Back out in the Garden w/Photos

Of course I've got some lettuce growing indoors year around but it won't be long before I've got lots going on outdoors.

Here's how it looked on the 26th where it came in handy as we made tacos. I've got to say there is something attractive about being to harvest things right where you're making a meal.

Back outside more of the daffodils are blooming and we're really enjoying the pops of color in the middle of so much brown and the start of greening up.

The tiny strawberry plants from last year are reviving and recovering nicely.

This year we're making the best of the sun that we get here by building a planter box in an old greenhouse wagon that we can pull to wherever it's needed. We plan to finish off the outside by covering it with vinyl siding so that it will look nice with the house no matter where we put it.

Other plants are in between. These are waiting  to go out to the garden to become their very best selves and feed body and soul.

So far all I've got are these daffodils. This was the earliest photo. as you can see by the other photo in this blog they got better and better as the season went by.

And these strawberries from last year.

Today I had some company out there.

I'm not sure who enjoyed things most, the butterflies or the humans.

The Winter Garden

We've had 32.5 inches of snow this month and very little sun so none of the plants I'd been trying to grow in front of the windows has done well.

It feels like the snow is never going to stop.

There are lots of garden catalogs in the mail to remind us that summer will get here and to help me plan next season.

In the meantime I've got a small aquaponic grower with 3 types of lettuces that should do much better in here. It's got LED lights and just takes water and plant food in the tank.

You may notice that the plants have moved since yesterday. 1 of the pods hadn't sprouted so I added
more seed and re-arranged where that pod was to give it a better chance at the most water and light.

I tried to force some flower bulbs in vases and had no luck with them so it's going to be a loooong winter.

All that is left in the regular pots is Holly, a miniature rose and some daffodils.

I've begun clipping bits of the larger lettuce to garnish things with and keep it from crowding the other plants. I'm very happy with the progress so far and looking forward to it doing even better.

What a difference a day makes. I just love how fast this is growing in spite of having clipped it shorter twice already to add to salads.