There's not a lot of gardening to do right now other than planning and taking advantage of some sales. However, some of the warmer regions are no doubt beginning to start seeds indoors.
Black Agnes has sent me a link about technology, I thought I would share it with you in case you missed it:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2980930/posts
What's going on where you live? Have a great weekend. God Bless.
Pinging the garden list.
Working hard on getting my aquaponics system set up in time for spring which is very soon here in SC. Some of my started plants are already begging to be outside. Hoping this cold snap is the last for the season.
Started snowing about an hour ago here .... we should get 1-2 inches so it won’t cause any havoc beyond tonight when the idiots who don’t know how to drive in a little snow try to get home from work. The ground is frozen (what? I don’t think it froze once last year!) so it’s all sticking. The most “happening” place around ... the birdfeeders! Put out suet cakes today with the usual black oil sunflower seeds so the birds are really happy!
Nothing moving. Frozen Tundra, LOL!
I am getting my Garden Center all set up for Spring seed starting, though. The first weekend in February are when things start to rock around here for that.
At home I am enjoying forced Paperwhites, and my three Amaryllis are in glorious bloom! My Christmas Cactus are done for the season and resting, after putting on a gorgeous display.
Starting some salad greens and micro-greens indoors under lights and I always have sprouts going. Green Goodness in a dark Wisconsin Winter.
The month of February is always the l-o-n-g-e-s-t one for me, despite the chocolate and jewelry gift aspect of it mid-month, LOL!
Not much happening here. My job interview went really well, and the second interview went even better, but then the company’s client backed out, which meant the job I was applying for no longer existed. So, I’m back to planning out my 3-season gardening campout.
The person with the corn variety I want still hasn’t updated her list for this year, so I emailed her asking if she was going to offer it. There’s an alternate variety, but I’d need to order before February to get the free shipping deal, so I’d like to know soon.
Still the highest bidder on the freeze dryer I found. The auction site was down for several days, so the auction got extended. Otherwise I’d have it by now. When i go to pick it up, I might see what their glass labware is going for, and get enough to distill my own water.
Got one project brewing. Years ago, my dad was in France as part of his job, and really loved this raspberry drink he tried. He said it was raspberry cognac, but when I looked it up nothing like that existed, so I think he meant cordial. So, mom and I got a fancy glass bottle and some ingredients, and I’m making it using my own home-grown raspberries that we had in the freezer. There were several recipes, the simplest one being just equal parts fruit, sugar, and vodka.
Bhut Jolokia (regular and peach) sitting under the lights, along with the Yellow Devil’s Tongue, Naga Morich, Trinidad Scorpion and the TS Moruga strain...also have a couple of beautiful flats of Iditarod Red dwarf tomatoes going...prettiest tomato seedlings I’ve ever seen; short and stocky, very healthy appearance. Purple of Sicily and Cheddar Cauliflower also doing well. Planting sweet peppers earlier as well, since they need time at the end of the season to change to their designated colors...broccoli spouts, basil, cumin, catnip coming right along. The green is nice to keep you company when it’s 2 (that’s TWO) degrees with a howling wind. I’ll have my wife pull out my swim trunks and lawn chair for the greenhouse by next week, though...may break 40 by Tuesday.
Is your power off, greeneyes, or are you sick - you dropped out of the discussion. Hope all is well.
Does anyone have a technique to stop fungus from forming on seeds in peat pots?