Woke up this morning to snow on the ground. It started sometime before 3 AM and is still falling lightly.
Hell, I might as well still be living in Wisconsin!
I have not worked on the garden since last year, and we had ice overnight here in MA, and mostly rain so far this month and more to follow, but temps into the low 60's are predicted for next week. And about a week ago I stated seedlings from tomato and Butternuts quash from last year, using a mixed of store-bought above ground garden soils and top soil that a couple neighbors bought for me (and most of the produce is for the neighborhood, by the grace of God.), and which are growing under a very improvised contraption of cheap (about $2) grow lights.
Almost all the seeds germinated (I let harvested tomato seeds stew in the juices and pulp for 2 days to remove enamel, before washing them in warm water, and letting them dry on paper bags until planting). But I have yet to pare the seedlings down to one in each cup, and I then often try to remove the ones I remove and plant them in other cups.
The Dunkin Donut cups came from a whole box a neighbor threw out years ago, and the local shop did not want them back (I asked), but i ran out this year. I likely will transplant the ones in small cups into larger containers.
Then there is the water supply.
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My youngest brother came yesterday (4 hour trip) & spent the night. He is fishing tomorrow with a friend who is an hour away from our house.
Anyway, he is super mechanical & excellent at figuring stuff out so he:
Fixed the PU truck lid that was stuck 1/2” from closing & wouldn’t go up or down.
Fixed the hose bib on one side of the house that had no water flow.
Figured out a “hack” for a damper on some of my HVAC ductwork (HVAC wanted $600 to put one in)
Got a large pine branch down that had broken off & was hung up in the tree.
Consulted with him on putting rails along the basement steps & reversing the gate at the top (my idea will work :-)
Great visit!
It was mostly warm and dry this past week here in Central Missouri. We had a few sprinkles but nothing of significance.
It’s been super windy which is drying things out faster than I would like to see. I went out in search of morels last Thursday and found two. I might go out this afternoon after my PT appt. Will depend on how my back feels and more importantly, how hard the wind is blowing.
Saturday started off with a run to St. Louis. I’m helping my Mother From Another Brother clean up the mess from her badly neglected back yard. She has a group of Americore kids who’ve been coming over chopping, pulling, bagging, and stacking for the last month or so. They had more ready to go than would fit on my 16’x7’ trailer in one load. Just the bamboo canes used up the entire trailer. I was able to get all of the bagged stuff in the bed of the truck. They’re going to continue the cleanup work and I’ll go back for another load when they have one ready.
Mrs. Augie and made a run to the plant nursery yesterday. I grabbed 16 tomato plants, some yukon gold seed potatoes, and a small sack of Blue Lake pole beans. Mrs. Augie grabbed a few potted ornamental things. After we got home I repotted the toms, watered the plants in the greenhouse, and watered the tiny little baby kales that are starting to come up in the new raised bed.
The rhubarb plants I bought two weeks ago are all looking very happy right now. I’ve not had good luck putting rhubarb starts straight into the dirt in the springtime so I’m going to try something different with these - keep them in pots until the foliage dies back in the fall - then stick them in the dirt and cover them up with a thick layer of compost. Hopefully they will make it through the winter and come out like they mean it next spring.
The asparagus crowns that I ordered from Jung’s arrived in the mail on Saturday. I need to make time this week to stick those in the dirt. I’ve got the spot picked out where I’m going to put them, just gotta get out there and do it.