Seedlings, sitting in the sun, protected from the wind.
The morning glories are already so tall, I hope I can keep them under control for another four weeks! Zinnias are in the foreground.
Ten of the tomatoes had to be potted into larger containers. They are the two varieties of Brandywines (pink and yellow), the Bloody Butchers and the Cherokee Purples.
The peppers are looking fine!!! That's dill in the foreground.
Note to self: do not leave empty tomato buckets sitting in the garden bed. Wind has a way of knocking them over onto your lettuce plants! And just look at my turnip seed mats! In three years of using the homemade seed mats, this is the first time the wind has blown so hard it blew the soil right off the mats, then blew the mats away. The spinach mats are still intact, but more soil is needed to cover them now.
Look closely. You may have to click the photo to make it larger, but it looks like all of the shallots have emerged. I still have more of them in the kitchen, I guess I should find a spot to plant them. That's a cabbage transplant in the front, one of eight in this bed, interplanted with lettuce.
The radishes are growing!
Shasta Daisies, Hollyhocks, Sweet William and lilies are all looking pretty good, growing along the fence line. Next month they will be joined by zinnias. I'm not sure if I'll put the morning glories at the ladder again this year or not.
Raspberry canes are leafing out.
The seed propagation area has been moved out of the bathroom and back to the plant window. It was pretty easy to twist tie the rope lights to the wire shelves, and here it's warm enough in the daytime to unplug them.
I have six varieties of basil growing here. What on earth am I going to do with six varieties, let alone at least six of each of those six varieties? Only one 4-pack of marigolds though, and I need many more than that.
I've lost one of my dogs. I wonder where Otto could be.
Seedlings, sitting in the sun, protected from the wind.
The morning glories are already so tall, I hope I can keep them under control for another four weeks! Zinnias are in the foreground.
Ten of the tomatoes had to be potted into larger containers. They are the two varieties of Brandywines (pink and yellow), the Bloody Butchers and the Cherokee Purples.
The peppers are looking fine!!! That's dill in the foreground.
Note to self: do not leave empty tomato buckets sitting in the garden bed. Wind has a way of knocking them over onto your lettuce plants! And just look at my turnip seed mats! In three years of using the homemade seed mats, this is the first time the wind has blown so hard it blew the soil right off the mats, then blew the mats away. The spinach mats are still intact, but more soil is needed to cover them now.
Look closely. You may have to click the photo to make it larger, but it looks like all of the shallots have emerged. I still have more of them in the kitchen, I guess I should find a spot to plant them. That's a cabbage transplant in the front, one of eight in this bed, interplanted with lettuce.
The radishes are growing!
Shasta Daisies, Hollyhocks, Sweet William and lilies are all looking pretty good, growing along the fence line. Next month they will be joined by zinnias. I'm not sure if I'll put the morning glories at the ladder again this year or not.
Raspberry canes are leafing out.
The seed propagation area has been moved out of the bathroom and back to the plant window. It was pretty easy to twist tie the rope lights to the wire shelves, and here it's warm enough in the daytime to unplug them.
I'm still making my soil blocks one by one, using the block maker that John Best sent me a couple of years ago. The spinach was planted last night, the chard was planted this morning.
I have six varieties of basil growing here. What on earth am I going to do with six varieties, let alone at least six of each of those six varieties? Only one 4-pack of marigolds though, and I need many more than that.
I've lost one of my dogs. I wonder where Otto could be.
Your garden is marching along! Your peppers look great! Pretty soon I will have to re-pot my millions of tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what you are going to do with that much basil! Find some Italians!!! I'm going to sell my extra tomato and pepper plants at the flea market in May.
I finally got some shallots to come up this year! Birds and/or rabbits have removed them twice before. This time I hid them in leafy greens of some radishes. Worked great!
ReplyDeleteRobin, I can't find any Italians. Wanna send me yours? LOL!
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Katrina, YAY! I'm glad you got some to grow. Mine seem to grow like weeds every year. My garlic, on the other hand, is still a no show.
So exciting to see your seedlings sunbathing. So sorry the wind caused trouble with your seed mats and empty buckets.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of basil. LOL!
Whew! your work is really showing off.I'd love to be able to join that club :o) but.I'd need to have more sunlight around here to start plants indoors..I could use my studio if I sold my loom, that would give me plenty of room :o)...idea's are popping up.
ReplyDeleteRachel, instead of too many tomatoes, this year it's too much basil! I'm sure the tomatoes were more useful to me than all that basil :-(
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Ginny, just get yourself a wire shelf system and a couple of shop lights, and you're good to go.
Marching right along! Looks great.
ReplyDeleteDavid P., it might be marching in March, but it will be really advancing in April! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing seedlings. Very nice. Where you were protecting from the wind, I was protecting from the rain. So close, so different climate we each have!
ReplyDeleteI need to plant radishes. Doubt they'll germinate in this cold wet weather though.
Sinfonian, radishes like lots of water and cool weather, so I think you should go for it! Plant a short row, seeds 2" apart, and see if they come up in a couple of weeks. If so, plant some more! At worst, you might lose a couple dozen seeds.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you over wintered your shallots in th eground and had better luck with them this time? We stored ours in the back room and I just planted them out the other day. Your plants are looking good ...nice peppers. My wife is growing a bunch of marigolds this year too...they sure do germinate quickly.
ReplyDeleteMr. H., no, I dried and saved shallots from last year's harvest, stored them in my cold kitchen while we were in AZ, and just planted them out last week.
ReplyDeleteI had 100% germination from the tomato seeds you sent, and the Bloody Butchers and Cherokee Purples are some of my largest, healthiest plants!
Beautiful plant starts AG! That lump in the bed is pretty dang cute too! :D
ReplyDeleteWe were supposed to have high winds yesterday but only got heavy rains instead (a little blustery but NOT high winds). Luckily the items I have out in the garden so far are quite happy to be soaked. I really do hope it drys out a bit though, I have things that need to be planted!
Kitsap, send some of that rain over here to my side of the state! It's dry as an old bone here, from all the wind (and 72-degree weather today). I had to get the hose and sprinkler out, my lettuce was wilting. I hate it when I have to use city water!
ReplyDeleteI laughed when I saw the ironing board-I was thinking yesterday of using mine in front of a window because I've run out of room on my seed shelf. Too funny!
ReplyDeleteI've got 5 different kinds of Basil going here. I loved my Blue Spice basil so much, I had to see what else is out there. Even if you never "use" them for cooking, they're great for pots or borders. But, if I know you-you'll put them to good use cooking Mr. Granny some goodies!!
Everything looks great-but I think you were nipping something (?) on your radish rows-LOL!!!
That was just so much fun to see, all of that green growth, it is still snowing here. :/
ReplyDeleteYour dogs are such characters.
It looks like things are going well for you. Well except for that nasty wind. I just need some warmth. But I'm planting peas, favas and spinach regardless. They are now officially late to get in the ground as it is April already.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I would have the patience to do soil blocks one at a time. I'm not sure.
Granny, could you send me some of your sunshine? My plants are not growing as fast, due to the cloudy weather.
ReplyDeleteSue, ironing board? What's an ironing board? I think there might be one somewhere in this house, but not sure where. I think you must be looking at the folding table that I use for sunning my plants! And there are too radishes growing, just make the picture larger and you'll see them! Sheesh, we all started off small. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI've never tasted cinnamon or lemon basil, but all the basil plants are so pretty I will probably put a few in my planters in the front yard.
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Kelly, those silly dogs were so cute/funny last night, I wished I had taken the camera to bed with me! Otto sound asleep with his head on the pillow, and Annie by his side, on her back, snoring. Ya, I have to wash my bedding twice a week :-)
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Daphne, the blocks really go quite fast, just scoop in the mix and pack tight with your thumbs and push 'em out. I haven't timed me, but it doesn't take long at all.
Sunshine today, and no wind! And I'm baby sitting, so won't get a thing done outside :-(
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Random, it looks like I have plenty to spare today, but the temps are supposed to drop by 10-15 degrees and rain or clouds are in the forecast for the next week. We do need the rain, as that wind just dried everything up.
Things are really getting underway in your garden. Can't wait until I can start planting outdoors. The photo of Otto is funny! Charlie always jumps under the covers when I make the bed. It makes the task just a little harder :-)
ReplyDeleteYour garden is looking wonderful! I hope you find your puppy soon! ;)
ReplyDeleteMake Pesto! I love it and can't get enough of it so I understand the basil syndrom( I grow tons and my husband hates pesto, so I eat a lot)...is your dog under the covers..lol..that is where our Schatze loves to sleep!We can never keep our bed made since she is such a large dog and if she finds a blanket she is under it every time! Your stuff looks great!
ReplyDeleteWe do actually like pesto, but I made so much last year we got a bit tired of it. I'll use some on pizza, in spaghetti sauce and on sliced tomatoes, and the rest can just be ornamental. It looks like germination was nearly 100%, so I'll have enough for the whole family. Probably enough for the whole town!
ReplyDeleteLOL, yes that's Otto under the covers. He didn't want to move, so I just made the bed over the top of him! He unmakes my bed at least a couple of times a day, so I just kind of ignore it.
You've inspired me. It's off to the garden I go!
ReplyDeleteGranny, all your plants look beautiful. I love the excitement of spring and watching everything grow.
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