In article ,
The Cook wrote:
On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:24:38 -0400, songbird
wrote:
Billy wrote:
I find it odd that the days have been in the mid to high sixties here,
and the nights about forty, yet the soil on our north facing slope is
sixty. I planted 5 peas to see if they survive temps, and snails. If all
goes well, I'll plant the rest of the peas mid-week. Also I need to prep
the lettuce beds, although the lettuces is far from ready to go outside.
I switched out a non-producing orange tree, for an apricot tree that was
planted in a marginal spot, THEN I looked up orange trees. It said that
oranges may take 3 to 5 years to produce fruit! Mine was/is about 5
years old. I rushed out to the compost heap, and dragged it off, and put
its mangled root system in a large pot with wet soil. I'll watch
closely to see if it puts out any adventitious buds over the next few
months, if not then back on the compost pile it will go.
save the wood to chip for grilling/smoke.
In the mean time, I'll just pound my head slowly against a wall.
at least that feels good when you stop...
around here we've had some warmer air/rains
putting the daytime temperatures into the 50s.
today was the first robin and killdeer sightings
of the season while out walking. should have
some spring flowers showing up soon. tomorrow
is forecast warm and rainy again and then we'll
be heading back to more cooler daytime temps
in the mid-30s and nights below freezing for a
bit.
still it is nice to see the end of winter
coming around the bend.
hang in there. 
if we get a nice day this
week i'll probably stick some peas out and Ma
will be stopping by the greenhouse Monday so
i'll have her ask about the onions.
songbird
We are still having freezing temps at night and today it made it to
about 60°F. In the greenhouse onions and spinach got moved to larger
pots yesterday and today. I also started seeds for some lettuce,
herbs and tomatoes.
We are playing "musical planter boxes" here. DH is making new ones
since the old ones are falling apart. Two of the boxes have mostly
perennials. I got one of those moved into one of the new boxes. These
are a little taller than the old ones. Hope he gets them finished
before I need to set out plants.
I'm still surprised at the discrepancy between the average air temp, and
the soil temp. Night temps here in the mid-30s for the last few days,
but the planted peas seem to be OK, so I'll put in more today. They
don't seem to be doing well under the grow light. I may be time to
replaces the bulbs.
I have one more round for my starting plants. The first sweet pepper
seeds I tried were too old, and I'm not sure that they were refrigerated
all this time, so I need to try germinating fresher seeds this time.
Then I need to get the sweet basil, parsley, chervil, and cilantro
started.
Ever try spaghetti squash? Anyone have any opinions as how it compares
to pasta? I have room (I think) for 1 or 2 winter squash. Trying to make
up my mind about which (butternut, acorn, or spaghetti).
--
Welcome to the New America.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg
or
E Pluribus Unum
Next time vote Green Party