3: Gardening Diaries ...

[alp]

alp, I like the way you think!!

I think part of the problem with getting hours is that I am not "farm-y" enough. Almost all of my co-workers have chickens. One of them has a stable full of horses. Two of them raise show goats. One of them goes to the rodeo and rides bulls, and another went to college to be a farrier. I know nothing about these things!
As the plants have started coming in, I've been asking my co-workers if we'll get hydrangeas, and... they don't know what a hydrangea is!! View attachment 34853

I think you will like it there - it appeals to OUR bargain hunting instinct! Now you can even start your flowering business there. That sounds like an interesting place to work in with people with diverse interests/hobbies. And you have your own niche. Brilliant. Now you can educate them.

I saw on the weather report on US that in the NW, there would be terrible snow about 1 foot or more and in the SE, torrents of rain. The weather this week is going to be horrible for most of the US. Sit tight and get your discounted supplies and I am sure business will pick when the weather is fine.

Concussions are not jokes. He need to have scans, but some people love the thrills .. We are all different and because of that, life is more interesting.

@Perki I am always wary of greenhouse as where I live, it is always hot and dry, except this year. My plants will be toasted in a greenhouse as my garden is west facing and right at the end is concrete ground and wall which make it all the more hotter. Do you position your greenhouse in the brightest spot in your garden?

I have no seedlings to speak of. Too much to do to worry about that. I have taken some salvia cuttings and it might be the wrong wood or wrong time, but I have jiffy pellets laying around and I would like to experiment. Might not work, but I have to trim the stems off to bush out the plants any way.

 

[Logan]

Oops meant to post the pics!!View attachment 34839 View attachment 34840 View attachment 34841

Lovely fritillaries upsy

 

[alp]

Guys: Our @johnny canoe has had a nasty bike accident. Let's send them get well messages here.

Johnny: Hope you have a good night sleep and get well ... To all motorists: THINK BIKE!

 

[Logan]

Get well soon @johnny canoe

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Sending love and healing get well wishes to you @johnny canoe

 

[Zenj]

Morning all another murky day .
@johnny canoe get well soon

 

[alp]

Zenji: Did you see my meconopsis? Suddenly, we came out of sulking .. All three showed up yesterday. Must be their seasonal behaviour. I am soooooooooooooo chuffed. Next time, I will be careful with my seedlings and give them proper heat.

 

[Zenj]

Zenji: Did you see my meconopsis? Suddenly, we came out of sulking .. All three showed up yesterday. Must be their seasonal behaviour. I am soooooooooooooo chuffed. Next time, I will be careful with my seedlings and give them proper heat.

Certainly did looking good put a circle of crushed egg shell round them not too fine slugs like the young ones until they get going a bit ,looking round the garden looks like a fair few casualties with this very cold winter we have had.

 

[alp]

Thank you so much for the advice. I am glad that they came back. I literally bore my stares at the spots. LOL! You wouldn't believe it.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Keep us updated on them @alp

 

[MaryMary]

Get well soon, @johnny canoe!!

I have jiffy pellets laying around

Make sure you remove the netting before you plant them!!

 

[marlingardener]

Heal well and soon, Johnny. Please let us know of your progress--we are all anxious about you.

 

[johnny canoe]

Thanks so much everybody, you are all very kind. I feel better than I thought I would this morning. It's interesting that I got the two bloodied knees but my pants weren't ripped at all? Shoulder is tender, my hand is still swollen but hardly any pain today. My face? Well the damage is slight and no bruising. Still feel a bit funny in the chest, but I'm not dizzy like I was last night.
Thanks again

 

[Logan]

Thanks so much everybody, you are all very kind. I feel better than I thought I would this morning. It's interesting that I got the two bloodied knees but my pants weren't ripped at all? Shoulder is tender, my hand is still swollen but hardly any pain today. My face? Well the damage is slight and no bruising. Still feel a bit funny in the chest, but I'm not dizzy like I was last night.
Thanks again

Have you had yourself checked, you could have bruised ribs. Get well soon.

 

[Perki]

Hope your on the mend soon @johnny canoe

@alp My greenhouse is in one of the sunniest places in my garden, I do need the GH to bring on tender annuals - dahlia's - cucumbers and some tomatoes etc, the season shorter here than down south, and with it being a damp / wet place here year round most small plants get better by the rain and the army of slugs at night. I have the door open most of summer though with 3 roofs and a side vents as well to cool it down.

It been cold and foggy all day, just a miserable day.