Container Gardening Progress & Cookie Om Nom Nom(ming)!

Howdy there, dearies!  

I know it's been another long stretch since my last posting.  But today I come baring images of my sweet little container/salad bowl garden project!  It's been quite an enjoyable learning experience - who knew I had green thumbs?   Not me!!  *points at self*

In this image:  1) the dark pot contains my zucchini, 2) the terra-cotta pot next to it is green bell pepper and Thumbelina carrots, and 3) on the raised white planter holder is 1 of 3 yummy salad bowl gardens.  Also in the mix (which you can't see), Patio tomato, snap peas, Kentucky Pole beans and 2 container herb gardens.

Salad bowl garden close up, a combo of Red Chard and alfresco salad blends.

The cucumber buds!  And, in the 2nd pic, I found my first cucumber the other morning, too.

Do I see a strawberry or 12?!  Oh YES I do!

And last but not least, we have an appearance by the one, the only....COOKIES AND CREAM!!!!

Om nom nom nom NOM!!!  My lil' bun loves her delicious homegrown salads, same as her mamma.  Hope you enjoy this as much as I have, dearies!  

Until next time!

B&F

My (Not So) Secret Garden

Well, I went and did it.  I got myself into some full on container "salad bowl" gardening!  Over a 4 day stretch, I traveled around town pricing everything from pots to potting mix and ended up with a sweet little collection of herbs and veggies that left me AND the buns anxious for the harvest.  

Soon enough, little ones.  Soon enough.  *wipes away drool*

Here's a looksee at The Master Plan, with a small cameo by the one and only...

*drumroll*

...Pilot!

Couple things I forgot to mention in the vid:  1) Sugar Snap Peas! - YUM!, 2)  Kentucky Wonder bean poles - YES!, and 3) Lavender Haze - great for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.

Let's hope my 'green thumb' sticks and these beauties live for the harvest.  *bites lip*

More pics/vids to come!

Gardening For Bunnies

Not long ago, I was looking over my monthly expenses and realized...*GASP!*...What the heck happened to my grocery bill?!  It used to be so, so...so manageable and small (ish) and, and...gosh, it was even kind of cute!  

(Yes, I just said my grocery bill was cute.)  He-hem.

A line by line receipt audit revealed the root of the problem:  repeated purchases of big-boxed-leafy-dark-green-salad mixes for my buns.  WOW, does the cost of these store bought beauties rise quickly when you've got TWO hungry bunnies instead of ONE and they're OM NOM NOMMING their way through several of them each month.

EEEK!

First thought was:  I will till the soil and plant my own garden!

Second thought was:  No way! 

After some reading, research and web browsing, the solution to my dilemma came in the form of pots, pails and - of all things - reusable grocery store bags.  Here are two short vids (chosen from the array to be found over the inter web) demonstrating the 'How-To' and the ease of building your own very own container gardens:

How to make a Salad Bowl Container Garden

Making an Herb Garden with Reusable Grocery Bags

For this bunny mama it means an ease on rapid bank account depletion.  And for the buns?  Fresh yummy greens and herbs all summer long.

Om nom nom!  Pics to come!