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Birds want to fly, seeds want to grow...
Mar. 29th, 2014 10:18 pmIt's in their nature. Gardeners know this, and it's proven to us over and over. Stick some seeds in the ground, give them a little TLC, and hey, presto! a plant is born. Of course it's not always this easy, but in my experience given a little encouragement, seeds will almost always grow. It's a lesson in the tenacity of life, the will of Mother Nature to keep things producing, a lesson any good gardener takes to heart. This is the time of year when the dormant plants, roots and seeds wake and rise up towards the spring sunshine.
I stuck a bunch of bulbs in a small plastic jar last fall when I was moving all the planters from the patio. One of the big planters had lots of bulbs that had reproduced and spread themselves throughout the soil, and when I tossed all that old soil I saved the bulbs. Put them in the jar and stuck them on the table on my front balcony and forgot about them. The other day I was tidying up and found the jar. A hyacinth bulb was actually flowering, and the little daffodil bulbs were sprouting! The jar had a couple of inches of rainwater in it, so the bulbs started growing. I was quite thrilled, and immediately planted them. Volunteers!
When my neighbour moved last December she left a planter in a dimly lit corner of the parking garage near my car. It was covered with stuff; a cardboard box, an old bird feeder, etc. I kept meaning to move it, but never got round to it. A couple of weeks ago I noticed some green leaves, so I took the junk off the planter, and lo and behold, there were daffodils coming up. The leaves were all pale and spindly from lack of light, but they were growing. I took the planter up to my balcony, and with rain and light, these pasty plants turned into strong green stems with lovely yellow flowers! What a delightful sight, and it pleases me greatly.
Today I was raking the manure pile at the farm, and I was surprised to see little green shoots and leaves poking through in a spot where I had buried some vegetable scraps......they look like squash. Last year I had a huge squash plant grow on the pile, and it produced over a dozen of the tastiest acorn squashes I've ever eaten. I have hopes for this year. :)
I've started clearing the area where my vegetable garden will be, and it's going to be a job for sure. When the new barn was built the carpenters burned a lot of wood scraps there, and now I have to pick through the soil and pull out all the nails that were left behind. It's amazing how many there are. It will be a great spot for the garden though, lots of light, close to the tap on the barn for watering, and the soil should be good because years ago we had a small manure pile there. I already have some of the plants from the flower garden beside the old house transplanted there; a rose that was Jack's father's favourite, some lavender, a flowering shrub, and rhubarb..which is coming up now.
Like I said, seeds want to grow. Now all I have to do is get them planted!
I stuck a bunch of bulbs in a small plastic jar last fall when I was moving all the planters from the patio. One of the big planters had lots of bulbs that had reproduced and spread themselves throughout the soil, and when I tossed all that old soil I saved the bulbs. Put them in the jar and stuck them on the table on my front balcony and forgot about them. The other day I was tidying up and found the jar. A hyacinth bulb was actually flowering, and the little daffodil bulbs were sprouting! The jar had a couple of inches of rainwater in it, so the bulbs started growing. I was quite thrilled, and immediately planted them. Volunteers!
When my neighbour moved last December she left a planter in a dimly lit corner of the parking garage near my car. It was covered with stuff; a cardboard box, an old bird feeder, etc. I kept meaning to move it, but never got round to it. A couple of weeks ago I noticed some green leaves, so I took the junk off the planter, and lo and behold, there were daffodils coming up. The leaves were all pale and spindly from lack of light, but they were growing. I took the planter up to my balcony, and with rain and light, these pasty plants turned into strong green stems with lovely yellow flowers! What a delightful sight, and it pleases me greatly.
Today I was raking the manure pile at the farm, and I was surprised to see little green shoots and leaves poking through in a spot where I had buried some vegetable scraps......they look like squash. Last year I had a huge squash plant grow on the pile, and it produced over a dozen of the tastiest acorn squashes I've ever eaten. I have hopes for this year. :)
I've started clearing the area where my vegetable garden will be, and it's going to be a job for sure. When the new barn was built the carpenters burned a lot of wood scraps there, and now I have to pick through the soil and pull out all the nails that were left behind. It's amazing how many there are. It will be a great spot for the garden though, lots of light, close to the tap on the barn for watering, and the soil should be good because years ago we had a small manure pile there. I already have some of the plants from the flower garden beside the old house transplanted there; a rose that was Jack's father's favourite, some lavender, a flowering shrub, and rhubarb..which is coming up now.
Like I said, seeds want to grow. Now all I have to do is get them planted!
