Friday, May 4, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
"Wild Garlic"
It's everywhere, of course, as usual. We (some or all of my 5 younger siblings and I) used to make little burritos when we were kids - violet leaves, "hearts" (yellow woodsorrel), mulberries, and wild garlic. And then we grew up, and grew out of it.
But it is still edible, and it is still everywhere. And, in fact, there are recipes for it. Thinking of trying this early next week. We do most of our grocery shopping at a local butcher shop and a local farm market. Once every few weeks, we buy 10 lbs of chicken breast and freeze it in packs of two, then we thaw one out at the beginning of most weeks when whatever we've bought fresh the week before starts running out. So now I have just the recipe for next week's chicken! It helps that we also have farm fresh butter to use. :)
But it is still edible, and it is still everywhere. And, in fact, there are recipes for it. Thinking of trying this early next week. We do most of our grocery shopping at a local butcher shop and a local farm market. Once every few weeks, we buy 10 lbs of chicken breast and freeze it in packs of two, then we thaw one out at the beginning of most weeks when whatever we've bought fresh the week before starts running out. So now I have just the recipe for next week's chicken! It helps that we also have farm fresh butter to use. :)
Wheeeeee
And just like that, a month was gone. And I've been neglecting this site again.
Soooo... let's see...
I started hardening off most of the seedlings.
The giant pumpkins and nuclearly hot peppers have been transplanted into larger pots.
We cleaned out the ponds. Like REALLY cleaned out. We drained them, put the water and 6" worth of muck from the bottom straight onto our drought deprived plants, and then refilled them with fresh water. The frogs were still there, but the fish didn't survive the winter for the first time, maybe because it was so unusually mild. We put 40 feeder goldfish in and two of the ones with the big weird heads and the pretty fan tails.
The patio is short approximately 170 bricks, but otherwise finished.
The pond area is all weeded and mulched, all except about a foot right around the bare edges of the pond, because we're going to add some plants there and there's no point in mulching it so we can clear it back away next week when we get plants.
Umm... I forget what else, but that's the big stuff.
Soooo... let's see...
I started hardening off most of the seedlings.
The giant pumpkins and nuclearly hot peppers have been transplanted into larger pots.
We cleaned out the ponds. Like REALLY cleaned out. We drained them, put the water and 6" worth of muck from the bottom straight onto our drought deprived plants, and then refilled them with fresh water. The frogs were still there, but the fish didn't survive the winter for the first time, maybe because it was so unusually mild. We put 40 feeder goldfish in and two of the ones with the big weird heads and the pretty fan tails.
The patio is short approximately 170 bricks, but otherwise finished.
The pond area is all weeded and mulched, all except about a foot right around the bare edges of the pond, because we're going to add some plants there and there's no point in mulching it so we can clear it back away next week when we get plants.
Umm... I forget what else, but that's the big stuff.
Friday, March 23, 2012
To Do
This is the area near our pond(s) - I'm solarizing the area just outside the existing bed in order to expand it. Meanwhile, I want to move the agapanthus (at least I think that's what the mystery alien plants are) in closer to the pond because it's fairly short, and fill the area where they currently are with daylilies. I also put in a rosebush at each end of the bed, and a clump of black eyed susans. And I may put some taller stuff in when the solarizing is done.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Plant A Row For The Hungry
I don't know how many other states do this, but Food Bank of Delaware has a program called "Plant A Row For The Hungry". I've always given away produce, but this year, I'm going to try to participate in this more formal program.
Terra Cotta
Terra cotta pots - picked the whole pile up for about $15, IIRC. Haven't decided what to do with most of them yet.
Misty
Front lawn, needs mowing soon but I want to wait til the spring bulbs are finished blooming. The grape hyacinths haven't even started yet. I think next year I'll go out and mow sometime in January or February, no matter how crazy the neighbors think I am.
Plum Petals
Plum blossom petals - this time last year, the tree was just starting to bud out. This year, it's already fully bloomed and nearly finished.
Ughhh...
The warm winter and early spring has not done our ponds any favors. Himself spent most of a day clearing the wire grass away from the border, but now the water needs major maintenance. Love the duck decoy he threw in there, he must have found it during the shed cleanout.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Citizen Science - Make An Impact Beyond Your Garden
I thought this was a pretty interesting post. I may or may not have signed up for one of the listed projects.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Tomatoes, Peppers, Bergamot
Tomatoes (which I accidentally sunburnt the first day I had them in the greenhouse, oops), hot peppers, and teeeeeeny tiny bergamot seedling.
Leggy :(
Apparently I forgot to document when I planted these - I'm thinking about a week ago? I planted them, watered them, stacked them under a flat of freshly planted cucumbers, and forgot about them til today I noticed the cukes were sprouting already. The stuff underneath had already sprouted a few days ago, and was awfully leggy already. Stuck it out in the greenhouse with no cover, hopefully they'll do OK now that they're getting plenty of light.
Plum, Pussy Willow, Apple
Plum tree in full bloom (petals are beginning to fall, it's almost done already), pussy willow beginning to transition from catkins to puffballs, and apple tree just beginning to bud out.
Freebies
Stonecrop and rose that I put in the ground yesterday. Daylilies, irises, black eyed susans, bee balm, more stonecrop, and more roses remaining to be planted.
Gardeners are a generous bunch, and I try to pay it forward when I run into a batch of freebies like these, and just in general. I packed up a care package that left this afternoon, and I'm setting aside another batch for pickup this weekend. I love that it's possible to divide perennials and root cuttings for sharing.
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