Garden Thoughts 2.0
Uhhhh, so it snowed 5" or so yesterday. Wasn't it just 60F outside last weekend? So much for getting the planting started anytime soon. Maryland weather, MAKE UP YOUR MIND! Last night, after slogging through ankle-deep snow, I bought some seed packets to keep the hope of spring alive in my little heart. ^_^
I bought 1 packet each of
* Genovese Basil. I was wrong in my last post! I didn't have sweet basil, it was Genovese. I now remember that I chose it last year because it makes the best pesto and it allows for many cuttings during the year. See, this is why I needed to record this stuff.
* Spinach. Yum!
* Nasturtiums, Night & Day Variety. They had several types, but I chose a mix of yellow and mahogany blossoms. I'd like to try them in a hanging basket, but that might not work because 5th floor! The only available hook is really high! IMMINENT DEATH! I might get a basket hanger contraption instead, or maybe actually affix a window box to the railing.
* Green Onions. Hell yes! I don't know why I didn't think of these before, but I adore green onions. I often buy them at the market, but they sell them in bundles and I rarely use more than 1 or 2 at a time, so some get wasted. Growing them seems like a great idea.
I HAS A SAD! There were no red pepper seeds at the shop! Only golden peppers, and I have my heart set on red. I couldn't find mint, either, which I'd just decided to add to the garden (HELL YES, nightly mojitos and minted strawberries and tzatziki). I suppose I'll look online next, or maybe just wait until the farmers markets have young plants for sale. That's how I got my lemon thyme last year and it worked out pretty well.
Sometime in the next few weeks, I'll take a paper box lid from the trash at work, line it with waxed paper just in case of spillage, and then make a bunch of small pots out of newsprint and get some of them started. That's my plan, anyway.
Also, SUCCESS! I made awesome cookies last weekend. Little tiny butter cookie sandwiches with lemon curd filling, coated with confectioner's sugar. They are really addictive and good.
Um, also, FAILURE. I tried a Swiss roll with french vanilla cake wrapped around chopped strawberries and whipped cream, but it didn't turn out quite right. I used a box mix, which might have been too light and spongy to provide the necessary structure. More importantly, I didn't let the cake cool enough (a) before I rolled it up the first time, and (b) before I gently unrolled it to add the whip/berries. So it tore apart before I could even really assemble it. Impatience, why do you always best me? HOWEVER, I somehow managed to smear in the whip/berries, roll it back up really tight in waxed paper, and get it safely to the fridge. So it looks really jacked up, but it holds its shape now and tastes really good.
I bought 1 packet each of
* Genovese Basil. I was wrong in my last post! I didn't have sweet basil, it was Genovese. I now remember that I chose it last year because it makes the best pesto and it allows for many cuttings during the year. See, this is why I needed to record this stuff.
* Spinach. Yum!
* Nasturtiums, Night & Day Variety. They had several types, but I chose a mix of yellow and mahogany blossoms. I'd like to try them in a hanging basket, but that might not work because 5th floor! The only available hook is really high! IMMINENT DEATH! I might get a basket hanger contraption instead, or maybe actually affix a window box to the railing.
* Green Onions. Hell yes! I don't know why I didn't think of these before, but I adore green onions. I often buy them at the market, but they sell them in bundles and I rarely use more than 1 or 2 at a time, so some get wasted. Growing them seems like a great idea.
I HAS A SAD! There were no red pepper seeds at the shop! Only golden peppers, and I have my heart set on red. I couldn't find mint, either, which I'd just decided to add to the garden (HELL YES, nightly mojitos and minted strawberries and tzatziki). I suppose I'll look online next, or maybe just wait until the farmers markets have young plants for sale. That's how I got my lemon thyme last year and it worked out pretty well.
Sometime in the next few weeks, I'll take a paper box lid from the trash at work, line it with waxed paper just in case of spillage, and then make a bunch of small pots out of newsprint and get some of them started. That's my plan, anyway.
Also, SUCCESS! I made awesome cookies last weekend. Little tiny butter cookie sandwiches with lemon curd filling, coated with confectioner's sugar. They are really addictive and good.
Um, also, FAILURE. I tried a Swiss roll with french vanilla cake wrapped around chopped strawberries and whipped cream, but it didn't turn out quite right. I used a box mix, which might have been too light and spongy to provide the necessary structure. More importantly, I didn't let the cake cool enough (a) before I rolled it up the first time, and (b) before I gently unrolled it to add the whip/berries. So it tore apart before I could even really assemble it. Impatience, why do you always best me? HOWEVER, I somehow managed to smear in the whip/berries, roll it back up really tight in waxed paper, and get it safely to the fridge. So it looks really jacked up, but it holds its shape now and tastes really good.