Follow the adventures of a Midwestern girl and her quiet but creative life. Read poetry, read opinionated posts on just about anything, and get back to nature with her as she goes about her daily rounds. "my small, mortal eyes can see Eternity/ in the clouds that dissolve and then regroup endlessly"--C. Hynde
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Seeds of Love
I was finally able to start planting some crops in my garden today. I planted sugar snap peas, lettuce, and spinach. I put my cabbage seedlings outside to acclimate them to the outdoors and it got so hot they nearly wilted. I brought them back inside, gave them lots of water, and hope they'll recover. If not, I have more seeds. I also plan to plant peppers, cherry tomatoes, basil, fennel, kohlrabi, carrots and winter squash. I started working on the frame for the other raised bed and I tilled the soil in that bed. I should have enough compost left to add to the other bed. I also cleaned up some of the pile of dead branches in Boxer's pen. I bought a bag of dirt to help fill in the hole left by the honey locust tree that was cut down years ago. The stump has rotted and left a hole where the tree once stood. I used all of a forty pound bag but I'm going to need more. Oh well, dirt is cheap. I took Boxer for a walk at the park and saw a bluebird and a pileated woodpecker. It was just a beautiful day. And it smells like blossoms everywhere. I hope you're enjoying your spring, wherever you are. "One is closer to God in a garden than anywhere else on Earth".
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