Feeling Frustrated!!

I have been super excited to start a worm composting bin.  I don't really have enough grass or leave clippings to keep up an outside compost pile, so thought I would do a worm bin.  I figured it would be cheap and easy.  Well, it would be if I could only find the darn worms!!!  Apparently bait shops don't carry them.  I can order them online, for around $40!  Ugh.  Any ideas?

Stupid Grower Mistake #1, well maybe #2

Ah yes, I have made my first mistake.  As embarrassing as it is to post it, I guess it wouldn't be honest blogging if I only wrote about the victories.  And yes, I will number my mistakes because I know there will be many.  That way you can just say, oh, remember SGM #34, and go see what I did and learn from it. ;-)  SO, on to SGM #2:  As you saw in the last post, I transplanted my little plants from the milk carton to slightly larger containers.  I also thought it would be good for the plants to receive a bit of the morning sun. I'm up early enough with the boys that it shouldn't have been a problem.  With my hubby chuckling at me, I took my wee ones out for their 2nd day of fun in the sun.  And then got busy . . .took oldest to preschool, came home and fed youngest, decided to go to the library . . . . .

COMPLETELY forgot about my little plants!!!

If you live in AZ, you know that it's still freakin' hot here.  There was no way the little ones had a chance.  We arrived back at home around 1pm and I realized what I did.  Not going to lie to you, set all the kids inside immediately and ran back out to my plants.  Who cares if it was past naptime!!  My plants!!  ( I don't always prioritize like that)  It was too late.  I think they were goners.  Not sure if they would have come back from it or not.  I say that because they were shriveled on the outside, but when I pulled them up, the root still seemed healthy.  Maybe those of you out there who grow things could tell me.  I was pretty bummed.  On the bright side, I did replant the seeds and actually wrote down what was planted!!  (Which was actually SGM #1 - label your seedlings)

Here's to the 2nd time around!

In the words of Bob the Builder . . .

REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE!!

In my attempt to create less trash, I am trying to live by Bob's words.  So while cutting up strawberries one day, I realized that I could use their containers for the next stage of life for my little baby plants.  Now some of you may be thinking, "well, duh!".  Be kind and remember that I am raising three little (human) ones and that my brain power isn't always at it's peak.  And that I get super stoked over my little discoveries, revelations, whatever they are.  While I only used two strawberry containers, I'd like to think that my little reuse will make a difference somehow. . .

Next on the agenda . . .worm bin!!  Stay tuned!

Life

We woke this morning to find something peeking up through it's protective cover.  Now, if I could only remember what it was!!!  The boys helped me plant our seeds and I meant to go back and write down what was planted where, but forgot.  Oh well.  I have an idea.  It shouldn't be too hard to figure it out.  We planted squash, tomatoes and broccoli.  We also planted cilantro, but those are in pots.  I plan on planting a few more veggies and what not, just wanted to get something started.

I am so excited about these little seedlings and I hope I don't kill them.  I so wish that my grandfather, Pa, was still around to help me with this.  He always had the best gardens.  I have looked online and picked up a pamphlet about what to grow at different times of the year.  There was a bit of discrepancy.  SO, I'll go with what I think and see what happens.