Mastodawn

Had 28F/-2C again this morning with frozen water (I'm never going to refer to it as ice ever again) in rain barrels. Will check on plants in greenhouse soon. Heater was on in there all night so we should be good. BeetBear is looking at the long-range forecast & has good news (it's warming up) & bad news (it's going to rain for a week). BeetBear's question is: "What do April Showers bring?" He suggests:"Muddy Feet" Anyone else have ideas?
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JL Johnson

15h ago

Important #BloomScrolling update from the #BulbLawn. We’ve got crocus, daffodils and tulips all at once, which is a real treat.

These are all in their first year so timing is all sorts of messed up. Our 60° temp swings back and forth are sure not helping.

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Deborah Edwards-Oñoro 1d ago

Planted red dazzler cosmos, green magic broccoli, St. John’s Fire salvia, prizehead lettuce, and genovese basil this morning in pots to grow inside.

Currently soaking up sunshine from a south facing doorwall.

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George 🍦🚲 🥾 ✌️🌎 🌌1d ago

Can I put the snowblower and shovels away? End of March in Boston has brought surprises in the past. #Boston #weather #endofwinter #zone6b

Richard Rollinson 1d ago

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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Richard Rollinson 3d ago

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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Deborah Edwards-Oñoro 4d ago

Two of my three pawpaws look like twigs less than five inches tall. (I picked up two small saplings at the local native plant swap last fall.)

The other sapling is about 2 1/2 feet tall, with multiple branches. Hoping they all made it through our cold winter.

Last year first pawpaw leaves started showing on May 1.

I've never grown red currants, but this post has me thinking I should add them to my garden.

https://www.gardenguides.com/2121718/how-to-urban-garden-red-currant-pawpaws/

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I've Been Urban Gardening For 6 Years. Here Are My Two Favorite Fruits To Grow In A Small Space - Garden Guides

These two fruits not only handle slight shade and small spaces well, but they also are easy to pollinate and gain small harvests from.

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Richard Rollinson 4d ago

Spent some time this afternoon transplanting some of the Snap Dragon seedlings. These old hands are not very good with this fiddly stuff anymore. Also, if the Wintersmith doesn't hurry up and leave we're going to have a serious shortage of bench space in the greenhouse. Tiffany Aching where are you?
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Richard Rollinson 5d ago

Some views of other stuff in the grow room waiting to be brought up to the greenhouse at the right time. There are also peppers, jalapeños, parsley, more lettuce, verbena, snapdragons, etc....
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Richard Rollinson 5d ago

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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