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| daffodils |
It's February and I'm getting the "bug"! I feel the call to start digging in the dirt again. My list keep growing, (especially after pouring over Pintrest), but I'll take it one week at a time.
So, two weeks ago, I spaded one square of my vegetable garden and sowed some cool season vegetables straight into the soil: peas, lettuce, carrots and spinach. We had a drop in temperature, so not sure if I need to re-seed or not. I was reading up on the temperatures needed to germinate. The ground needs to stay at 35 degrees for spinach, but peas need air temperature at 60-65 degrees. So, may need to replant the peas.
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| pepper seeds starting to sprout |
I also got out my clear plastic bins, cleaned them up from last year and filled 2 of them with fresh soil. I turned the other 2 clear bins upside down and "hinged" them with duct tape to the filled bottoms. I then added some water to moisten the potting soil. Finally, I made little ditches with a popsicle stick, sprinkled my seeds and labeled my popsicle sticks. One "terrarium" is different varieties of tomatoes; the other is different variety of peppers. They are stacked on top of each other by my sliding glass doors. After 2 weeks, I have tomato sprouts and peppers just starting to come up! So excited! I am trying to remember to turn the boxes every few days, because they bend toward the light and I don't want leaning plants.
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| tomato sprouts in plastic bin |
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| engraved, flattened spoons markers |
Last night I found my spoons that had nicks in them, (because of slipping down into the kitchen disposal). I got a hammer and flattened them out and then used my husband's engraving tool to write herb names on them. They will add charm to my herb pots. I had been wanting to do that for years and finally got it done.
I also had my first
Backyard Gardener's Workshop on Saturday, Feb 18th! We had 6 attendees with lots of questions. Talked about how gardening in doing the stuff of tilling, amending Georgian clay, seasons of planting and watering. I tried to reassure the ladies to start with a few things so as not to waste their resources and get discouraged. We did the the seed-starting with the bins they brought. And I talked about being simply organized, like using an old calender to record when to do what or using a binder to put your garden notes and ideas in. I tried to keep the information simple and told them to try some things. If it doesn't work, adjust some things and try again. I think it was helpful. Thanks to everyone who encouraged me to do this! It was fun. They wanted to know when the next one is! Good sign.
