Spring is here! Emmy the Elm has buds on her branches.
It rained yesterday, so after I just took a break standing on the balcony enjoying it, I stirred up the compost and added some damp coffee grounds in the hopes of it waking up and finishing breaking down. It's been hovering above freezing for a little bit even at night (YAY), and I smelled it just a little bit as I stirred (in the summer, it smells like the richest soil ever!), so hopefully it gets cooking again.
I moved the baby apple tree who still needs a name and the three tree seeds who stratified over the winter outside in their pots - two oaks, one hawthorne - back onto the ledge. Hopefully the seeds sprout!
These disturbing things that I presume are bug eggs but look like a cross between tomato and cucumber seeds, are stuck on the sliding screen door. I still have to go back outside and get rid of them. Any idea what they are?
baby apple
I need more soil/compost to get planting. Even if the compost finishes quickly, all my dirt is already in use with other plants. Time for a trip to Home Depot. My garden awaits!
Since the tomatoes are already my height indoors, it's OK that I didn't start new seeds yet for lack of dirt, lol. But I do need to start those flower seeds!
Are y'all dreaming of your gardens yet, Steem fam? Have you started seeds?
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That's funny, I've just been ordering some seeds! Every year I miss getting wallflowers - they have to be planted this year to blossom next spring. But I'm ahead of myself this year and they're in my basket 😊
Yesterday I planted my seed potatoes. This is the first time I've grown these. They're in the holding bay (the garage) until I clear the front porch. But I checked the temperature in the garage this morning and it's a little chilly. So I made a jacket for them:
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That's awesome! I tried potatoes one year and the greenery got really big, really fast! I don't remember what happened to them that I ended up not harvesting any potatoes ...huh. LOL. But I'm allergic to regular potatoes now, so I'd have to plant sweet potatoes instead.
I'm glad you got your flower seeds ordered!
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My neighbours were telling me about the greenery yesterday, how much of it there is! So much to learn! Love your balcony forest, will be great when it comes into leaf.
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Love to see the first signs of spring. I want to get going but am waiting to move and struggling to find containers 💯🐒
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