Slik&Friends-Growin-Some-Veggies Grow Journal

Alright, this journal is for anyone who is growing them some good eats. I dont care if its inside or out, hydro or organic, as long as its edible.

were all friends here so lets try to play nice. i like big pics not thumbnails but if this drives people crazy we can work around it.

im not the greatest writer so please contribute as this will get boring by myself.

im starting inside in my growroom this year. im using a mix of about 30/70 potting soil/sphagnum moss in 2" and 3" peat pots. most of what i planted/will plant will be going outside when its suitable but i do want to try to keep a few item inside.

heres what i started about a week ago



i thinned the tomatos and cucumbers into individual pots yesterday and started a couple more icebergs as only one came up.

i have about 15 nice tomato starts, 6 cucumbers coming along very nicely, 2 tiny broccoli sprouts, a iceberg sprout, a pea plant, and a single spaggetti squash.

im gonna go out here in just a bit to get some more seeds. everything i started so far is leftovers from last year. i want some peppers(green, chile, maybe habenero), green beans, and cherry tomatos. im also looking into getting some day-nuetral strawberries for both inside and out and blueberries as well.

i got some crazy hot peppers goin now .... ill be back with a pic
also im gonna start a shit load of bell peppers and plum tomatoes inside that will go outside in a month

I'd like to play the garden game too. All my stuff is going to go live outside once the weather permits.

1) My seeds so far

2) genovese basil (about 3 weeks old)

3) mammoth basil (about 2 weeks old)

4) baby iceberg lettuce ( 1 week old)

5) carrots and other whats not (carrots are 3 weeks old)

6) onions (3 weeks old, keeping them on 12/12 until they can go into the yard)

miss- you like those expando-peat pellets those carrots are in? i have loads of them and havent tried them yet.

i just got back from the local ace and got green bell pepper seeds, cherry tomatos, and my green beans. i was gonna get basil, thyme, and some other spices but apparently i cant count and didnt have enough at the register. also got a small bag of vermiculite to lighten up my potting mix.

and i found carrot seeds i was looking for.

Yes I like the peat pellets. When I plant them I just tear the netting off of them. I have one of the really small jiffy plastic greenhouse things, it holds like 10 pellets. I start them in there and put it on a heating pad. The basil sprouted in 1 day. The lettuce, I have 2 in one pellet, I can just tear the pellet in half when I transfer them to another pot or outdoors.

I haven't tried the peat pellets for weed seeds, but I do have a clone in one right now, testing it out.

i need to get me som basil too ... that shit looks tasty miss

i got a head start on this at the beginning of january. heres about half my indoor garden. it was nice so i put them outside. i left them outside last night to see if they would survive.

misshestermoffitt said:

I have one of the really small jiffy plastic greenhouse things, it holds like 10 pellets.

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have you seen my mini greenhouses?



i bet you remember these miss, shoulda been around happy meal age for your kids when they came out.

thanks Ronald.

The mammoth basil is supposed to have really big leaves, wrap a chicken breast in it, throw in a spring of thyme and sage and toss it on the grill. That's the plan.

There's a really pretty purple basil I want to get too. This year instead of flower pots, I'm planting veggie pots instead. I think I'm going to do one with different kinds of leaf lettuce.

420weedman said:

i need to get me som basil too ... that shit looks tasty miss

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That is so cool !!! I don't remember them being in happy meals, but my kids haven't been happy meal age for a good 15 years.

SlikWiLL13 said:

have you seen my mini greenhouses?

i bet you remember these miss, shoulda been around happy meal age for your kids when they came out.

thanks Ronald.

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another garden pic for the big journal. this is about a week ago

misshestermoffitt said:

That is so cool !!! I don't remember them being in happy meals, but my kids haven't been happy meal age for a good 15 years.

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theyre from the mid 90's, came with a little bag if dirt and some flower seeds. i have 4 1/2 of them.


just planted 2- 3" peat pots with cherry tomatos, 2- 3' peat pots with green beans, 1- 3" peat pot of green peppers, and a 6-pack of those connected peat flats with short-n-sweet carrots.

gonna get the kid from school early and enjoy the day. take care all.

SlikWiLL13 said:

have you seen my mini greenhouses?

i bet you remember these miss, shoulda been around happy meal age for your kids when they came out.

thanks Ronald.

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Oh my god.... is.... is that the.... infamous mary jane ?

Cool pic.

You've got quite the large indoor garden going on. Looks good !!!

sittinherebored said:

another garden pic for the big journal. this is about a week ago

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misshestermoffitt said:

You've got quite the large indoor garden going on. Looks good !!!

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thanx. i got to eat my first strawberry today. im in the process of making it half pot and half peppers

sittinherebored said:

thanx. i got to eat my first strawberry today. im in the process of making it half pot and half peppers

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i really want some of those strawberries... im gonna get some.

i have alot of fruit plants...

over 2 year old pineapple...





bananas and that pineapple...



sweet pomegranate...



persian mulberry...





bonsai blueberry just coming back from dormancy...





lemon seedling...



i also have these going in my tarantula's tank lemonXak47...

cool bannana trees! tell me, do they fruit once or all year?


all good stuff people. thanks for the input. i do a pic update in a day or two myself.