Good morning gardeners. I think Spring has officially arrived. Although it did hit 32F this morning. I uncovered the potatoes and leeks yesterday. The plastic tarp was filled up like a swimming pool from all the rain we got. I did manage to get some cleaning in the yard done yesterday as well. I'm planting the nasturtiums outside today. I may plant a row of turnips as well. I have another poblano seedling emerging. That makes me so happy. I noticed that my chives are coming up. They didn't do all that well last year so I'm hoping they will be more productive this year. I think I may set my rosemary plants outside today, although we are supposed to get more torrential rain again Thursday and Friday. I made a quick shopping trip to the discount store where I buy my garden products yesterday. I finally found basil and impatiens seeds. I will get them planted today indoors. My sunroom is starting to look naked with the seedlings moving on. My dahlia tubers seemed a little dry when I took them out of the box of sand so I put them in a plastic zip loc bag with dirt a few weeks ago. Then I added just a tiny bit of water and now most of them are plumping up. I think they will be ready to plant soon. Today is supposed to be chick pick-up day. I have the brooder set up for them. I still need to find a nice branch for them to roost on. Have a great day everyone and happy planting.
I think I'm going to toss some more grass seed in the dog yard Friday morning and cover with some good dirt before I water. There are a few bare patches where some beastly puppy was intent on digging herself a hole last year. The nasturtiums in the ground are dark green and lovely, the potted ones are drying out so I put them out for the chickens. I'm going to pick up a few stakes I can drive into the ground and put a barrier around the bushes out back. They need more room to grow and a wider area of mulch. I might replace one with something else, hopefully I can find a red fairy duster. There's also a bush that gets to be a good size and blooms white that I'd like. The goal is shade for the flock so I need bushes big enough they can't eat the whole thing. Have a great day everyone!
