It's that special time of year.......
March 9, 2016 at 7:53 pm
(This post was last modified: March 9, 2016 at 7:55 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
When we start our seeds, of course!
I'm going through an heirloom seedhouse my father-in-law found. I'm not ready to commit on any of these commercially, they'll be my garden hobby. Maybe with good results, good breeding, in a few years, I'll be all heirloom.
Beet "Early Wonder Tall Top"
Beet "Chioggia"
Sunflower "Arikara"
Ground Cherry "Goldie"
Scallion "Parade"
Okra "Hill Country Red"
Spinach "Everlasting"
Chicory "Maraichere Tres Fine"
Kale "Russian Frills"
Sprouting Broccoli "Hon Tsai Tai"
Expecting the summer stuff to arrive in the next few weeks, they ship out on planting dates for your region (a nice touch). Now I have an excuse for all sorts of fun shit, like seclusion tents and manual pollination gear (ladies, look into that even if you don't garden....they're "novel"). Maybe this is the year I convince the wife to let me splurge on a kiln and a spectrometer! Maybe all I need to do to convince her is get one of those pollinators........
I also, against my own better judgement, caved and bought two piglets (I'll get pics up at some point, they're cute as shit). A breeding pair. I don't want to use my tillers and tines anymore. Hoof cultivation is the name of the game this year. Gonna buy a bunch of laying hens, some for me, some to replace my neighbors..that Pongo ate over the winter(like a bastard). That means fencing and structure. I love spring, I love plants...who's with me? I also got some mushroom spawn...shitake, button, and oyster. What's growing in your gardens this year?
I'm going through an heirloom seedhouse my father-in-law found. I'm not ready to commit on any of these commercially, they'll be my garden hobby. Maybe with good results, good breeding, in a few years, I'll be all heirloom.
Beet "Early Wonder Tall Top"
Beet "Chioggia"
Sunflower "Arikara"
Ground Cherry "Goldie"
Scallion "Parade"
Okra "Hill Country Red"
Spinach "Everlasting"
Chicory "Maraichere Tres Fine"
Kale "Russian Frills"
Sprouting Broccoli "Hon Tsai Tai"
Expecting the summer stuff to arrive in the next few weeks, they ship out on planting dates for your region (a nice touch). Now I have an excuse for all sorts of fun shit, like seclusion tents and manual pollination gear (ladies, look into that even if you don't garden....they're "novel"). Maybe this is the year I convince the wife to let me splurge on a kiln and a spectrometer! Maybe all I need to do to convince her is get one of those pollinators........
I also, against my own better judgement, caved and bought two piglets (I'll get pics up at some point, they're cute as shit). A breeding pair. I don't want to use my tillers and tines anymore. Hoof cultivation is the name of the game this year. Gonna buy a bunch of laying hens, some for me, some to replace my neighbors..that Pongo ate over the winter(like a bastard). That means fencing and structure. I love spring, I love plants...who's with me? I also got some mushroom spawn...shitake, button, and oyster. What's growing in your gardens this year?
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