Organic Indoor Salad Greens: End of Week 6

Organic Indoor Eros Escarole

   What a wonderful sight! I cannot hold a smile back when I see anything growing in a garden. Salad Greens are no exception, to me certain leafy greens just grow incredibly beautifully. My Organic Eros Escarole, in the picture above, took on a whole new journey. Some of the leaves as you can see started drying up, so I gave the plant a little extra manure. After doing that, it seemed to have gotten back into the healthy growing spirit. As you can see in the middle of the plant, the new leaves that are sprouting are growing at an amazing rate. This growth seemed to have happened over a series of three nights. Which I am totally grateful for!

Organic Indoor Gourmet European Mesclun Salad Mix

   After already using the "cut and come again" technique all of my salad greens seem to reproducing quite well. These Gourmet Mesclun Greens are thriving off of just compost, manure and water. Nothing special is needed to grow a full pot of salad greens, especially since these greens are fully mature under a month. I cannot stress how easy and how rewarding growing your own greens can be. I mean I seriously stopped buying salad greens from the market all together because of my indoor organic salad greens I am growing. After a while of constantly going to the market and buying fresh salad, only to have to throw away the last portion that usually ends up getting soggy from packaging it is in.

   There is no limit to what we can grow indoors, as long as you have the right equipment that is! Thanks again for following my grow-log, it means so much for me. Leave me a comment if you have any questions or inquiries. Until next time friends....


¤ Keep it GREEN and Keep it GROWING

HyperSmash

Organic Indoor French Radish: End of Week 5

Organic Indoor French Radish

   Another week and more growth to show for these beautiful delicious little morsels. I cannot believe time has gone by this fast, I mean look! Each radish bulb seems to be wanting to come up from the soil. I went and looked over all of the weekly and bi-weekly photos I have taken of these Organic French Radishes over the past five weeks. Truly, I am amazed at what nature is. This proves that life is everywhere we look and we can help maintain these precious lives so that future generations know what they are and how they came to be. These radishes have grown and shown me that even with a little help, the outcome can be magnificent.

Organic Indoor French Radish

   You can see here that these little red devils are about ready for harvesting. I would say about four or five more days until I pluck these little mouth-watering organic french radishes. As soon as I pluck these I am going to sow more radish seeds and I am thinking about sowing two different radish cultivar seeds together in the same pot, which will give me a choice of which type of radish I would like to use that particular day after I harvest and store them properly.

Next post will hopefully be on a harvest video for these wonderful little guys. Thanks again for staying with my grow log and seeing how little effort it takes to grow your own organic healthy food. Subscribe/follow me for future updates and videos! Until next time fellow gardeners....

¤ Keep it GREEN and Keep it GROWING!

HyperSmash

Organic Indoor Spinach and Swiss Chard: End of Week 5

 Organic Indoor Bloomsdale Spinach

   I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to have this spinach plant growing. I love spinach. I would eat spinach every day if I could, I did not grow enough spinach to last me throughout this years winter unfortunately. But the only way we learn is through trial and error, so through my error I now know to start saving and storing my spinach a couple of weeks earlier for next winter. Bloomsdale spinach is an insanely fast reproducing spinach cultivar, I believe this cultivar should be a staple in every novice gardeners' garden. This plant usually will start fully producing around the fifty-fifth day after germination in my personal experience. This is the only spinach cultivar I have grown since I started gardening and I actually am going to try out a new spinach cultivar this spring in my organic outdoor garden, so be on the look out for those future posts and YouTube videos!

Organic Indoor Flamingo Pink Swiss Chard

   I cannot believe that my fiancees' cat decided to eat all of my swiss chard sproutlings I had previously growing in this container you see here. After planting new seeds about two weeks ago, we are at this stage yet again. But at least the growth rate and germination rate are extremely fast and ideal for the average garden. I am excited to try this plant, I always heard its similar to kale but has its own taste. It's always fun to try something new and exotic!

   Thanks again for following and reading my grow-posts, it means the world to me. Let me know what your favourite veggie or fruit is, and maybe I can tell you how to grow it! Until next time friends....

¤ Keep it GREEN and Keep it GROWING



HyperSmash

Organic Indoor Salad Greens: End of Week 5

Organic Indoor Eros Escarole

   One cannot describe how amazing it feels to know that I, with my own hands, have brought this plant to life from seed with the use of knowledge I have obtained through trial and error. This seed was extremely fast during the germination stage and had a steady growth rate throughout its life. This cultivar to me is a must grow salad green to accompany other leafy greens in whatever salad you decide to make. This growth is amazing considering this is one of the plants my cat decided to eat.

Organic Indoor Giant Caesar Lettuce

   Another one of the plants my cat thought belonged to him and his stomach. Yet look at the regrowth and how yummy these leafy greens look. I always grow this leafy salad green just because of the taste and how well this salad holds dressing whilst not getting soggy. This green I would say is about a third of the way to full maturity. Each head will be quite compact and wide. I am looking forward to sharing its full maturity with you fine folks, the pictures will be phenomenal!

Organic Indoor Gourmet European Mesclun Salad Mix

   These Gourmet European Mesclun Salad Mix leafy greens are about to mature in a day or so and be ready for my fiancee and I to have a little salad snack. These greens usually are done between twenty seven to thirty five days after germination. I will always regrow this cultivar of mesclun just because of the fact of continual harvest, which is extremely possible and highly recommended to do with the majority of mesclun cultivars.

   Another week, and more growth to show for it. I cannot wait to share a harvest video of salad greens with you fine folks. Which will come round soon enough! Thanks again for reading and following my posts, it means so much to me. Until next time friends....


¤ Keep it GREEN and Keep it GROWING!

HyperSmash

Organic Indoor Tomatoes and Peppers: End of Week 5

Organic Indoor Tomatoes

    Another week has gone by and another picture that shows the various tomatoes I have planted growth. This is truly satisfying, recording a grow-log and sharing it with you fine folk so you can see the joys and wonder of gardening. There is no way I would ever give this hobby and lifestyle of mine up for anything. The rewards are beneficial and in the long run I get to learn something new everyday about each plant and each of their cultivars. So far I have learned that these tomatoes will rapidly grow if there is a substantial amount of light. Also that no matter how sunny it is that if these tomato plants get too hot, they will wither and die. So in order to protect these lovely plants, later on I will be covering my Outdoor Organic Garden with a layer of Burlap Cloth so that the plants can get enough beneficial shade and still thrive in the deserts burning sun.

Organic Indoor Peppers

    These pepper plants are already trying to start to flower even though I have not thinned them out and transplant them into their own individual Solo Cup. Each plant's stalk is incredibly thick and flexible even though they have only been growing for about five full weeks. Which is a great sign and shows that this plant will be healthy and hopefully hold up all of its' crop when it produces. All of these peppers I am growing are going to be specifically grown for my family. Sometimes I give out free extra crop to my neighbors and friends when my immediate family cannot finish it all before the crop spoils. Hopefully these pepper plants will keep a nutritious and fast reproduction rate when they start producing beautiful yummy peppers for me to pick. I will definitely set aside a few of each pepper to see how they handle being turned into a spice.

    Hopefully you will want to start planting a vegetable plant or two and give gardening a try. Thanks again for reading my posts, it means so much to me. Leave me a comment if you have any questions, recommendations for plants to grow, or just want to chat. Until next time friends....


¤ Keep it GREEN and Keep it GROWING

HyperSmash

Organic Indoor Herbs: End of Week 5

Organic Indoor Herbs

   Yet another week has passed and my indoor garden is extremely aromatic due to the flowering and budding herbs that have been growing in there for the past five weeks. These herbs are completely relentless when it comes to growing, no wonder most people only recognize them as "weed-like" in their growth rate. I cannot begin to explain how amazing these herbs smell. The aroma is incredible, it is pretty much just having live potpourri. Everything I currently am growing is going to start to mature before I actually put it out in my outdoor garden because I want to have some living plants already to go when the last frost ends. If I timed everything right I should be having a continual harvest each week, which I am hoping I got right!

   It is always a brilliant idea if you are the home cook to maybe look into the idea of growing your own herbs, since buying them frequently can be quite costly in the long run. Not only will growing your own herbs let you have your very own herb paradise but it will also teach you about the herbs you are using in your recipes. To me it is important to know what you are eating and where it has come from. This is why I will always promote and grow everything I consume myself.

   Thanks again for reading my grow-log and staying up-to-date. Give gardening a try, maybe it will be a stress relief or your new hobby. Until next time folks....

¤ Keep it GREEN and Keep it GROWING

HyperSmash

Indoor Organic Radishes: End of Week 4

Organic French Radishes

    Completely unbelievable that it is already been twenty-one days since germination for these organic french radishes I am currently growing in my indoor garden. I am using a five gallon pot, which gives me about six or so radishes that will be fully mature and delicious. I chose these radishes specifically for salads and for my favourite, makes me feel so good inside, dish ramen. I just cannot find myself eating a bowl of ramen without radishes in it somehow. If there aren't any radishes in it, then I do not consider it a proper ramen.

    Like I said these french radishes have been growing for twenty-one days and truly have shown their growth. I believe it will be the end of January when these guys will be fully mature and ready for me to make a little harvesting video with a recipe included!

   Radishes can be one of the easiest starter plants to grow if you are a first timer wanting to grow your own food. These guys take little maintenance and require not that much water. I water mine every two days since they are in a controlled environment. I use the same soil mix is use for my tomatoes on my radishes. Just be careful about over-watering and letting the bulb of the radish unearth early! You can just cover it with extra soil to avoid this worry.

Well thanks again for following my grow-log. It's been fun sharing my plants with you fine people. Follow/subscribe for future updates and follow/subscribe on my various social media. I always follow back! Until next time...

¤ Keep it GREEN and Keep it GROWING




HyperSmash

Organic Indoor Salad Greens: End of Week 3

Organically Grown Gourmet European Salad (Mesclun) Mix

    It's always an amazing thing when you can grow a full salad mix in a little over a month. Gourmet salad mixes can be quite pricey, but with growing your own salad mix in a pot it is at least 300% cut in cost. It's that magnificent, you only just have to have some patience and a little bit of knowledge. I use the same soil I would for my spinach as I do with all of my leafy greens. Greens love to thrive of lots of amounts of nitrogen, which can be found in most manure composts. These leafy greens will be done within a week or two. Be on the look out for a video on my mesclun harvest!

Organically Grown Eros Escarole

    I was so upset, I left my indoor garden door open because the room was started to get a little bit hot. I come back in the morning to find a cooled down room, and some of my leafy green crop eaten by my fat vegetarian cat. The worst thing is this cat has no shame. Within minutes he was back inside the room, he ninja'd his way in, and was trying to eat my crop yet again whilst I was telling my fiancee about her treacherous cat. This plant was producing well, but at least I get to try out the "cut and come again" technique on this particular breed of escarole. This will set me back about two to three weeks of re-growth time. Hope that blasted cat had his fill.

Organically Grown Giant Caesar Lettuce

    This leafy green has the taste of a romaine with the texture of a butterhead lettuce, which creates a delicious salad green. Giant Caesar Lettuce is one of my re-occurring grows that I just cannot find myself straying away from. This lettuce has always produced for me, never had any dud seeds, and the taste is just so original that I cannot even find the same lettuce I grow at the market. I love it when I cannot find the same crop I grow at the market, that just goes to show there are always produce you can grow yourself that you cannot find anywhere else. Some people choose to go to the Farmer's Market.

  ¤  Thanks again for staying up to date with my grow-log! It's always fun to see progress and even better to show said progress. Until next time friends....

Keep it Green and Keep it Growing!

HyperSmash

Organic Indoor Radishes: Half-way Grown!

Organically Grown French Radishes

    Nothing is more amazing than a specific crop that only takes a month from germination to harvest to grow. Radishes are diverse in every culture and quite an abundant crop seen in the majority of households in several different countries. When you initially say the word radish to someone the first word to pop into their head will most likely be "daikon" which is a famous Japanese radish breed.

    The type of radish I am currently growing is called a "French Radish". This radish is obviously commonly used in France and has quite a crisp taste when harvested on time. These radishes have been growing for about twenty or so days now, and should be fully ready in about a week or two weeks time. I grow my radishes so I can use them for salads or ramen. I just cannot eat ramen or udon for the matter without a radish in it, it just isn't right to me. Every ramen or udon I have had ever has always had a piece of radish in it or made with radishes in the stock.

    For my spring garden I am thinking about getting a new type of radish to try to grow out there and see if there is truly a different taste between each other. I was thinking about either trying a daikon radish or a purple radish which would pop out on any dish. All in all it is so cool just to grow this crop and be able to continually harvest throughout the year with the right planting times.

    Well that is it for today's update friends! These radishes are really bolting, soon I'll be posting about harvesting them and making a video out of it. Thank you yet again for reading and staying current with my grow-log and me! Until next time....

Keep it Green and Keep it Growing!




HyperSmash

Indoor Garden Solo Cup Update: End of Week 3

Indoor Organically Grown Herbs, Tomatoes and Peppers

    Yet another week has passed us by and my indoor organic garden is looking greener by the day. All this growth is just making me excited to start getting on the ball with my outdoor organic spring garden. I will soon be thinning out and transplanting my peppers and tomatoes so they can all have enough space to grow correctly instead of being crammed together in one cup.

Organically Grown Garlic Chives, Christmas Basil, Italian Oregano, German Thyme, Common Sage, and Giant Italian Parsley

    You wouldn't believe how pungent these herbs are, it is quite ridiculous to say the least. My Garlic Chives aren't propagating as quickly as I would like them to, but patience is what gardening is all about. Considering how fast all of these herbs are growing, I would say that maybe in about three to four weeks from now these plants will have an amazing root system developed in these Solo Cups. I am going to be planting these on the outskirts of my raised garden beds to promote bees to come to my wonderful garden.

Organically Grown Carnival, Italian Pepperoncini, Giant Yellow Monster, and Early Jalapeno Peppers 

    These peppers are going to be quite the treat once I am able to harvest from them. I chose a diversity of colors and heat so that I have a variety of uses for them. Each pepper will mature at different times, which makes harvesting at different intervals key. Sometimes I let my peppers sun-dry on fishing line and crush them for later as a spice or use them for organic garden bug spray. (Only if it is a hot pepper)

Organically Grown Blue Beauty, Roman, Bloody Butcher, Super Italian Paste Tomatoes

     You barely see any vegetable gardens without tomato plants, they are a key staple. We use tomatoes to a variety of culinary uses with recipes from all around the world. Some of these tomatoes are different colors and sizes. I love growing "paste" size and cherry sized tomatoes, they make an ideal snack. These guys will be transplanted outside once they reach about two feet in height. Once spring comes, be on the look out! You'll see my tomato plants grow four times their original size!

    Well that is it for this update friends! Thank you for staying with me through my grow-log and my plants wonderful maturing journey. Hope it has been as much fun for you as it is fun for me. Until next time friends....

Keep it Green and Keep it Growing!

HyperSmash