So today I jumped at the chance to transplant the seeds I started indoors in my first grand experiment of the season.  The weather was perfect for such an undertaking: warm, cloudy and mostly breeze-free.

Of the 72 sections of the mini-greenhouse peat-pellet seed tray, I got about 85% germination. The seedlings were what people-in-the-know would ( Read more... )

It's not a good idea to go grocery shopping when you're hungry. The same could be said about going to a seed store/nursery when you're in the grip of Spring Planting Fever.

That being said - I probably saved a good chunk of money for doing my seed purchases for the year at Southern States in Manassas rather than at one of the closer-in nurseries or ( Read more... )

Wow. Maybe all this effort will have tangible results. Hey - I got dinner out of it, anyway.

You know those pesky gourmet, froofy lettuces that have been causing me so much angst? Well, they met a tasty balsamic vinaigrette demise along with some smoked gouda, apple slices, hard boiled eggs and the remnants of breakfast's bacon.

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The garden was still standing when I stopped by this morning. Mom and Dad were kind enough to visit and give the plantlings a drink over the weekend, and everything is lush and showy because of it.


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I was anxious to check on the greenthings after work last night because of the frost on the car windows earlier in the morning. On the way to the plot I decided to swing by the local nursery to pick up some blooming marigolds because I was tired of waiting for the flower seeds to sprout.  I picked up more top soil with which to earth-up the ( Read more... )