I moved the Swiss chard and Tuscan kale to bigger pots today. This means officially giving up on the nasturtiums and sorrel. I guess sorrel seed has about a two year shelf life. (Too bad mine never went to seed. It would be nice to be able to save seed – the […]
They’re looking a little beat up, but the daffodils are blooming. I’ve also taken the pots out of the garage today. Surprisingly, only one of the hostas is sprouting up. The pots are pretty dry, so I’m not sure if that’s the reason. We’ll see what a little sun and some
Ok, I realize I should be thankful that we did not have a repeat of last year, but seriously, it’s April. Cut it out! The flowers don’t appreciate it…
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Yeah, so second day of Spring this year, it snowed. Have I mentioned the daffodils are actually budding? (See the third picture above.) It’s gone now, but it was definitely a moment of “Really?”.
We have crocus. A full month earlier than last year. The contrast of this winter to last winter continues to crack me up. In other news, the grow light is going, as of yesterday. To the left, all of my kale planting has sprouted. To the right, a solitary Swiss chard.
It’s begun! I’m totally pirating multiple seed starting systems this year. I wanted little pots, but still needed some larger trays, so I’m reusing the tray for the pods from last year. Filling those with soil and getting it wet through took forever! Here’s the germination set up, on
Why yes, it is the last weekend in February, and my back yard is snow free. And I do have the following sprouting the side garden: It’s almost a little hard to believe last year happened…
We’re finally set to have some sort of wintery precipitation tomorrow, and it’s gotten a little colder. Seemed as good a reason as any to finally put the garden away. So, this morning, things went from the above… to the below. Feels like a crazy end of an era. Things
So this is still my garden, as of last Sunday. I had intended to put it to bed, but it was still so green! I did put the mint away – it was looking pretty scraggly. But the sorrel, chard, thyme, and parsley still look great. Heck, I still have
