March is a peculiar month for me. Not hardly winter, not hardly spring. Muddy and grey and unpredictable, but with growth. I pulled up the deep mulch to see if the strawberry plants survived. They did. I just peeked, then covered them back up. But, it's nice to know.
Got a call a bit earlier, no work for me tomorrow. Well, that's ok. Perhaps a bit adrift, but I have work to do. So many intentions last week pushed aside for idleness. Today, actually got a bit done, and tomorrow with no excuse whatsoever, I will do more.
Weirdly mild outside, so I got the last daubs of paint applied to the front of the porch, pulled up some more of the plastic infested sod. That one strip is where I will plant more scarlet flax. That was the most lovely, and loved (by bugs and bees and cats and us) planting last year. Hopefully, more will do well this year. Ordered a few tomato plants and chilies from my favorite nursery. There shall be more sunflowers. And Poppies! Called about a boulder. I suspect one part of the yard out front will simply never grow, so a large bit of rock might be the best solution. If I can get one on sale, should be affordable. The green onions are thriving, as I was assured they would, to the point of being unkillable. Well, that works for me.
More statice, more long grasses, more mulch and compost and digging. Lots of worms, which is also hopeful. I have really come to appreciate worms.
And grown eagle eyed for nasty weeds, that I hack out as soon as I spot 'em.
Don't know how far I'll get with the raised beds this year, but I'm plotting.
Oh, and this about Kitty Genovese, explaining that the story is more complex than the myth. And that her death was not in vain, but spurred changes in the EMS systems worldwide.
6 comments:
i used to love my raised beds when we lived in a house. so much easier to deal with.
i entertained the thought of a serious balcony garden this year but then decided to go lazy and stick to herbs and maybe something climby and green to make us feel more rural amidst all the urban.
happy to hear you have things coming up. we're still a good couple of weeks off… at least i'm far too busy to worry about the weather.
pc,
It's been so warm here, rain and thawed out. Snow in the forecast, but it's hard to credit. After last year, when we were still chopping ice out of the driveway. And that was better than most places are getting this year. But not here. Odd.
Lucky you with a day off, I could certainly use one.
Your description of March is my description of April.
I have strawberry plants also that last year I had just planted and they did nothing. I'll be curious to see if they develop this spring.
My sunflowers last year got eaten by squirrels; I don't know that I will bother growing them again. Root vegetables seem to work okay.
I use raised beds and am quite happy with them.
Phil,
Growing up in Michigan, April & May. Here, this year, it started earlier.
Strawberries take a year or three to establish, so I'm told. Mine were older plants right from the nursery.
it TERRIFIES me to hear of people gardening in march.
what? but SKI season isn't over yet! ad i'm not done my snowfort!!!
thankfully it was seventeen below zero here at my house today, but still.
you are scaring me.
flask,
Sorry. Just taking the season I'm given and working with it.
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