My seeds arrived today! The only disappointment was that pictures were not on the packages, just names and starting instructions. I went to the online catalogue and using “print friendly”, made PDFs of all the seeds I’m giving to my ‘greats’. They’ll have pictures and a little description of the seeds they’re getting.
I was in Hobby Lobby, yesterday I think (time is a “blur” these days) and I bought two sets of photo keepers with 6 photo cases. I’ve already put what seeds packets I had from last year in them - looks like they’re going to work well (on sale, too!). Now I have new seed packets to add.
Today was also the first day I had any energy to do anything outside. I got the flat tire off of the golf cart that pulls the trailer we use for hauling garden debris, etc. and took it to the shop. It could be ready as early as Monday. That tire is rotted badly - by this fall, it was only holding air 2-3 days. Mom always hops in the cart and takes off without checking the tire, so we won’t have that issue any more.
I also drained 10 gallons of gas out of the generator so it doesn’t sit and separate into a tank half full of water. The gas will go in the old truck and get used up. I’ll run what’s left out of the generator, then keep a gallon or so of high octane gas in there just for test starts. This should solve a lot of issues.
I’m using old boxes flattened out with either pine needles or wood chips on top to keep the weeds under control in the garden walkways this year. I had saved boxes piled on the porch - they all got moved to the garage and out of the way for now.
It was chilly outside - my hands got cold, but it felt good to get some fresh air. Tomorrow should be sunny and a high of 58 before it goes back to temps in the 40’s and rain next week so maybe I can get out & do a few more things.
“generator”
Many Floridians in my hurricane-hit area had trouble with starting their generators because of old gas.
I got my older lawnmower to run reliably by drying out its gas tank using paper towels before adding new fuel.
“I’m using old boxes flattened out with either pine needles or wood chips on top to keep the weeds under control in the garden walkways this year.”
Not sure if you saw my ‘tip’ from many posts ago, but my Mom brought me a pack of roof shingles, and we put those down between the rows of my raised beds. The surface is ‘grainy’ so it’s really solid and not slippery at all if wet, and it REALLY cut down on the weeds between the rows. There are still a few getting through along the edges, but if I stay on top of them, a quick squirt of undiluted vinegar does the trick.
Make sure the cardboard is well covered with your choice of mulch; wet cardboard can get slippery.