On Monday, March 11, 2013 4:14:04 PM UTC-4, Billy wrote:
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The Cook wrote:



On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:24:38 -0400, songbird

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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).



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Spagetti squash is a very poor substitute for pasta. It's bland mushy and virtually tasteless. Go with the butternut, it's quite nutrisious and keeps well in storage. I've tried many of the smaller winter squashes and always come back to butternuts.