Feb 28, 2018

Seed starting in baggies



 The Winter's are long here in North Idaho, so I am always willing to try something new while I wait for the garden to melt out. This time I've decided to try the baggie method to start tomato and pepper seeds.


Look at all these little sprouts!

Seeds were simply placed on a damp paper towel and placed in baggies zipped 3/4 of the way and just placed out of the way on a table in indirect light.


This is what they look like a week later.

I did wet the paper towel so that the sprout would gently slide right out of the soggy paper towel.


The sprouted seeds were then placed in potting soil as I continue to wait for Spring!


Practicing ...Patience!!!

Somewhere under that mess is my garden.....another winter storm warning underway and I am truly trying to work on my patience!!!!




Feb 18, 2018

Best Date Ever!


Oh, he knows this garden girl so well! 

Dirt & Seeds.... I'm all his!

Well, guess who forgot to stockpile a bail of potting soil last Fall to have for early plantings this Spring? Ya, this garden girl did!!!


Why stockpile Potting soil???? 

Because potting soil this time of year is hard to come by, or is frozen solid on pallets and is so much cheaper when it's on clearance at the end of the previous season.


Yes, we were the only crazies out there today pushing our cart through snow, ice, and single digits.

The seeds were impulse buys...Darn seed racks get me every time! 




Feb 14, 2018

Valetines Day Snow


There is just not as much magic in Valentine's Day snow as there is in Christmas snow...

Winter is still chugging along and I haven't even gotten around to planting anything for the new year. I'm hoping to start some onion and pepper seeds sometime this week.

Feb 12, 2018

She takes notice...Photography Blog

If you have been following along.... I have decided to create a separate blog for my Photography, as I take on photo challenges and learn something new.

You are welcome to follow along at  https://shetakesnotice.blogspot.com/


Feb 8, 2018

Daydreaming


Oh it's true...I'm daydreaming about Spring and how I want all that snow in my back yard to melt!!!