After finishing planting the carrots and beets, it was time to get back to the old kitchen garden. We've done almost nothing there, since we ended up building the path instead of hauling soil over and planting. Here is how it looks before I started. The first thing that needed to be done was to … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: progress in the old kitchen garden
Our 2021 garden: getting things planted, and trying things out
This morning, I wanted to get that half-bed planted with carrots. I was happy to discover that the Kyoto Red carrots I'd ordered were pelleted seeds (I'm sure I knew that when I'd ordered them, but completely forgot!), so they could go in right away. Before I did, though, I cooked up some cornstarch gel, … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: getting things planted, and trying things out
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Say Cheese!
Ginger was not cooperative about getting his picture taken this morning. Cheddar, on the other hand, was more than happy with the attention! Cheddar such a big, beefy slab of cheese! We got a lot done outside today, so I'll be breaking things up into several posts. A few more things crossed off the gardening … Continue reading Say Cheese!
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An awesome Mother’s Day, pancake cat, soil comparisons and pretty things. :-)
I had a rather amusing start to the morning! While heading out to feed the outside cats, I heard a noise from an unusual direction. I had startled Nicky the Nose on the sun room roof! I always get a giggle out of how he pancakes himself like that when he's startled. As if he … Continue reading An awesome Mother’s Day, pancake cat, soil comparisons and pretty things. 🙂
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Early Mother’s Day
My morning rounds includes checking the various growing things, and I finally got a decent photo of my daughter's tulips emerging! The leaf mulch has made it hard to see them in photos, but at this angle, you can see quite a few! There are more, out of frame. We're so happy they survived their … Continue reading Early Mother’s Day
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Our 2021 garden: outdoor planting – eventually. Also, we have flowers!
Today was the day to start planting our onions. I wanted to get the transplants out, to make room for the squash in the sun room, and get the onion sets in. The plan was to have onions on either side of the kale that has already been direst sown, in the bed on one … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: outdoor planting – eventually. Also, we have flowers!
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Our 2021 garden: planting day, indoors – and that didn’t work!
Today's priority was to start the last of the seeds indoors. I'd been preparing a bin with toilet paper tubes, as something that would allow the least root disruption when transplanting (at least, so I've read). After a couple of days, it was time to start planting the Montana Morado corn!! Aren't they gorgeous? The … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: planting day, indoors – and that didn’t work!
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Morning kitties… and more, somewhere
Mornings can be difficult with so many cats in the house. Cats that like to sleep across my legs or braced against my back, then don't want to move when I try to roll over! Ginger has become one of those cats. The problem is, he likes to lean against me on the outside of … Continue reading Morning kitties… and more, somewhere
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Our 2021 garden: an experiment, plus the jiggler is in!
Today I took my mother to her doctor's appointment, so I got very little garden stuff done today. Last night, however, I was able to start prepping the toilet paper tubes we'll be using to start the Montana Morado corn in. I picked up this coolant funnel long ago, because it's perfect for jobs like … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: an experiment, plus the jiggler is in!
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Ginger, the Adorable!
I finally got some Ginger pictures! It was worth the wait. What an adorable pretzel he makes! 😀 Awww... he's using Squidly as a pillow! 😀 The Re-Farmer
