We didn’t get as much rain as early as I expected, which worked out because that gave us time to set up one of the rain barrels. The air was still damp, which added a chill to the near 50°F temperatures. Continue reading “Garden Growth–18th April, 2019”
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Rain barrel related projects
I am almost out of the water we stored in reused gallon jugs last year when we emptied our rain barrel for the season. Since I don’t want to start using tap water if I can help it, naturally I’ve been wondering when we put it out last year, and it was indeed in April, though I didn’t actually get it set up until the 25th. This is our third year collecting rainwater to use on plantings. Continue reading “Rain barrel related projects”
Fall, snow!
It might melt by the time the sun comes up to try to take a picture, but a bit of the white stuff fell from the sky over the course of the night. Barely a dusting, but still snow. Continue reading “Fall, snow!”
18th June Plantings and general Garden update
I further updated the 2018 Plantings list, adding some more details.
I planted more flower seeds today in pots indoors, as well as a few more fairytale pumpkin and pencil cob corn indoors just in case the ones that aren’t coming up yet were Acorn Bomber snacks. Continue reading “18th June Plantings and general Garden update”
First corn sighting
After we picked up our second rain barrel today, we went out to plant the remaining starters I had purchased prior, and I noticed what looks like an awfully promising baby stalk of corn breaching the ground. This made me so happy.
One of our tomato seed spots seemed a bit dug up. I’m glad I used the toilet tissue rolls, as that seems to have deterred the digger from doing more than unearthing down to the top of the roll. Time will tell.
Watering, snipping grass, neglected compost and old foe skeletons
I did manage to get some time outside yesterday to do more than a round of watering. Compared to last year, I’m consistently using three “can fills” per water from the rain barrel so far, where last year we barely needed just the one. Most of that is due to the kitchen garden related plants, as well as trying to encourage some perennials that didn’t overwinter very well. We haven’t been able to pick up the new rain barrel we paid for, but will when schedules align. We haven’t needed it yet, so I’m not agonizing over the lack of pickup, if it matters.
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Paid for the second rain barrel today
Here you pay for a rain barrel in one place (City Hall), and then pick up in another (transfer station). The pick up place isn’t open as many days of the week as the pay place.
But it’s paid for, and that’s one less thing on the check box.
Second rain barrel install
I updated the countdown for the install of the rain barrel itself. That should be easy enough as long as we can get over there to pick it up on a day the center is open. Getting the guttering up in that corner, though…that’s a bit more iffy.
Time to get the rain barrel out.
I checked the weather a bit ago, and night time temps will be roughly 10°F +/- above freezing the rest of the week. We have rain on the way starting tonight, but gentle winds, so today I’ll haul out our rain barrel from the cellar, and get it in place so it can take in some water before the winds pick up a wee bit tomorrow. Continue reading “Time to get the rain barrel out.”