The other garden task I was behind on was planting up the seedlings. I had bought another grow light last year, after two wasn’t enough for what I planted last winter. I’d tried to set it up when I first planted seedlings, but the zip ties I needed were no where to be found. Those […]
One of the very irritating things about Covid (I’m choosing to just be irritated) is that I had plans for those two lost weekends. Yard work plans had factored in heavily. There’s a large pile of mulch under a tarp right now we had delivered two days before I developed symptoms, that I feel like
Guess who’s back in the yard? I had wanted to plant peas last week, but it was way too wet. BF had seen our little buddy around earlier, but I finally saw him yesterday, so plans had to be made to keep the peas safe. I already had the support up from my prep-work last
For the second year in a row, the Grammie begonia is blooming. It only bloomed once in the seventeen years we lived at the apartment. I guess it really likes this window. One of the bad things about working from home is I’ve gotten really bad about turning on my personal computer, so I’ve fallen
There are plants! Mostly dahlias, but one of the peppers decided to come out this morning.
This is my first stab at doing a master plan for the yard. The back yard plan is definitely longer term, but the front yard is something I could start on sooner. Really interesting exercise – I’m glad it’s not locked in stone, because I’m sure I’ll change it, but it did help me put
I bit the bullet and did a Johnny’s order this year. The one thing I don’t like about Johnny’s is that they’re not really in it for the home growers, so their shipping costs are much more expensive than most other seed companies. I ultimately don’t mind paying them, because they’re a wonderful, local to
I’m doing an online garden design class – I decided I wanted to approach this new garden a little more planfully since I have so much more room than I’ve ever had before to deal with. The pictures above are the first substantial home work – doing a detailed plan of the plot. I ended
The last couple of weekends have been about putting the garden to bed for the season. The rain barrels are down, and the trellis has been stowed behind the shed. The shed itself is looking neater inside than it has in months. On Thanksgiving morning, after a walk at Two Lights, my mother and I
