of rain, the radish crop is looking very promising! I've left the lid on most of the time to foil the birds who like these tasty treats. The temps have even been

Coming off of the longest, coldest 'spring' in years and going into the middle of a rainy spell has made gardening more of a challenge this year. Health issues even interfered with getting stuff going

Owing to my complete ignorance on starting seeds inside, I've opted to put together recommendations from a few sources to choose the start dates. The first addition to the list was The National Gardening

To take my mind off of the whiplash weather we're having, I turned my attention to assessing indoor seed starting needs. There is only one space feasible for any hope of success. It has already been through

It wasn't too long ago that we were up to our knees in snow. The last two days have seen the temps rising and melting all of it. Add in a full day of pouring rain on top of frozen ground and the water

When last we left off, the Ragtag Garden went from this on Thursday afternoon... ...to this by Friday afternoon. night, we received another round. The raised bed is only identifiable by the corner T-posts

Yesterday, the Ragtag Garden was still visible despite the heavy snow we'd had. Then, it snowed all night and all today, burying everything except the firepit. All of the containers are up to the brim

This is what greeted us when Tink had to go out this morning. She hurried. Sorry for the shakiness. It was cold! The darker flecks in the video were actually the snowflakes that made it inside. I was standing

Today, I rounded up a few more things in preparation for indoor seed starts. Last year I was introduced to LED Grow Light Strips. I was playing around with microgreens and this seemed like a good addition

This season will be my first serious attempt at starting seeds inside. Thanks to @brimwoodfarm and @walkerland, I now know how to keep my starts from getting 'leggy'. You see, in the past, I've tried the

I took advantage of mild temps and sunshine today to tackle a mini-project outside. Seeing as how we don't have a proper garage, hubby and I have been using our oldest (aka dead) van as a substitute. Mostly,

A week ago, I started a contest to design a Brand Logo for my Ragtag projects. @mother2chicks sweetened the Prize Pool by 2 Steem. (Thanks for the added incentive. Hugs!) After the payout on that post,

A little bit of Spring showed up in my mailbox the other day. The eagerly awaited seed packets from the 12 Days of Christmas Seed Exchange have arrived! The indefatigable @goldendawne was kind enough to

Pull one weed and the next thing you know, you have a garden! At least, that's how the Ragtag Garden started - as a clean up project. As the overgrowth gave way, I set aside the long un-used buckets from

My first major goal for the 2018 growing season is to build a simple greenhouse. I picked an easy project to match my skill levels, which are minimal. You'll notice that I've printed out that picture.

In between dealing with arctic temps, frozen drains and pipes, I discovered a bright spot in the middle of the drama... Somehow I topped the 1500 Follower Milestone! A good portion of those folks are from

I've been saving a small surprise, hopefully, that will be a carry-over from last year's Ragtag Garden. Just before the hard frosts hit at the beginning of winter, I managed to snare four green tomatoes.