Next year, before you put in the order with Heirloom, CALL THEM and ask politely what the free seed is for the year. Continue reading “Note to future me #9”
Note to future me #9
Our seed order arrived today!

More about the seeds tomorrow in a few days.
31st of March, 2019–Office Window View
One year ago today…
…I started to tell the story of our garden here in Gardner, and even posted the image above that showed part of the garden’s past we had inherited when buying this land.
Transfer seedlings: too dried out or too much handling?
In my head, I know it’s one thing to have what you need on hand and at least in an easy to grab place. It’s another thing to go a step further and do as much as you can within reason before starting something. Somehow, such foreknowledge slipped through the sieve of my brain and now I’m trying to salvage some transplants as a result.
Continue reading “Transfer seedlings: too dried out or too much handling?”
Note to future me #8
I know you’ll be anxious a lot this year because once again there is so much you want to do and gosh darn it you had to have learned something last year, right? At least it was way better than two (now three) years ago, right? Yep.
Don’t forget you now have a porch swing to go to sit and think or forget or ponder or whatever. You will get overwhelmed. Take a break and go swing. Continue reading “Note to future me #8”
Speaking of the garden book I ordered…
It arrived today.

Our seeds are on their way!
I just checked my e-mail, and there was a tracking notice. Continue reading “Our seeds are on their way!”