After 5 months sealed in a Zip-Lock bag of potting soil in the fridge drawer with no action, checking them every weekend since Christmas,I decided Wednesday was time to get rid of my failed peach pits. BEHOLD! They sprouteth! I'll give them another week or so, then start potting them.
New batch of cat grass (oat Z& wheat mixed)is up & growing like weeds. Instead of using the shallow container that comes with the kits, I used seed starter mix to fill a 2 pound coffee can, and planted them in it. Grains generally have a deep root system, so I figured this will give them more room to grow, to see if it lasts longer before dying.
We still have frigid temps, only getting into single digits for highs & down tp as much as (near-record) -25 at night; and we still have December snow in the form of an inch or so of glare ice underneath the more recent snowfalls. Almost every morning there's a new 1/4-1/2" that needs to be swept off the walks & windshields. Going through wood like gangbusters; starting to have to split & use some of next winter's that we cut summer before last. Today is an exception: no new snow last night, and up to a high of 22! On the downside, it's clouding up to give us a couple of inches tonight & tomorrow, and maybe into Sunday. By Tuesday, we're supposed to be back to highs in the 30s: YAY!
There's around 8" or so on the garden; yet last week, we went to friends in town for dinner so I could help him trim their cherry & apple trees that were starting to bud! Glad our cherries, apricots, pears and apples have more sense!
Shopko (which we don't really like, but are stuck with) had plastic containers on sale this week: 2.5 quart for $.99, with lids; and 6+ quart shoebox size for #$1.99, also with lids. I bought 3 of each to sue for seed starting late next month. They are about as deep as a 4" peat pot, so I'll just put potting soil in them, and go from there.
Well those plastic containers sound good. Nice banner. I had some nice hearts and stuff, but couldn’t get the copy feature to work, so I had to settle for Enlarged Caps and First place billing.