As you know, I'm way behind in planting this year. By the time this post is live, everything will have already been transplanted into the garden. However, I did want to show these plant trays which we started using the winter sowing method. They're extremely eager to grow. As you can see, the petunias are…
Continue reading ➞ Last Seedling Update Before Transplant
So, I'm still really behind. In fact, I'm over a month late in planting the summer tender annual flowers into the garden. Even though I started the trays in a timely fashion, my schedule just hasn't worked out so that I'm able to transplant things into the garden as anticipated. As a result of this,…
Continue reading ➞ Cut Flower Seedling Update Before Transplanting into the Garden
So, here's the part where I come clean about everything. This spring has been really...different. We had a freeze in the middle of May, it rained every single day, and I didn't get my plants started until I was about a month too late. Some things are just simply out of our control. Let's take…
Continue reading ➞ Seed Tray Progress and the Arrival of Snapdragons
I talk about seed starting a lot. Obviously, there can't be a garden unless we're able to get the plants into the ground. Though I've always been a big supporter of direct sowing, I find that I like starting seeds into trays more and more with each season that passes. This season is no exception…
Continue reading ➞ Cut Flower Seed Starting Update
I swear, January always feels like the longest month ever. There's nothing really actively growing, and it's usually too cold to go outside and have fun. So I end up stuck inside under my blankets waiting for the sun to come back out. Luckily, the month is almost over and it's time to take a…
Continue reading ➞ End of January Polytunnel Update
Finally, the garden is starting to feel alive. The trees here have finally gotten their leaves, and the anticipation of warm sunny days is making me crazy. Here's what's going on with the cut flower patch -
If you've been following my YouTube channel at all, you know that I'm completely obsessed with winter sowing. I mean, seriously, I talk about it all the time. I'm almost finished with winter sowing for the season, and I'm so happy to show you all what some of my bottles of seedlings currently look like.…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Results Pt 2 – Cut Flower and Vegetable Seedlings
Hi Lovelies, The week 4 update is a little early, but I probably won't have internet access for the next few days - so I wanted to get these posted now! All of the seedlings below have been planted using the winter sowing method in milk jugs. Let me know if you've got any questions,…
Continue reading ➞ February Week 4 Update – Germination Celebration, lol.
Hi Lovelies, Well, today looks like it's going to be one of the last days before the weather turns gross and cold again. It's sunny, it's 60F. For whatever reason, I don't feel like singing songs and wearing shorts yet, though. Anyhow, just wanted to quickly share some captures from the hoophouse and to update…
Continue reading ➞ An Update on a Sunny Day
