Here Fishy, Fishy (or something smells fishy in here)

I just bought this FISH EMULSION for the garden. Every book I've been reading has been talking about this and I hope it helps my veggies get fruit and grow large. It is kind of brown and soupy and has pungent odor, but the container said it should be "odorless". Maybe after applying it. Hopefully. It says it is 5-1-1 NPK which is shorthand chemical speak for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, all good things your plants want and need to grow.

And HERE is a link to how Alaska Fish Fertilizer is created.

Container Gardening

I was asked this weekend by a cousin about starting some vegetable gardening at her townhouse and found some great information from Texas A&M

I was pretty happy with the information, and the best part is this site doesn't overwhelm with too much useless chatter.

Peas and Beans are Up

My Peas and Beans are up! Very exciting.

Raised Garden day - whatever

I finished off the beds with the boy and had the soil delivered. Just started planting yesterday in the new beds (before the cold and rain today).

Raised Garden - Day 2 or so

Here is the before shot (the tarp is to try to kill the grass)




And the after shot:

Project - Raised Garden Bed

I've been silent for some time, but now I'm going to post about my next project:

A Raised Bed Garden - Urban style (I've a pretty small back yard)

I've started with this link sent to me by my Dad (my own personal PhD plant/garden/trees expert):

http://www.eartheasy.com/grow_raised_beds.htm#a

I'm going to drag the kids to Lowes today to buy some lumber. J helped me lay out 4 4'x 8' beds in the back yard with some twine. We then put down a blue tarp to kill the grass and weeds below.

Facebook and reminiscing (Love Junkies)

I am enjoying Facebook for reconnecting to all my friends from near and far, but also keep remembering good times that aren't recorded anywhere else, and Google searches show up nothing. Here on my blog, then, I'll post some keywords and hope to shake loose some more old good friends.

Joe Mozzarella, or Ball State Fame
The Love Junkies, also of my BSU days. I played keyboards for this New Wave band, and my first gig with them was at the Flying Tomato in Muncie (Ball State). Ok, google spiders, do your work.

new game for us - RUMMIKUB

This game rocks even more than Hearts. I'll post more later (yeah, right) but we've been playing it almost every night for a week. Now we are finally to the point where we have the rules down pretty well and our strategery is beginning to work. Yes, I said strategery. The Rummikub website is kind of kludgy, but HERE it is.

Quick Post - I Heart Hearts

We have been playing Hearts recently and love the game. It is a quick hand and really allows us to stick the points to each other. A nice reverse-type points card game. I know it is all over the Internets and whatnot, but nothing beats sitting down at the kitchen table my Grandma and Grandpa used to use when they were first married and playing a fun game of cards.