Notice: I’m a bit tuckered, but I want to get at least part of this out tonight, so I hope to post part 3 either late tomorrow or Monday.
My partner will swear to his death that he is a black thumb. “If you want something to fail, let me plant it,” he says. Continue reading “Making our 2019 seed list–part 2”
I think buried in one of the drafts I never finished last year was a mention that one of the folks I shared some day lilies with shared some spider plant bits with me. Continue reading “Finally potted some spider plant bits.”
The spot on top of the microwave seemed to be in too indirect light to be of much use to the herbs. Continue reading “I moved the herb kit pots.”
One of the potatoes that ended up in our kitchen decided it wanted to be more than just part of an immediate meal on the table. So instead of cutting out the numerous eyes, I let them be and gave it a home. Continue reading “What’s taters, precious?”
The herb kit I mentioned came with what looked to me like hockey pucks made from soil. The directions to return them to a less dry and condensed state seemed straightforward enough, until it didn’t work as described. Continue reading “Hockey puck soil.”
This wide collective of folks from Gardner and beyond met today for the first meeting towards planning a community garden here in Gardner. Unfortunately, I was a wee bit late and missed the opening intros, but it seems the meeting was directed by one of the folks from Growing Places. Continue reading “First Community Garden meeting”
I’m working on a post about using the herb kit I hope to have up later tonight, but in the meantime I did get the following planted today:
One of my neighbors stopped by today to ask if I wanted to look at a few things they were going to get rid of before they boxed them up to take them to a shop that puts sales proceeds towards helping a shelter. A few things she mentioned grabbed my interest, so I said, “sure!” Continue reading “Speaking of seed starting…”
I have been getting ready when I can to begin the indoor seed starters out of what we have so far already seed wise. I hope to have at least four veggies in their starter pots by this time next week. If I manage more–woo hoo! Continue reading “Doing my level best…”
