BeetBear says we must soldier on in spite of the missing spring and get the tomatoes potted on. We use 110 mm square plastic pots that we have had for more years than I can remember and we got the first dozen done this morning after the other chores were done. Only 4 dozen more to go...😀
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I now assume that I started the tomato plants too early & am forced to move them to the greenhouse & get them potted on. The spring weather has still not arrived (it was 27F/-2.8C this morning with heavy frost. My ability to keep the greenhouse warm enough at night will be sorely tested if spring does not arrive soon. Peppers & eggplant are still happy to continue under the lights for a while yet. I've got to go wake up #BeetBear for some help.
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BeetBear reminded me that a year ago today I had to be hauled away in an ambulance because my gall bladder had burst. My daughter stepped in and kept the garden stuff going for a week or so until I recovered. ANYWAY... We started bringing stuff up into the greenhouse to make room for more stuff in the grow room. First up is the cabbage and lettuce, which is looking pretty good. Tomorrow we'll make some decisions on what comes up next.
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We send greetings to all of our gardening friends, both north and south, on the equinox. For us it means more sunlight and warmer days ahead. BeetBear is taking the time to clean off his sign on our tool shed door. Two years ago he was posing with his violets and dandelions in the orchard, but this year we're a long way from that yet - it's been way too cold.
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"Let's get busy and prune the rose bushes" says BeetBear. It's on the sunny side of the house and out of the wind. They were out of control and overgrown so we gave them a good trim and will make them tidy as they leaf out later.
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BeetBear and I went out this morning to see what could be done to get the season moving. First up he paid his respects to what he calls the "Bear Tulips" (crocus). They had a bad winter and are very sparse this year. We'll have to plant more this fall... He also checked on the rhubarb, which is just starting to emerge. Now we move on to business. More later
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Well now.March has come full circle in the last 10 days. March 3rd. had 15F/-9C temp and ankle-deep snow everywhere. March 10th was 77F/25C & snow all gone with crocuses blooming.Today it's 37F/3C and starting to snow again. BeetBear is getting VERY impatient. Better news: We've had very good germination on the Everman Jalapeños & King Arthur green bell peppers. Everything coming along ok but will need greenhouse ready soon.
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For a long time, BeetBear has wanted me to tell the story of how our families met so here it is, all crammed in to the ALT Text to get past my character limits here. I'm not a very good story teller, but I had a go at summarizing the important bits. Please excuse my very bad Welsh.
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BeetBear wants to know how he is supposed to adjust the sundial for Daylight Savings Time if we haven't seen the sun for several days now. We'll just have to keep using last year's saved daylight for a while yet.
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