Garden 6-18

Father's Day gift fail

I wanted to try to make something for my husband.  I've had ideas floating around for a while.  Then my love informed me that he didn't want anything, so not to do anything... to late.

I already had my plan.

So he was stuck with it- I was inspired!

My idea included bottles of some sort.  I thought maybe some sort of glass soda bottle, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get the lid back on...

Then I remembered the Frappuccino bottles.  At our last duty station, we were 50 minuets away from a Starbucks (it was a sad, sad time), so I had to get my fix through the gas station bottle.  Not the same.  Not.at.all.  But it was as close as I got for those four years (unless I had to go to 'the city' then it was game on!).

So, while grabbing stuff for dinner tonight, I grabbed a 4 pack threw it in my cart, then got the other shopping done, and got 2 other bottles at the front of the store in the cooler by the register.   I decided against getting two 4-packs, because I only wanted six...

When I was grabbing all the bags after I was checked out, I noticed they were two different sizes!  AUGH!!!

It was so not worth going through the line again, and I'm getting my step daughter tomorrow morning as soon as he leaves for work, so the plan will be altered!

More on that tomorrow!!!

Garden June 8th

As you can see, we added some trellises. 

My parents are in town, and my Dad helped me 'install' them.

Cucumbers

Green Beans

Sugar Snap Peas

First flower on the Sugar Snap Peas

Sweet Onions

New Onions

Bell Peppers

Bell Pepper Flower

Banana Peppers

Tomatoes

OUR FIRST TOMATO!!!

We planted an Anaheim pepper in the middle of our four tomato plants.  It was the same size as the bell and banana pepper plants.  It hasn't grown much at all.  My love dug down a bit with his fingers, and found out that the pot hadn't decomposed yet.  We're thinking that the roots were 'trapped' in the pot, and limiting growth.  We ripped the paper pot off, and replanted it, and watered it.  Hopefully it will catch up and give us some good peppers!

We planted the Anaheim pepper because it was the closest thing to green chile that we could get out here in the Midwest.  However... my amazing mother bought 2 extra plants when they got the plants for their garden, and brought them along.  We put them in planters that are currently on our back porch, though I don't know how long they will last there!

Bow holder

I have two nieces who are 1 1/2, and have a TON of bows!

I decided to make bow holder for them, so I started scavenging thrift stores.  At one of my local favorites, I found TWO of these (how perfect!).

I sanded them down, the finish was somewhat dinged.

I stained it a dark brown (to match their bed sets)

I used the cardboard 'artwork' that were in each one, and hot glued batting around them.

Once I got all 4 sides down, I got the fabric (already ironed) and did the same thing.

I folded the corners the way you would a package.

I trimmed the extra edges.

I was going to do a 'set pattern' but knew that there was NO way I could duplicate it, so instead, I just did random criss crosses.  I had 3 different widths of ribbon, and glued one end, waited until it had cooled, and then wrapped it around and glued the other side on the back.

I put it back in the frame, and used a staple gun to hold it in, (that was the way the original artwork was held in).

Perfect for two little girls!

Garden Update

We watered to late in the morning (ok...we slept in, it was closer to noon) and burnt the leaves on the beans.  No wilting so far, hopefully they'll bounce back!  We learned our lesson!