Miss Gordon's Blog

Week 1 :  My blog post this week focused on getting my ducks in a row. During this week, I took my seedlings and transported them into larger solo cups. For my seedlings, I found the best success with the Jiffy Pods . They were a super easy and effective tool to use when starting a plant from seed. I have attached a photo of my "Before" and "After" photo.  Week 2: As with many learning experiences, there are ups and downs. This week I experienced, some down. Where I reside had multiple inches of rain within a few days. My garden space where I was to plant my transplanted seedlings was a huge mud hole! While the weather was poor this week, I took the time to research how to make gorgeous flower pots. Below, I have attached some photos of the pots I created! Week 3: Another week had gone by and the weather at home had not improved. This week I also came to the realization that the weather greatly impacts my new hobby. This week, my blog post was focused on where I sho...

     Well, today is Week 5 of my Learning Project.  Week 5 was a very hard week in regards to my Learning Project. While being away for the weekend, our farm received a huge rain and wind storm. Many of my seedlings did not survive. This week I felt major defeat. Many of my seedlings have been nurturing since March.       I decided to scratch my original garden plans and plant my garden into a raised garden bed on the side of our house.  When the weather decides to cooperate, I will be using my garden space for seeds I have not started yet. With changing the plans of my Learning Project, I feel the failure of my Learning Project. Raised Garden Bed & Garden Space      So, in my raised garden bed I will plant, green onion, parsley, beets, and dill. I decided to narrow down my quantity of food and focus on what we eat most. My specialty is making Beatnicks for my family to enjoy. By having garden-grown beats in my raised garde...

 Hi all!     I recently have done a bit of research in regard to maintaining my flower pots since it's the only crop I currently have right now. Four of the flower pots I have created have petunias in them. I have come to realize they have quite a bit of maintenance. I have found myself outside slowly picking away at my flower pots to perfect them. After some thought, I realized I actually had zero ideas about what I was doing so this is how this blog bost came to bloom (see what I did there).  - What is the correct way to deadhead petunias?       Thanks to Homes and Garden ,  I know all the steps of how to deadhead a Petunia flower. Although it's pretty straightforward, there are some techniques. The correct way to deadhead a Petunia begins with ensuring the flower is dead. If the flower is drooping and strived up, it is time to remove the dead flower.  First, you will need to decide if you want to remove the dead flower with your fingers or...

Welcome back!     As I write this blog post, the sun is shining down on my empty and wet garden bed. In the last 4 days, we have received roughly 2 inches of rain. I had planned to put my garden in this past weekend but, the rain has resulted in a very muddy garden space. The forecast for the next few days is calling for sunshine so I am hoping the sunny days that approach will dry my garden up. If this is the case, the garden will be put in this weekend! So while the rain poured down, I decided to do some planning and research for my garden space. For my planning, I used the Google Tool, Jamboard . So, here is my review:     I may be one of the only Education Students who has never used Jamboard. I have heard about Jamboard within classes and classroom experience but I have never created one. As I navigated around this new tool, I found a few pros and cons. Pros: - I enjoyed the fact that Jamboard had a Google Image extension. I am a HUGE visual learner an...

    With no progress happening this week in the garden due to the terrible weather we've been having, I decided to make my blog post today about where I purchased my seed for my garden this summer.       One of the hardest parts of my seed shopping for my 2022 Garden was: What do I want to plant? It's very easy to get overwhelmed when deciding what to plant in your garden. I often would "add to cart" online when ordering seeds and then suddenly notice my cart was WAY too full. My biggest tip to any future gardener is to start small and pick a few of your favorites. For flower seeds this year, I decided on sunflowers, sweet peas, and cosmos. For garden seeds, I had to narrow down what I wanted to plant by analyzing what fruits and veggies are most commonly eaten in our home. I decided on beets (Beetniks and Borscht are a staple in our home), strawberries, celery, peas, peppers, cucumbers, carrots, and tomatoes. I haven't quite decided if I will plant potatoe...

 Hi all!      As I stated in my Who is Miss Gordon?   blog post, I  currently reside on a farm outside of Canora, SK on Treaty 4 territory. In the last week, we have experienced quite a bit of rain. Unfortunately, our rain gauge is out of commission so I don't have an exact rain amount but believe me when I say, it's ALOT. With all this rain, my garden planting date has been pushed back yet again.     While I wait until my garden plot dries up, I have started researching how to create flower pots. To begin I started searching on Pinterest . I have really enjoyed using Pinterest thus far in my Learning Project journey because it has a creative demeanor. After searching for a while, I realized my favorite flower pot arrangements have a thriller , filler , and a spiller . If you aren't familiar with flower pot arrangements, this probably sounds like gibberish but let me explain. A thriller is a plant that has some pizzazz. Often thrillers are ta...

    For the last 3 summers, I have subscribed to a local florist's weekly flower subscription. The weekly drop off's were such an uplifting joy. This summer is a little bit different for me. This past March, my boyfriend and I made the move out to his family farm. There are so many pros to "farm life" but my favorite... the garden space!  I love flowers and I want to grow my own produce. Growing my own produce will be more cost-effective and allow for a stronger appreciation of the food we eat.   This is my first time ever having a garden.  I didn't have a garden space at my childhood home or in the extremely small suite we lived in prior to our move to the farm. I didn't have a garden space at my childhood home. I have never gardened any fruit or vegetable. I have gardened flowers in the past but on a WAY smaller scale than I will this summer. I have attached a photo below of the size of my future garden (and the gorgeous Saskatchewan skies).    ...