I’ve seen 4 woolly bear caterpillars in the last week or so, and all of them point to something between a mild and moderate winter. I am in the process of bringing plants indoors that I want to hold on to for a few more weeks, anyway. Among them are some lemon verbena starts.
We will be gone for a week so I have to have everything ready for the cat/house sitter. She doesn’t stay here, but she will stop in once a day, take care of the cat (who mostly hides from her), and she will water my plants.
I’ve decided to let the lemon verbena liqueur keep going for another week. I just have too much to do before leaving, and I’m sure it will be fine with another week of infusing.
The water feature is built, but there are a couple more steps before it’s completely finished. He had to make it slightly shorter to get the splash zone right. It will be finished tomorrow or Saturday, but we won’t be here to enjoy it. I’ll have the landscaper turn it off before he’s gone.
I’m moving all the plants that haven’t gotten in the ground to a “watering zone” so that the sitter can reach them easily. Then I will have only one week of planting (I hope) before I put away my shovel for the winter.
I will harvest what I can of the shishito peppers tomorrow morning before we head out. I think I’ll have plenty to share, and I hope my family enjoys them as much as we have.
Have a safe and happy trip.