3: Gardening Diaries ...

[Perki]

Sunny day again but its getting colder, think I'll put some buckets over some vulnerable plants over weekend. Pie looks delicious Logan

 

[marlingardener]

Logan, you are a great gardener and pie baker, too? Too much talent in one person.
All I did in the "garden" today was move some seedlings from under their dome to under grow lights. It was drizzly, foggy, and miserable outside so I baked Italian rolls and cleaned house. If the weather doesn't improve soon we are going to be living in a spotless home with more bread than we can eat in a year!

 

[Logan]

Morning all

 

[alp]

Logan, you are a great gardener and pie baker, too? Too much talent in one person.
All I did in the "garden" today was move some seedlings from under their dome to under grow lights. It was drizzly, foggy, and miserable outside so I baked Italian rolls and cleaned house. If the weather doesn't improve soon we are going to be living in a spotless home with more bread than we can eat in a year!

I seriously think you ALWAYS have a spotless house and I think you and Logan are both domestic goddesses, albeit one loves dog and you love cats. Those cat snaps are gorgeous. They are sooo lucky!

 

[alp]

Good morning to all .. Another cold day. Last night we went to the extravagance of turning on the electric heater in the lean to and yet the temperature was the same 5 minutes ago i.e. 5.9c same as yesterday. So we might have been too mean. In the end, a hot water bottle and a a bowl of freshly boiled water.

The microwave just did 9 minutes of sterlising the compost. Once I put it in the microwave with a metal bowl and hell, the whole house smelt hydrocarbon!

Yes, do protect your plants, @Perki ! Could be heart breaking if your plants died because of the snap. Winter has already done its damage to mine. All my fishing rods had yellow limp rods. No possible sign of any fish!

 

[alp]

@alp why are you trying to replicate that logo?

To see if I can do it. I haven't seriously used the software for 15 years.

 

[alp]

Bought about 6 tomato greenhouse for £1 each. Going to erect them inside my lean-to. No more hot water sauna or electric heater. Hope it helps my sowing as well.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Morning, and a very lovely sunny one it is too!

@alp what are fishing and yellow limp rods ??

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Just tried Google.......are you going fishing!!!

 

[Zenj]

Morning all a bright morning after another frosty night, 5c I think high today have a good weekend all.

 

[Logan]

Bought about 6 tomato greenhouse for £1 each. Going to erect them inside my lean-to. No more hot water sauna or electric heater. Hope it helps my sowing as well.

That should help.
I don't do much housework, just when it needs doing.

 

[alp]

Zenji We also are going to have 5c and 5am it's 0c. This is our fabulous weather in end of Feb and this is awful.

But the sunshine makes it nice to stay inside a car, which is what I am going to do. Out of hibernation and seek out any more bargains. I saw a vitis for £7. What does vitis mean sour or sweet grape?

@Upsy Daisy Dierama and I call it fishing rod. They are very nice swayed by breeze

and they add a bit of architectural height to a border. But Perki has dampened my great expectation. Never mind, the seeds are free! Whey Hey! At least, they germinated very quickly. Quite unlike peonies. But now the blades are yellow and I have given some a tug and my prognosis is not good!

I have about 40 peony seeds .. I just let them stew in a shaded corner. My peony called FuYu which I thought was red has ONE bud. I just hope this very unique bud is NOT going to fall. This has happened to me before. I have waited 6 years or more for this!

And I thought it was red!

 

[alp]

@Upsy Daisy

Do you know which NT property this is please?

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Looks familiar.....but for the life of me, can't put a name to it. Will ask hubs when he gets back

 

[Upsy Daisy]

@alp you didn't answer my question ....what are fishing and yellow limp rods.....p!ease . I tried Google and all I got was fishing tackle......but the I know you are keen on fishing!