The day before I went away, I received an email that the waiting list on the brand new community garden a few blocks away had opened up, and I had a spot waiting for me for this year if I still wanted it. So it doesn’t look like much at the moment, but I’ve been […]
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Before my trip Down East, I’d given some serious thought to how I was going to harden off my seedlings, since I’ve done too many this year to be able to bring them in and out every day for a week or so. After much googling, I finally settled on a modified hoop house,
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.
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
So we officially got ten inches in that charming April Fool’s Day storm. We stayed inside the whole day, and the next day only shoveled out the walks. Figured as long as we could get to the cars and the mail man could get to our door the next day, we’d be
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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
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.
It might be freezing outside, but I’m getting results a week in from my seed starting. All of the blood sorrel has sprouted, and I’ve got Swiss chard, kale, zinnias, and calendula.
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.)
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
