A little garden humor

Careful out there friends - digging is a gateway drug!*

*from www.faceyourfarmer.com

Speaking of digging - the salad greens, spinach and chard seeds went in yesterday after a beautiful trip down the river. (our first ever April river trip - oh, blissful, happy, early spring!!) The greenhouse frames' windows are all fogged up - good things are brewing in there!

Drum roll please...

And the husband of the year award goes to...

THIS guy!

Who has been taking care of me while I've been sick and disgusting, AND made me these for my birthday!!!!

Aren't they beautiful?? They're everything I've ever dreamed of (yes, I am that big of a nerd)

The clear part is plexiglass, so they're not very heavy. They can be propped up when needed and then removed and stored when summer is in full swing. 

Now I really, really can't wait (and don't have to wait) to start planting! The salad greens, chard, and maybe some herbs will be planted here SOON. 

Starting from seeds

I ran into a friend at the hardware store yesterday and we helped each other pick out some seeds. We both learned a thing or two - he inspired me to plant Blue Flax this year, and I inspired him to start sunflowers and snap peas soon, yes - outside! Trust me, they're tough. And our growing season is short.

Sunflowers are usually the first thing I start. Every year, I have experimented to see how early I can push the window. When I planted later, the sunflowers were just starting to open when we got our first snow. Last year, I planted around May 1st and the results were amazing!

October 6th - first snow - but at least they all got a chance to open! You have to be quick around here!!!

I planned to show you my seed planting today, but my body has other plans and is confined to bed. I did purchase seed-starting mix yesterday, and I have peet pots ready in the garage. As soon as I'm better, it's on!

Here are the seeds I purchased yesterday. Just buying them is enough to make my gardener's heart feel all warm and fuzzy.

Tomorrow: Birthday goodness!

Spring, woo hoo!!!

Sometimes it doesn't happen until May or June, but Spring is definitely, really, already here! Besides summer when I could spend all day in the garden, this is my favorite time of year. It's so fun to watch things come up.

Chives

Rhubarb

Garlic

Most of the beds are ready. I pulled all the dead stuff out and got out the garden weasel (love that tool!!!) 

 There are still some Halloween pumpkins that haven't broken down all the way. I would leave them, but the dogs are pulling them out and eating them...so I'm going to rake them up and add them to the compost bin.

Stay tuned!

Tomorrow: Seed starting begins

Monday: I make you stupid jealous over my birthday gift 

Rawr - happy spring from Roo