Sunday, April 4, 2010

warm nights

It appears that the weather is going to remain warm (above freezing, that is) for at least the next 10 days.  I have decided to take my plants out of the house.  I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. 

I hadn't realized just how many plants I had until I moved them all.  I did pretty good this time around.  That is, I didn't lose that many plants over the winter because I didn't care for them properly while they were in the house!  I tend to ignore and underwater while stuff is inside. 

I've been to Big Bloomers twice in the last 3 weeks, and I did a good job of practicing restraint with regard to spending.  Which is a good thing.  The tomatoes I bought are doing well, so is my cilantro, and the mixed greens seed I sowed several weeks ago.  I'm well on my way to a great garden of food. 

Today, I plan to carry some plants back home from my sister's greenhouse; plants that I had recieved as freebies from the Garden Writers' Symposium in September.  I can't even remember what I have!  These will go in either of my two beds; I haven't designed them yet, but I'm getting there.  I've been a busy girl, so one thing at a time, I guess. 

Back to the warm nights.  I have the day off tomorrow, so I'll spend it in the garden cleaning up the stuff that came from inside the house, re-pot some things, clean the house of all the debris left behind.  The day promises to be a good one, so I'll have plenty of sunshine to enjoy while I'm out there.