I have six trays of seedlings, all doing pretty good. I’m growing tomatoes and peppers of various kinds, broccoli, wisteria, my maple seeds aren’t sprouting, probably not viable. Today or tomorrow I’m planting spinach, lettuce, radishes, peas, and probably the two biggest wisteria sprouts. Zone six, we’ll probably have another snow and several light freezes. Eastern Kansas, NE.
Greetings from southern New Hampshire, where it is starting to act like early Spring!
I have the roof over the deck off of my shop completed, except for metal panels. I also have started cleaning up around the ranch, pulling out old canopy anchors from “my” garden, and finally finding my original t-stake driver and more importantly, the t-stake puller! Now, I can move the west pen fencing to give me more room between the back deck and the pen. This will require transplanting some perennials, and the rerouting of the electric fence.
Our midwinter duckings, Huey, Dewey, Loui and Fred have integrated into the existing flock and the brooder is taken apart for final finishing and painting. Much quieter in the house, and the duck dander is gone.
I am starting to think about garden plans. I can’t wait to try out the sleeve hitch disk unit that I picked up for free, last fall. Against my better judgement, I may pull the snow thrower from the Craftsman, this weekend.
Eek! I woke up to a world shrouded in Ice!
It was quite the chore to walk the dog.
Started forking up the garden area. Bigger than others before. I skipped gardening last year and the grass took over most of it. I did put some heavy black plastic over some of it and killed that grass off. I forked the perimeter and a couple rows at the top end and will have my daughter finish it. Basically just flipping the sod over. Frost free date is over a month away. The area I’m doing is the size my high tunnel will be. Not sure if I’ll get the tunnel done this year. I know I’ll get the frame done and some sort of perimeter to keep grass, weeds and moles from infiltrating. Plastic plus the wiggle wire and track to hold the plastic plus drip irrigation, vents, end walls, all add up to some $$$. I’ll have to check prices on everything again and see if I can find a special on plastic.
Picked up another peach tree from walmart. This time I looked up the variety before buying. The last one is known only as something walmart sells and it’s too early a variety for my grow zone. Most years it flowers and then we get a freeze. Flowers drop off - no peaches for me. The few I’ve gotten were the best thing I’ve ever tasted though. This new one I got is called White Princess(racist /s) and is supposed to be a late variety but it’s budding already while my older one isn’t. ??? Might be because it’s potted. Need to get the new one in the ground later this weekend. Got a 50% chance of rain Sun night and 100% chance of rain Monday so I’ll plant it Sun after the sun goes down past the trees.
Haven’t even thought about seeds or what I’ll be planting. Maybe I’ll do that Monday since it will be raining and I’ll be stuck inside. Probably get them from Baker Creek since it’s fairly local and their plants/seeds should be acclimated to Missouri weather and clayey soil. Our temps have suddenly gone from freezing to 60 degrees. I’m sure it will get cold again. Crazy Ozarks weather. Snowed 6 inches in early May one year. Frost free is mid April.
Meanwhile, I’ve got 12 acres to finish fencing in, other homestead projects, self employment starting this year and this damn coronavirus. Busy busy.
We are having longer winter here in Willamette Valley of Oregon...camelia just started blooming (usually happens in January )...you all are getting me motivated to plant some seeds inside!
Flowers are blooming here in sunny, yet chilly (70 degrees?) mid-Gulf Florida. As noted last week, I’ve been using my MicroGreen seed germinator to germinate flower seeds. Works great.
Had two Sweet Potatoes sprout in the kitchen so instead of throwing them out, I dug a hole in the garden and some very nice purple vines are now growing.
Went to a local hospital thrift store and found 32 copies of “The English Garden”. Published in the U.K. from early 2000. A great magazine for garden dreaming. Found at a local yard sale last week, about 25 copies of “The Garden Gate”. A very good garden magazine published in the U.S.
The Sunflowers are now about 3’ high. Saved some Golden Cantaloupe seeds a while back so I’m going to try them in the MicroGreen germinator and if they sprout, into the flower garden they go.
Lots of my Orchids are getting ready to bloom. Normally I buy them in the Walmart “Orphan” area in the back. Remove them from the nasty confining tiny pots and mount them on a wooden plank with some moss. Lightly spray them every couple days to soak the wood and the moss...Bob
A chipmunk came up on my back porch; haven't seen one since last fall. -tom
I love this thread. Can’t garden any more but do enjoy others’ successes.
Tomato seeds sprouting in just four days !