It has been a weird spring as far as
weather goes. We had a hot spell resembling summer, then a week full
of frost warnings, and dry, drought-like soil conditions, finally
we've had hot humid weather with some wild thunderstorms. My veggie
starts are grown and ready to go in the ground, and I think they will
finally get there this weekend. Although in some ways I have
procrastinated, with frost warnings, dry weather and downpours it has
been easier to keep the young plants safe and watered inside or in
the cold frame.
You might be experiencing dry conditions this spring too. For a few tips on successful gardening
during drought, check out this recent post from
Renee's Garden.
I use a lot of Renee's Garden seeds to grow my flowers and
vegetables, I've included many of my favorites from Renee's in my post
Grow a Themed Flower Garden with Your Children. If you missed it, you might want to check it out!
Last weekend we cleared and loosened
the garden soil and flipped the compost in the compost bin to prep
the garden. We've done the preparation, now we just need to get those
plants in! Do you compost? We are lucky that we have the space and
live in an area where we can compost just about all of our food
waste in an outdoor bin. I am not afraid to admit that I love
composting. There is something magical about how quickly nature
recycles itself. We compost food scraps, mulch yard waste and even
have a worm compost bin in our basement. (Yes, I have worms in my
basement!) Stay tuned for future blog posts where we investigate
composting further!
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| Our outdoor compost bin. ©SBF 2015 |
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| Fruit and veggie scraps, yard waste on their way to becoming "black gold" in the compost! ©SBF 2015 |
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Not too many new flowers blooming this
week, but plenty of buds. Look forward to glimpses of the veggie
garden and some new blooms next week! It's your job to hold me
accountable- no more procrastination!
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| Week 9 Flower Blooms ©SBF 2015 |
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