Woo hoo.... March 23rd and I saw my first hummers. I knew they were here but hadn't seen or heard one till tonite
On Thursday evening I planted a raised bed with 10 Hispanola tomatoes, 8 cucumbers, 8 Roselle, a clump of caraway, a clump of Affina cutting celery, rosemary, 4 meager Papalo plants & a partridge in a pear tree.
It is supposed to rain this weekend so I wanted to get those plants situated in their beds. I also installed cattle panels for a tomato trellis as the Hispanolas are indeterminate. The panels were here and time efficient. The bamboo would have to have been harvested. I did fetch a large container of pine straw to mulch this bed with when the plants start growing and the soil has been saturated.
I found some seeds were slow to start so will need to reseed them. And I am finally getting some growth on the sweet potato slips.
Ordered three more rolling racks for the greenhouse at a bargain. I have made up my mind that the two old 'bacon' racks will be reassembled outdoors to be used as a summer shade house for the bromeliads. In winter, I can cover with plastic and use it for the overflow of hardier plants. I still have ample plastic but in researching the shade cloth, I want a beige color and want at least 60% UV rated.
I am also looking at shade sails for the back patio as I lost so much shade when trees were removed. Getting ready to start the outdoors improvements now that the house is finished.
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End of the week (aka weekend) I did get 1 1/2 inches rain and 6 inches lightning with incredible winds. Had most of my nearby trees removed only to have a large oak from the neighboring property crash across my fence, narrowly missing the garage ~ whew! But left a mess to clean up. I've worked on it for the weekend and will let a friend have the large stuff for firewood. Mowed for the 5th time trying to keep the weeds from seeding and we are still in March. Company on the way... wondering how long they will stay
My stolen pleasure for the week was (of course) time spent in the greenhouse with my friends. I need to start moving them outside but unsure where I will place them all.
The difference between Deuterocohnia lorentziana and Deuterocohnia brevifolia
Immature Aechmea Perez
Immature Billbergia Darth Vader
Cool weather gardening. Not sure how long it will last at these temps. I'm eating lettuce as fast as I can...
And a spoiler... but it was tasty!
And on a final note, as the Aloe blooms wind down, the Allium gets ready to share their blooms.
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