back garden

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Spring clean up is finally done.   I got two more bags of leaves and other detritus out of the nooks and crannies of the back yard. The herbs aren’t doing much yet – the lemon thyme is starting to stir, and I’ve got just a bit of mint in one of the three pots. […]

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Crocus

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It was in the 50’s yesterday.   So far, it’s hit 75 today.   The daffodils shot up six inches and started to bloom overnight.    Allergies not withstanding, I went out this morning and did some clean up.    Speaking of allergies, I finally got officially tested this weekend, and I am indeed allergic

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begonia cuttings

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I’ve got all but the husk cherries into bigger pots now, and I’ve given up on the unsprouted seeds. I’ve realized it’s going to be a bit of a pain bringing this many plants in and out for hardening off, so I’ve been investigating mini cold frame/green house ideas so I can set something up

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seedlings

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My seedlings have been doing great, enough that I moved the Swiss chard, zinnias, calendula, kale, and the lone nasturtium, to bigger pots this weekend. The husk cherries only finally sprouted last week, and the blood sorrel is still pretty small, so I’m waiting a bit on those.

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Crocus

Spring?

So it was really warm the past two weeks or so.    Like up to around 50.     Melted that all that snow we just got, even.   (The fog on several days has been unbelievable.)     And so, there are bulbs.    (From left to right – daffodils, crocus and garlic chives.)

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seed starting

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My seeds are started for the year.   I’ve got Swiss chard, Lacinto kale, nasturtiums, blood sorrel, calendula, zinnias, and husk cherries. I’m trying something a little different with seed storage – the above has rice in it, and is currently in a cold part of the fridge. Here’s the rig in place.   (I’ll

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seed starting setup

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And so it begins… Next weekend is going to be seed starting time, so I cleaned up and gathered things together this weekend.    I had to restock the peat pellets.    (What I plan to do this year is start them in the peat pellets, and put them in the little pots when I

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