The snow’s melting, and the crocus are up! (They’ve probably been up for a week, but we’ve had two snow storms (yes, it is April) over the past week, so pictures weren’t easy to get. So I knew I was growing way more seedlings than I did before, so I bought another grow light. […]
One of my clivia is finally blooming – for the first time in about five years, I think. I’d really missed them – it’s such a nice sign of things to come this time of year. In other news, my seedlings are doing really well – I need to get a bunch of them into
Having to move the table I used to put the grow light out has worked out in spades. It ended up near the warmest radiator in the house, which is also the sunniest spot in the house, so I had a place to start the seed starting trays that was warmer than it’s ever
It doesn’t look like much – but planting season is on! Today, I planted cornflowers, chocolate flowers, calendula, gem marigolds, chamomile, Thai basil, Swiss chard, lacinato kale, shallots, and two kind of eggplant. I also got this year’s application for the community garden plot on Friday, so that’s all ready to put in the mail.
I’ve extended my seed starting kit – I’ve now got two grow lights, and I got shelves to attach them both to. I don’t plan on actually planting anything until next weekend, and won’t need this until anything actually sprouts, but it snowed today, so seemed as good a time as any to get this
Seed buying is complete. I even have the lavender in the fridge doing a six week pre-planting primer I saw recommended. I’m so ready for Spring to show up. (It’s at least lighter in the evening, and we’re getting above freezing temperatures with some regularity…)
It’s cool and gray (though at least it’s above freezing temporarily). I couldn’t help myself.
Well, with the exception of a few pots of herbs at home, both gardens are put to bed. It was a really good year, and I’m already really stoked for next year. I’m so looking forward to expanding what I can do in the community garden plot, now that I have a better handle
This year’s tally from the one tree yard: fifteen bags. We definitely benefited from the October storm here. I’ll probably have another half a bag’s clean up to do a little later. I had these bagged up and half of them over to my mother’s house on Saturday morning. The rest were over
The community garden plot’s down to the kale, sprouting broccoli and collards. The calendula just didn’t look happy anymore – now that it’s November, it has gotten a bit colder, so I pulled those out yesterday. We’ll see how much longer the above lasts. It looks very weird over there with so many
