I am going to take advantage of the sunshine and get into the garden today. I don’t think I will actually get to plant many plants, since I have so much cleaning up to do. Besides, the moon phase is not quite right (to insure optimum performance) for planting my above ground plants-with the exception of a few vining types.  It is a good time to put vines in the ground right now, before the new moon. We can plant any of the root vegetables as well such as: radishes, carrots, potatoes, beets, and so on…Â
When you get eight straight days of rain keeping plants healthy in the greenhouse is a challenge. Mature plants require dry air flow to protect them from melting. We had all our furnaces running and the fans blowing, day and night, to protect the plants as much as we could, but with this kind of weather it is almost impossible to save them all. Our spirits were getting as dismal as the weather. It was a great relief to wake up to sun two days this week. It didn’t come a minute to soon, either!
For today I’ll just go out & rake, put out my pre-planted flower boxes and, in general, enjoy the sun. We have seen so little of it lately. After the new moon (May 27th) I’ll actually finish my garden planting, hopefully it will be a little warmer by then, too.
Enjoy your day!
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) We are filled to the brim with hanging baskets just waiting for Mothers Day weekend. I have to tell you that this year was perfect for growing plants in the greenhouse. I want one of everything. Stop by and take a look-visit us this weekend. Here is a preview of what you can expect to see: