May is here and the plants are growing so fast and getting quite lush. It’s my favorite time of year when seeds are pushing through the soil and plants are growing by inches per day. It’s overcast right now, so rain may be in the forecast. Which, of course, my patio garden will surely love….
There’s something almost sacred about working in your garden. Whether your garden space is big or small, none of that matters. It’s working with your hands and tending what you grow. Zinnias: Yesterday I gently pulled little zinnia seedlings from the soil to thin them out and planted them elsewhere. I also planted a bluish/purple…
Today is bright and sunny outside. It’s been raining a lot. So I’m hoping the sun will perk the plants on the patio back up. Fast Spreading Sedum: See that sedum in the top galvanized container below? I went around the patio where this sedum was just growing freely on the patches of dirt along…
Today I’m giving you an update on the status of my patio garden. I don’t think I’ve done that since the first of April so this is the progress since then. Yesterday I had my 17 year old grandson Riley come over after school and bring 2 bags of potting soil from my car to…
It was in the thirties last night. Once again I hauled all the plants from the nursery back inside. My kitchen cabinet countertops are covered on one side once I bring them in. It’s still too cold out right now to take them back out for them to get some sun. Hopefully this afternoon. I…
Yesterday I just wanted to get out somewhere. The only place I will go until after my second vaccine is the garden nursery. So in the afternoon out I went. And of course I came home with plants! Even though it is a bit early still. I’ll probably have to bring them in some nights…