Things are looking up in the garden....finally!

Finally things are starting to warm up a bit and I was able to do more outdoor gardening.  My seedlings had gotten so big in the house, that even thought it might not be as warm as the plants like, I had to stick a few in the ground.  So far so good, they are holding there own.  I am also hardening off a few in the green house.

My planter radishes are almost ready to eat.

Coleus cuttings from last October, they got huge!

Hardening off the tomatoes

One of the overwintered geraniums

My helper, Rudy

Peas

Beets

Zucchini

Herbs

Hope everybody is enjoying there gardens too!



COLEUS EXPERIMENT

I had heard that coleus were great for cuttings, but was one plant I hadn't tried yet.  I had 6 different varieties this last season and I wished, like I do every year, that I could save some.  I really didn't realize how easy it was or would be to grow cuttings of a coleus.

I am lucky enough to have a garden window in my kitchen, kinda like a mini greenhouse, to be able to keep plants happy and thriving in the winter.  These cuttings were only about 3 inch tall when put in the pots and are now  1 to 2 feet tall.

All these cuttings have been in my garden window since September 28th, 2011

A 2 foot tall coleus cutting.