Kousa dogwood flowers starting On Friday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I got the kitchen cleaned up and set up to feed the seedlings inside. When I went to do the ones in the office, I

Через погодні температурні "гойдалки" цей сезон овочівництва геть не схожий на попередні. Так як власного досвіду ще малувато, то прийшлося поноситися і з розсадою, і з вирощуванням сидерату

Just rainy days… On Wednesday morning I was up at 5AM and got my post up. I cleaned up the kitchen and puttered around getting ready. I had to water all the seedlings so I got that done. At 8:45AM I called

Коли тебе несе нестримний потік весняних клопотів, пов'язаних із доглядом за садом - квітниками - грядками, плюс хвора мама потребує все більше уваги, то твоя зосередженість на обов'язкових справах

On Wednesday morning I was up around 6AM, got the cat fed and checked e-mail. Then at 7AM I headed out to start mowing. Fortunately there was very little dew as it had been quite windy. The little mower

On Tuesday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got a load in the dishwasher. Then I my post up. I sat for a little while and then got up to tend seedlings. I moved all the big ones to the dining room table

On Monday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got started on my post. I had to stop around 7AM to start prepping for windows. I got the kitchen cleaned up, got out the back porch screens and went out and started

On Saturday morning I was up at 4:45AM and started editing the 50 photos I’d taken on Friday. I got halfway done when I had to stop to do seedlings at 7AM. Lots more were up and then I watered them all.

On Friday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I got the laundry put away and sat down for while. Then I got ready and went out at 9:00AM and opened the cold frame. I got my rakes and got started

Wednesday was a complete washout. On Thursday I was up around 5:30AM and got a load of dishes in the dishwasher. Then I tended the seedlings. A lot more were up on day 6 after starting. I sat down for

On Tuesday morning, I got my post up and then got a load in the dishwasher. I sat down for a while then got up to see if the mesclun had come up. I had been 4 days since it was planted on Saturday. I was

On Monday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I got the stoves going as it was to be cold all day. Then I tended the seedlings; raising lights, reorganizing, watering. I sat down for a while

It was cold when I got up at 6:15AM on Sunday morning. Once the cat was fed, I got the fires going. I had to be closely supervised for the masonry heater, though. I got started editing the well over 100

Purple finch and goldfinch Saturday I woke at 5AM but didn’t get up until 5:30AM. I check the e-mail then went out and got the kitchen cleaned up and started setting up for the seed starting. I sat down

Post writing supervisor On Friday morning, I was awakened at 4AM by a furball on my bed. Mind you, I had just put up the screen door, and it still had the cookie sheet. Because of the weight of the cookie

On Tuesday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I messed around with seedlings and finally got out to the gardens at 8AM. I started on the Back Porch garden because the alyssum had so overgrown

On Saturday morning I was up at 6AM and got my post up. I cleaned up the kitchen and started watering the house plants. I had watered or fed the seedlings the day before. But with the fans they dry out

I tend to overseed the flats, and then have to carefully separate the little seedlings. At this stage, I usually put them into cell packs that I've saved over the years. These Impatiens really were overdue,

Goldfinches on thistle feeder On Wednesday morning I was up around 6AM and it was pretty cold outside. I got the fires going and then got my post up. I had some research to do on the computer so I did

Wood stove from my seat in the office Sunday morning I was not in good shape after finishing that awful garden. It was raining and cold and I got the wood stoves going well. I finished the bills/budget