Mavis Mail – April From Louisiana Sends in Her Garden Photos

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming!

Check out this story and pictures April from Louisiana sent in for a little garden inspiration:

Howdy!

I’ve been following your absolutely wonderful blog for about a year now and I love it! My husband has been after me for a week to take pictures of the garden and I have finally done so.

I started my garden in February this year. I planted from seeds into empty eggshells. This is my first year doing that, learning from Pinterest. I also have old rotisserie chicken containers that I used as small greenhouses. I transplanted in the middle, late March when the weather was nice. Then had two really cold spells. Go figure.

Anyways, I transplanted them, crushing the eggshells for added calcium, and some I just tossed, halved. I have my bell pepper {not from seed} garden bed, green beans and peas, lettuce, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers and squash {with marigolds to attract some pollinators}.

Then my corn, first year planting them. Then some strawberries and a few herbs. Some kind of way I forgot that my herb bed is in full sun so I will be transplanting them tomorrow. I have a flower garden along side my patio and got my first lily this morning! I am hoping the others bloom quick.

And I thought I’d send in my tires just for the heck of it. The painted tires are along my driveway, for when I get the holes filled in they will keep the rocks in the driveway and not my yard. It’s was a idea that combined two things that I liked on Pinterest.

The old tree trunk that was carved out and had flowers in it, and the painted tire pyramid with flowers. Hope you enjoyed my little garden! I learned so much from you and your readers.

Oh, I forgot. The jugs in the garden are for watering. I water the plants and fill the jugs up. I have noticed a difference, especially with my tomatoes. Last year my tomato roots were on top of the soil, due to shallow watering, this year they are well below due to the watering jugs.

~April

If you would like to have your garden, chicken coop or something you’ve made featured on One Hundred Dollars a Month, here’s what I’m looking for:

• Your Garden Pictures and Tips – I’d especially like to see your garden set ups, growing areas, and know if you are starting seeds indoors this year. If so,  show me some picture of how you are going about it.
• Your Chicken and Chicken Related Stories – Coops, Chicks, Hen’s, Roosters, Eggs, you name it. If it clucks, send us some pictures to share with the world.
• Cool Arts & Crafts – Made from your very own hands with detailed {and well photographed} pictures and instructions.
• Your pictures and stories about your pets. The more pictures and details the better.
• Garage Sale, Thrift Store and Dumpster Diving pictures and the stories behind the treasures you found including how much you paid for them.

If I feature your pictures and the stories behind them on One Hundred Dollars a Month, I will send you a $20.00 gift card to the greatest store in the world: Amazon.com.

Go  HERE for the official rules.