Garden Medley

I’ve been neglecting this site for a while now. Just kind of lost interest for a time while we weren’t actively gardening, especially after such a disappointing year.

It’s been an interesting winter. We’ve had freezing weather, which is highly unusual for our area. I’m talking half inch of ice on the kids’s sandbox, which we had filled with water once we realized how much freezing we were getting. It was pretty amazing.

We also started throwing kitchen waste into the blender for quick compost. Hopefully our soil will be better this year. We’re also going to have to be more careful whenever a heat wave hits, so that maybe we won’t lose so many plants this year to it.

We’ve started planting seeds already. No, not outside; that wouldn’t be productive yet. Just like last year, we’re starting them inside, in a heated room. Not the most energy efficient way (I wish we had a greenhouse), but it should give us a nice head start on planting once the weather is sufficiently warm.

My husband started planting seeds last weeked. Today I took a look and one had sprouted already. Nice to see things off to a prompt start.

We’ll be keeping these guys indoors for at least a month to month and a half, depending on how fast the rest sprout and how the weather outside goes. We think a part of the problem last year was a slightly late start, so this should have us just a bit ahead of the game this time.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how it goes this year.

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