Today, the last remnants of Sunday's big snowfall glistened on the ground as we seeded lettuce, radishes, beets, carrots, and parsnips in the garden. After covering the newly planted beds with floating row cover to preserve moisture, protect from wind, and ward off curious and hungry wildlife, we had a snowball fight! What larks.
For the past month or so, we've been tending seedlings, which are sprouting happily on most of the library's windowsills. Two weeks ago, we planted our first seeds outside: peas! Six kinds! Then came cold, windy, dry weather. Though it's milder now, we have yet to see any pea-shoots, but we're still hoping.
Today, the last remnants of Sunday's big snowfall glistened on the ground as we seeded lettuce, radishes, beets, carrots, and parsnips in the garden. After covering the newly planted beds with floating row cover to preserve moisture, protect from wind, and ward off curious and hungry wildlife, we had a snowball fight! What larks.
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It's still early, but we sallied forth and planted our garden with six different kinds of peas! That was right before it got really cold and really dry, so we hope they’ll come up when they’re ready... The rest of March involved transplanting some of our quickly growing seedlings into larger containers, and planting cold-hardy things like lettuce, radishes, carrots, and beets. We tried out some floating row cover in hopes that it would help protect baby plants from wind and ward off hungry critters.
After working with our young seedlings in preparation for transplanting, we used a giant sheet of paper to create a collaborative dream garden, complete with grapes, sunflowers, beans, goldfinches, and more! The plan is for this to be an ongoing project, eventually to be displayed somewhere in the library. |
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