Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Bearded Irises - Listing them CHEAP on eBay
I am downsizing since I can't keep up with everything I have any more and the weeds have been winning out. I will be listing daylilies soon too.
Here is the link to my eBay items:
http://shop.ebay.com/cathys-hobby-garden/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
Please look inside the listings on the ones that don't have galley photos. I've searched the web and provided a web address within those listings, so you'll be able to copy and paste it into another browser window to view pictures of those irises.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Created my own Facebook Application Today
My application is called Tall Bearded Iris. Check it out and send some of your friends a very stunning iris.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
HOW TO GROW TOMATOES
Growing tomatoes can be accomplished fairly easily, and if done right, you can have your own batch of juicy succulent tomatoes. What you would essentially need is a good pot or some space outside your home, good drainage, and some dirt/compost In growing tomatoes, try and get a loose dark soil. Acidity levels of around 6.2pH are good especially if you want big tomatoes.
If you intend to grow the plant's in pots as opposed to the ground, make sure that you do not add to much fertilizer; a rule of thumb is that around one tablespoon of fertilizer should be enough for a ten gallon pot, and this fertilizer should ideally be added to the soil a couple of weeks before planting the plant.However, please consider the label recommendations for the particular fertilizer you are using.
Buying your young plants is an important aspect in the final outcome. It is important that you get your young plants from a trusted source, as this would largely affect the produce of your efforts. While there are scores of trusted providers to choose from, try and get you requirements met by providers who specialize in their given field.
Once you’ve planted your tomato plants, it is a good idea to stake your plants as this improves the production and also makes getting to the tomatoes after they’re ready easier. In doing so, use minimal force in pushing the stakes beside the plant because excessive force could hurt the plant’s roots. Use a yarn or a soft twine to tie the stake to the plant, and ensure that you leave some room for the plant to grow.
If you are growing your plants outdoors, make sure that you plant them at least 24” apart, as planting them too close to each other could result in reduced air circulation, and can result in diseases breaking out. Since tomatoes have a very high percentage of water (around 95%), it is necessary that you water your plants every day. In growing your tomato plants outdoors, try and cover the soil with hay, mulch, etc, so that evaporation in minimized.
With the following details taken care, you should have your own batch of fresh tomatoes in no time, and might probably never have to buy a tomato again.
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Daffodils Announce Dawning of New Spring
The snow has melted and the earth is nice and moist. Not a day for tilling - though I must confess I did try to jump the gun and encased the tiller in a coating of mud.
Since it was too wet to till, instead I set myself to the task of returning all the heaved up tags back into their places. Yes, and it is supposed to rain again Sunday night, so in all likelihood, I will soon have to do this all over again.
No one has commented yet in the blog - I suppose that I will need to send out some invitations and invite all the gardeners I know.
If you're reading my blog, please take a moment to leave me a comment.
Thanks,
Cathy
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Favorite Iris Photos - Which is your favorite?
Let me know which ones you like the best!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Welcome to Cathy's Hobby Garden Blogspot
It is February 25, 2009 and this is the beginning day for Cathy's Hobby Garden Blog.
My vision for Cathy's Hobby Garden is for it to become a place for online gardeners to gather together to share information, photos, ideas, interesting news, promote products, contribute and find valuable marketing and networking information and resources relevant and profitable for farmers and gardeners in growing our businesses or just perhaps sharing hopes and dreams with others who understand our passion for gardening.
If you have internet web albums with your garden photos and they are pretty good quality, I would love to be invited to link to those. Please do share, photos, events, links to your sites, articles and items that I can showcase for you on my site.
Spring is right around the corner and I'm so eager to get out there and start planting the 400+ daylily seedlings that have been growing in my kitchen over the winter. I think this must have been my way of chasing away the winter blues, so that I could experience the bright warmth of spring a little bit earlier.
Now isn't it odd that by the end of summer we are ready for fall and winter to rescue us from the hot heat of late summer, but then when winter arrives, we can hardly wait for spring to get here so we can get back to working in our gardens again. Iris in photo: Block Party. Photos copyright by atttribute: www.CathysHobbyGarden.com.