He was a veteran of WWII, So I just want to acknowledge all veterans in my post today. Thanks to all who served and all who are currently serving in our military. Prayers up for you and yours.
We did have one decent day of sunshine a milder temps this week, and hubby used the snow blower on the leaves and the wood chipper to make some fine mulch which he dumped in the circular compost pens of chicken wire.
Winter crops are doing well still in spite of the temps, we'll see what they withstand tonight. Tuesday is looking a bit warmer and sunny, so that'll be my outdoor day. Due to Hubby's efforts, my patio is looking clean, and I didn't even have to sweep it. LOL
Hope all is well with you and yours. Have a great weekend. Prayers up for all. God Bless.
Pinging the list.
A beautiful day in Spain, perfect weather to be outside and do some root pruning. For those of you who don’t grow in pots, root pruning is when you take the plant out of its pot, cut away about 75% of the roots and repot it in fresh soil. This lets you keep a plant healthy and growing without having to put it in a bigger pot. If you do put it in a bigger pot it’s a fresh start. I have limited space so I root prune to keep my plants happy.
I had five bee hives brought to my place this spring, the Methodist preacher down the street moonlights as a bee keeper and had numerous hives split this spring and needed space for them. we were able to get two gallons of honey from one hive and have enjoyed it.
I have finished my fall plantings which included 800 California garlic bulbs, 4000 Albion strawberries and 10,500 onions (six varieties). The weather has been nasty the last couple of days, I promise to have some pics posted soon. I am looking forward to hibernating a few weeks before it's time to start planting tomatoes in the greenhouse the day after Christmas.
Bump from the shores of Humboldt Bay where the annual Truckers Parade starts in a hour...
Still in the deep freeze here in New England.
I think my banana in my Sonroom is about ready to put out the fruit spike. Should I fertilize it now, or not, when I water?
Got my garden “put to bed” for the Winter - all the old plants cleaned out, soil worked loose & smooth, fabric weed barrier topped by pine needles to keep unwanted stuff from growing ..... weeds DO grow in the winter - found that out the hard way! Last year was the first year I covered the beds & it saved me a huge amount of work in the spring.
At the moment, we are hunkered down as the snow started falling at 8 a.m. A relative to the west already has 4 inches (they are expecting 13-17”). We are on the dividing line between 4-8” & 8-12”. This is a major snow for December in our area. I think the temps are supposed to moderate after the 12th through the 24th so maybe (fingers crossed) we won’t be stuck with this stuff for too long. I am NOT a fan of snow - we don’t need it for ground moisture (ground has been soggy for weeks) & I am the one who has to dig us out (long driveway to the road). Looking forward to Spring already.
Everything is frozen here in Central Missouri. I’m still recuperating from that nasty RTI thing that started the day before Thanksgiving. I feel like I’m fully over the illness now. Just need to get my strength back. I tried to split some firewood yesterday and that lasted about ten minutes. Hopefully by next weekend I’ll have more gas for that kind of thing.
I’m starting to think about what I want to do in the kitchen garden this year. My old back has been telling me that bending over isn’t fun anymore, and that it’s time to build some raised beds, so I’ve been pondering lately how I might want to go about doing that.
I’ve been wanting to put up a greenhouse for a number of years, and now that the pond renovation is coming to an end I’m starting to consider what, exactly, I want to get out of it so I can do it right the first time.
I thought I noticed some garlic peeking out of the ground as I was leaving for work this morning, but I was running late and didn’t stop to look closer.