Mornin all!
Super froggy out as my sister would say so very long ago. I think today is suppose to be fairly nice today. So yay for that. We have a family soirée to head to tonight so I need to make sure everyone has stuff to wear for it. I need to shorten pants, find something for myself, get presents wrapped etc.
In between there I'm hoping to head out and get cuttings taken, right now everything has sheets on top of them. I'll have to do the covering again tomorrow night. Seems this cold stuff wants to hang around and not leave. I'm fine if it goes and warms up to 50 at night.
I don't have much in the yard blooming right now. Tulips, daffies and hyacinth. But my numbers are way down in part to when I thought we could get the million dollar porch done. Boy did I have grandiose thoughts, as did the squirrels or whatever other creatures thought bulbs were a delicacy. If I think too heavily on it I'll just feel I keep failing. So I'll stop.
Has anyone got black metal baskets for planting and what do you do when things get rusty? I have my trough baskets that are in sad shape. I have read soaking in citric acid could remove the rust. I also have rust stop powder. Do you think either of these would be something to try? It appears to be more of a surface issue. You know, manufactured overseas stuff of course and replacement brackets are pricey unless I bought brand new baskets then they'd come with new ones. Go figure. I'd say the baskets are in fine shape, just not the brackets. And ditching the baskets just because sounds wasteful!
I will need to start looking ahead at nighttime temps and when might be a good time to begin getting things in the ground and plan things around that. I'll have to remember to pace myself so my body doesn't yell at me. As of late my body always yells at me. And somedays I like to yell back! I wish there was an answer for that. Because I don't 100% think they know.
Got to love autoimmunes. 🤬 when you have one you will end up with 2-3 more.
Boy, sounds like I'm a gloomydoomy this morn!
I hope the cutting harvesting goes well. And I hope rooting takes off well!
