I splurged back in December when the amaryllis were on sale and picked up this bulb. Sure helps with the spring fever.
It was a glorious sunny day on Sunday. I managed to get a lot done in the garden, but didn't take any pictures. I'm finding a lot of daffodils and other spring bulbs starting to poke their heads up, a few of the earliest spring perennials starting to leaf out.
What was accomplished:
- Planted tomatoes (indoors). I had a few of the little peat pellets that expand in water that I used for the tomatoes. For the rest of my indoor starts, I'll be using paper tubes filled with seed starting soil.
- Pruned small apple tree, started on the large one.
- Moved one of my roses and a shrub.
- Moved one of my peonies. Made me sad 'cause it had a lot of buds and I might have shocked it into not blooming. It would have been better if I'd moved it in the fall.
- Prepped where my peas will be planted. Didn't plant yet. There is snow in the long range forecast and below freezing temperatures for most nights. I'll probably plant a few next week, I won't be able to help myself.
- Built a raised bed with concrete blocks ( I already had these) for my green beans.
- Drew out some diagrams for where I want things to be planted. Thinking hard about what is really practical for me.
- Decided from this point on, 90% of what I plant needs to be native to this area, edible or useful in someway. I am so grateful that roses are edible and wonderful for scenting hand salve!
- Researched getting chickens/chicken tractors. Figured out where chicken tractor could go and how it could be rotated.
- Weeded the garlic. The boards across the frame are to keep the neighborhood cats out.
- Acquired sore muscles.