Friday, April 17, 2009

Veggie Garden Update!

It is still a slow time with the garden. The last cold snap really set everything back. But, the lettuce has gotten bigger, the tomatoes are taller, and I can see tiny carrot leaves. My hot peppers (forgot the type) have outgrown their seedling containers and I planted a few of those. They are so tiny next to the one I bought from Home Depot. I am sad to report that the strawberries did not make it. I added some mulch that I found in the garage to try and keep as much moisture in the ground rather than having the sun bake the roots. Hopefully, this will help out as it gets hotter and dryer. Other than that, everything is moving along, but oh so slowly. My biggest lesson is that gardening is not for the impatient and the bored.

My hubby talked with one of his co-workers and he informed us that I planted way to early. The ground was too cold. Never plant tomatoes before tax day.....I'll remember next year. Also, he got a laugh because I used potting soil rather than soil conditioner. I should of seen that one.

Here are some updated progress pictures. The top picture is of my tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers. (Look closely at the small freshly planted peppers next to the larger one in the middle. The middle picture is of my teeny tiny carrots and the last picture is of my lettuce.

I will keep hoping that there will be more progress.
When the Georgia heat kicks in, then the real worrying will happen.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Back to the buying what you don't need.....

I have an example for you about why you should buy what you don't need to get what you do need. Here it goes...
We need toilet paper. Kroger no longer carries the TP that ended up being free after coupons....boo!
At CVS Charmin is $5.99 and that is about what it is running everywhere. Here are my transactions
#1
Buy Edge Gentle Shave Gel $3.49
Total $3.49
(get back $3.49 ECB + my quarterly ECB earned $2.70 will print = $6.10)

#2
(2) Easter grass $1.58 (charity)
(2) Easter baskets $3.98 (charity)
(3) Mentos Gum $4.02-(3)$1 coupons = $1.47
Total $7.03 - 6.10ECB for #1 = .93
(get back $6.56 ECB from baskets, grass and gum)

#3
CVS Cleansing Cloths $1.99
Charmin $5.99 - .25 = $5.75
Total $7.74 - $6.56BCB from #3
(get back $1 ECB for next week)

Total out of pocket =$5.99 (the original price of the toilet paper) Look at everything else you got for free!

Vegetable Garden Update

I am a little concerned. My garden is not looking so good. All of the tiny plants are pale and some of the seeds have washed away with all of the recent rain. I am getting comments from the hubby about planting too early. I am ignoring him. The book I bought said I could plant them and I think the author knows more than him. Plus, I have seen a squirrel hanging out over there. I am blaming him.
Another bad thing happened. In an attempt to get one of our cats out of a tree, my hubby steps on my poor defenseless lettuce plants. They are a lime green and about 1/2" tall. Some didn't make it.
This garden thing is not working out. I am feeling a little guilty for digging up some of the pretty sod. Something better happen soon, or I am going to buy more sod!