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Just Plants Photos
Photos of our start-up, beginning July/August 2007
As we built and set out our first bed in late July 2007.
We had 12' used lumber available, so we built the bed in sections, each 12' long and 4' wide and laid
them out end-to-end to make a bed 48' long.
We used weedblocker cloth under the beds to give us a clean surface to work with.
We knew things would be wet from the mist, so we wanted a nice place to walk, as well as to place our sand flats and pots.
Also, we didn't want to have to contend with all the weeds and grass.
First cuttings taken August 9, 2007. A close-up of those first cuttings.
Cat-proofing the sand pile. Temporary potting shed! (It all landed on
my covered back deck.
Quick fix for shade when the temps got August 16, 2007 Put some extensions
up around 107 every day. on the posts so we could tie the tarp up
higher and get a bit more shade out of it.
Timer in a box
First working station. Right out in the Work station set up in a more permanent
open. location. Some day, we will build a shed
right here. In the meantime, we sit in the
open air and have fun.
August 16, 2007
Shifting up into pots. August. 16.
Actually, these are rooted cuttings we bought. didn't have a place for them, so stuck them along
side the bed where they would get the overspray from the mister.
Later, we were able to get shade cloth up on the rest of the bed and moved them down to the far end.
Those first pots, joined by others.
Second bed in place Sept. 13. 2007
1st bed row getting full. That is why we had to add
the one on the left. 9/13/07
Rosemary shifted up into plug packs.
Sept. 13, 2007 Rosemary sticks in the Rosemary cuttings and some shifted up into plugs. Many more to go.
front. Peppermint cuttings in the back.
October 4, 2007 on a cloudy day.
Compare this photo with the one for The bright green flat is mullein seed that we
September 13. We have filled all but 2 harvested and scattered on a sand flat.
of the 4X6' sections already. We begin There are hundreds of seedlings here.
construction of beds number 3 & 4 in We are experimenting with this plant. It is
the next few days. Bed space fills up such a good medicinal plant that we want to
quickly when we begin shifting plants up propagate it and see what happens.
into plugs and pots.
These pictures don't do these pots justice. Here we have some of our Gardenia potted up
for the Xmas gift pots we are preparing. We have thousands of pots in the making.
The pot in the center is called Cuban The gold variegated euonymus is looking
Oregano. It smells divine, if you like perky. We plan to grow these out and sell
pizza. It is not frost hardy, so I'll take it in them next year. Beside them are pots of
during the winter. I got a dozen cuttings Yoshino Cryptomaria - Japanese Cedar.
that are nicely rooted and will have to find
space for them indoors, too. Nice sturdy
growth, since I cut it back. Loves the
mist bed, but wants to be a bit removed
from the full flow of the mist.
At the Flea Market Oct. 21, 07. Patty eating pop corn. Janice hiding behind the Leylands.
Coming soon: More photos of Janice & Patty working with plants, so you can get acquainted with us, as well as our cuttings.
More pictures of The Blue Bird's Nest property
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