Thursday, December 20, 2012

Brrrr

It sure is getting cold around here!! It's dipped below 40 degrees and makes me miss the crazy heat of the summer. There were a couple days of rain as well which was nice. Our grass is nice and green and fluffy. We did have a few areas that needed to be reseeded because our friend, the mole, decided to dig a couple holes to make the landscape a bit more interesting.

             

And look at this! My Thai chili plant is doing well!!


Monday, December 10, 2012

Good News, Bad News

Good news: my last planter is in it's place ready to go! Had to reposition it several times because I was too lazy to actually measure it out. Instead I did it the hard way by eyeballing the distance from the middle planter. Terrible eyeballing skills.
  

    



Bad news: my largest tomato plant is wilting. I left it in a spot to catch sprinkler water and didn't realize how much water it was getting. The answer: wayyyy too much!! It's hanging on to the several tomatoes that have started growing but I am not sure it has a chance of recovering. Now I know for next time...

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Post Night Shift Delirium

I left work at 7am this morning and had an unusual (and likely delirious) amount of energy. The 3 planters I ordered from Home Depot had been sitting unassembled for several days next to our shoe rack near the front door. I managed to put 2 together and sprayed each with a water-resistant seal and lined the bottom with burlap and newspaper.
                    

Many bags of soil and compost later, my cucumber plants were transplanted into their new home. The second planter now houses daffodil and tulip bulbs as well as some pansies I picked up on a quick run to Lowes (when I ran out of garden soil).    





And just for the heck of it, I dug a couple holes to permanently put my 2 corn plants into the ground. Needless to say I am now pooped!! Planter #3 will be saved for another day. This chica needs a nap!!