Alison - welcome, and thanks for following the blog!
No pictures today, but there's still quite a bit to talk about!
First, I drove 90 miles roundtrip on Tuesday night to pick up a 20lb bag of UCG's from Starbuck's. Ha! I know....pretty crazy, but I just had to get that little bounty for my compost piles. It was probably 10 gallons of it, and i'll be making another run in about a week. Meanwhile, I have 2 local convenience stores saving theirs for me too. The owners love growing tomatoes in their gardens, and i'll give them free plants this year.
Second - i'm making some major modifications to the little propagation system that was made from an old aquarium stand. When finished, it'll be fully enclosed to keep the warmth of the lights inside, and also have some small cpu fans mounted in the top. The propagation shelves in the shed will have to wait until next year, because I need $300 worth of lights for them. So, i'll use the money made from this years' transplants to pay for them, and go big time next year. Woot Woot!
Third - I've been wintersowing stuff like crazy! Oh god....it's addictive, I tell ya! I'm doing all kinds of flowers, and even a couple types of early maturing tomatoes, too. Me likey.....
Fourth - My wife bought Jude a little frisbee from Pet Depot the other day, and she's happy again. Yay! I have to throw it kinda easy though, because it really flies well!
Other than that, i'm just waiting for the weekend to arrive, so I can get out there and turn at least one of the compost piles. The postholes for the turning system will be dug too, but you can bet that i'll wear the back brace. I'll have to remember to take it easy, because the injury is still not 100% healed yet. It's probably around 95%, and still bothers me when I stoop over for anything.
Well, that's about it. I'll be sure to take lots of photos over the weekend.
Take care, and happy gardening!
EG
7 comments:
I can't wait to see pics of the propagation mods...you are a busy guy! What percentage of coffee grounds do you normally use in the compost pile? Just curious as I am starting a compost bin this year and could use some tips....Btw...I went to the hardware store today and lo and behold the seed displays are out!!!! Yea!
I am out of breath just reading your list! LOL!
Baby your back... the real garden season is just around the corner and you don't want to be all stoved up for it.
Sunny - i'll definitely take some pictures of it. Percentage of coffee grounds? Hmmm, dunno - i'd say around 15-20% probably. Yay for seeds! Just don't buy too many! You'll want one of everything...hehe
kitsapFG - i'll definitely watch out for the back problem, because I can't go down with it right now - there's too much to do! Thanks for your concern.
Thanks for the welcome, EG! You've fallen in love with winter sowing already, Hehe! You'll be even happier when you see all that stuff start sprouting. Take care of your back, I have a badly ruptured disk in my back and I have to baby it every year when I start gardening again.
I see you like compost. Me too! I just lover UCGs. Do you have a source of manure? I live in Starbucks country, so I don't have any trouble finding UCGs.
BTW, have you heard of lasagna beds?
Alison - you're welcome! Oh yeah, I just love this WS thing, and haven't even had anything sprout yet. I really feel that this back injury is something that will be a problem for the rest of my life, so i'll have to slow things down a bit.
Oh yeah, I like composting, but the manual labor involved is really taking its toll on me. The coffee grounds work excellent, and more will be gathered in the upcoming weeks. I probably won't try manure, though. I've heard of lasagna gardening, but have never tried it.
EG, We turn our compost with a small electric rototiller, instead of a pitchfork. It's easier on the back and mixes things up really well. I have also heard of others using an electric drill with a big auger bit. Both might be easier on your back. Yes, I am afraid back problems may now be with you for life. There are a lot of physical therapy exercises that help, though.
I need to find some free sources of materials for my compost pile. There's an animal shelter here that has many horses. Maybe I can score free horse poo.
Ok, now I definitely need to read up on wintersowing. I feel like this is something I should be doing right now.
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