#seedstarting

Rainy spring morning Saturday morning I was up just after 6AM and got a load in the dishwasher. I got my post up and then started setting up for seed starting. My #1 intern came down around 8:30AM and

Thinning celery On Monday morning I wasn’t moving too fast. I didn’t get up until 6:30AM and I got my post up. Then I started checking the seedlings for light height, correct placement in windows, and

On Sunday morning I was up around 6AM and got a load of dishes in the dishwasher before starting on my post. I stopped at 7:30AM to get a shower and ready for the day, and then finished the post. I went

On Friday night, I had a very bad night, only 4 hours sleep. I got up at 6:30AM and got my post up. My brother was up around 9AM and we went out and emptied the trash shed and did a dump run. I sat down

Bathroom knickknacks done On Friday morning I was up just after 6AM and got the fires going and the cat fed. I got my post up and then got the kitchen cleaned up. I sat down for a while then went out and

SEEDLING UPDTE MID-MARCH! A Mid March 2026 Update on my Seed Starting, Seed Potato, and new technique for sowing Coneflower seeds. Also, a chance to Tour the Outside Garden (kinda???). My gardens are in

South garden – the first daffodil buds On Sunday morning I didn’t get up until 6:30AM and I got one of my posts up. It was a cloudy cold day so I got the fires going and tried to keep them going all day.

What to SOW, for FIRST OF MARCH! Choosing the seeds to sow for the first weekend of March! Also, I am giving a quick tour of my seedling starting shelf for 2026! I am growing peppers, onions, tomato, more

Waiting for more snow… On Sunday morning I was up around 6AM and got one post up. When I pulled up the shades, the forecast 2” of snow hadn’t started. Tom arrived about 8:30AM to finish the birdhouses.

On Saturday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I got the fires going and the shades up just after 7AM. Next was cleaning the kitchen. I found a clay pot and a cache pot and got them cleaned

The Hivegarden QOTW was planning strategies for gardens. So here’s how an older gardener whose memory was decades ago eaten by Lyme disease gets through each year. “In terms of your garden, are you a chaotic,

Notes on setting up shelving On Friday morning I wasn’t up until just before 6AM. I got my post up, made a shopping order, cleaned up the kitchen, and did some other chores while waiting for the Senior

Well, I opened my bag of potatoes to cook for dinner and look what I found. They had been in the cold garage but with the temps so low I had brought them into the pantry. I guess they decided it was time

ONION Seeds are FIRST! I have grown onions for some time, now, and am finally realizing it is an easy to grow and easy to store veggie that I can use to help me towards my goal of being more FOOD INDEPENDENT!

My BEST Seed Starter Planning After sowing seeds in my basement, and living in the same area of the country for decades, I have a really good sense of when it is best to Start Seeds. Here's my calendar

There's all kinds of advice for how BEST to start your seeds indoors. For me, after a few different trial and error attempts, I have been starting my seeds the same way. I start with a nice, healthy, INERT

June Garden Tour! Check out my garden in June of 2025! I am finally spending some time outdoors, after weeks of rains. 14 of 15 weekends of rains, and at least 1 or 2 more days during weeks. the Eggplant

South Herb garden – peony bud with obligatory ant On Wednesday morning it took a while to get my post up and I finally got out to the kitchen to clean it up at 8:30AM. I collected all the materials and

The big quince in the Big garden – full bloom On Wednesday I was pretty crashed from the 2 previous days. I paid bills, watered seedlings and cleaned up the kitchen and that was it for the day. On Thursday,

South – just too gloomy to finish opening… On Monday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got a load of dishes in the dishwasher, got my post up, and got a shower. Then I cleaned up the kitchen as best I could