And not even the end of them. Still picking cherry tomatoes. Crazy mild weather. No real signs of frost damage in the garden yet.
Got another 55 daffodils in the ground. The forecast has a decent amount of rain tonight and tomorrow and 40% of showers every day next week. I didn’t water them in, but will if the rain doesn’t come.
I have started putting the terracotta pots into the shed. And a bunch of winter prep to go, more pots and the cushions. So glad I downscaled this year!
She actually opened two days ago. A few others are catching up.
Good progress on the winter sowing, spinach, calendula are up and a few others have their first sprouts. So fun and easy!
After a thorough going over with a toothbrush, dipped in alcohol, I hope to have reduced the scale infestation on my baby.
It’s just 10c today so she’ll have to come back in tonight.
Cut the daffodils that fell over. A few were the victim of a fallen cedar. Picked up five emerald cedars from Home Depot last week. Five footers for $30. Have to get them dug in before heading to Venice.
Having a week of heat again. Everything is getting ready or has popped.
A week of freakishly warm weather, breaking some daytime records in the high 20s, has everything bursting. Along with a surprise visit from a rabbit, again!
Apple blossoms are starting to show on about a third of the tree. Moving two of them into more sun to see if they come alive with fruit.
Cool but sunny day. 5 feels like zero. At 16:30 it’s 12 degrees on the balcony. Signs of spring everywhere. Lilac buds are swelling, the catskins have shed most of their pollen, daffodil flower buds are showing, snow drops in bloom in paces I didn’t expect.
Moved another peony that has been trying to move out of the shade of the Sycamore by itself. Pruned the two burning bushes (I know) in preparation for my cedar backdrop.
I put up the summer compost basket to let the big one focus on finishing what’s already in it. Gave it a quarter turn. The mass of worms is impressive. And that earthy smell…
I was just talking about seeing the first daffodils in yards and almost missed this one just outside the back door. In just a day! Yay, made it through another winter.
The weather is starting to warm up. Daffodils are opening, the apple trees are breaking bud, haskaps have first signs of blossoms. One acanthus is peaking out from the mulch. Exciting.
Spring arrived. In a box. 50 Jonquil daffodils, 5 cloves of porcelain Music garlic and five mix giant alliums. $75. Thanks Veseys.
We’re in for a week of grey and rain so I got them all in over the past two days. No frost yet!
The alliums went in on 84. The garlic went in where the summer composter was in the veg bed. And seven new daffodil spots. Can never has to many daffodils.
FarmerTO 