Journals > All gardening journals tagged with spring

28 Oct 2009
Folia hiccups and pics at last!! 3 6
I have a face on Folia and a photo for one of my gardens… It’s a starting point at least. I’m not sure what happened with my last journal entry, maybe a tech sneezed :) I’m hoping to flesh out my little corner of this site very shortly so it feels more like home. I said ...
10°C / 50°F
22 Apr 2009
Spring color Happy Bergenia cordifolia - Pig Squeak - 'Winterglut' Breaking Dormancy and Welcome garden
The plant is still sporting its winter colors, dark burgundy leaves. There are several leaves on one side that are blackened and dried. I pulled those off and it seems that the root underneath is fine.
24 Sep 2009
Forest pansy is flowering Very Happy Forest pansy Flowering and Container garden
This is the first time that the forest pansy has fully flowered.
12°C / 54°F
18 Sep 2009
Bulb order received 1 Happy
The first part of my bulb order from the coop arrived today. It’s always exciting for me to get new bulbs. It’s a bit too early to plant them out just yet, maybe mid-October. But the anticipation of just what they will look like when they start blooming in the early spring goes on all...
Sunny 20°C / 68°F
20 Apr 2009
Signs of Spring 1 Very Happy Tulip - Purple Prince Flowering, Tulip - Daydream Flowering, and Siberian Squill Blooming
24 Jul 2009
Sprouts! Mesclun
First signs of life are stirring -
Overcast 29°C / 84°F
26 Jun 2009
a break in the weather = a busy day in the garden 1 Happy Mint Potting Up, Cilantro Sown, Basil 'Dark Opal' Potting Up, Basil 'Sweet' Potting Up, Parsley 'Flat Itali...
Milwaukee’s “spring” went from 50-60F and damp to 80-90F and blazingly sunny in under a week. The plants, of course, are loving it. A quick run-down: + Put rosemary in an even bigger pot + Moved lemon balm and rosemary to the patio for the summer + Potted up all other herbs on ...
Cloudy 21°C / 70°F
16 Jun 2009
June 17 harvest 4 7 Tiny Farm garden , Dill in box Harvesting, Basil in long container Harvesting, Kale, Red Russian Harvesting...
I harvested a big mess of greens tonight. The plants have grown so much in the past week that many of them are too big for salad greens. So first I went all around the garden and cut all the leaves that are too big. I saved the mustards & the red Russian kale for tomorrow night’s din...
18°C / 65°F
16 Jun 2009
Something I never thought I would say... 2 Unhappy northern backyard garden , Corn 'Golden Jubilee' Dying, Corn 'Golden Jubilee' Dying, Melon 'Charantais' Dyi...
I HATE RABBITS. Phew. There. The verdict is in: it’s rabbits that have all but decimated my corn, bean, and melon seedlings. Rabbits are what have been neatly dissecting every single sunflower seedling at the soil line. Adorable little bunnies. And since I’ve never had any issue...
Overcast 16°C / 61°F
15 Jun 2009
melons & beans a-sproutin', 36 marigolds planted Watermelon 'Blacktail Mountain' Sprouting, Watermelon 'Golden Midget' Sprouting, Melon 'Charantais' Sprouti...
A nice 80-degree day (finally!) and quite a few more direct sown seeds have sprouted up. I also planted a flat of marigolds in between the tomatoes. Something is digging up and gnawing at everything but the tomatoes, meanwhile — bunnies, perhaps? A lot of the beans’ leaves are gone,...
Sunny 28°C / 82°F
03 Apr 2009
Coming back for spring Happy Ligularia stenocephala - Leopard Plant Breaking Dormancy and Butterfly - Bee - Bird garden
Maybe we’ll get some flowers this year!
Sunny 10°C / 50°F
10 Jun 2009
Last springwatch for this year... 2 3 Happy Ripplestone garden and Valerian
Rain has put paid to any sensible gardening over the last few days – also my camera has decided now is a good time to break! Tonight is last of this year’s Springwatch on telly which I have really enjoyed this year. Did mange to get a few photos from the garden this week.
Partly Sunny 19°C / 66°F
11 Jun 2009
chives in full bloom Happy Chives Flowering

Overcast 13°C / 56°F
10 Jun 2009
just a couple sprouts Happy Cucumber 'Homemade Pickles' Sprouting and northern backyard garden
Finally a bit of sun for the past two days (though not warmth, sadly), so a few cuke sprouts have made their way up!
Overcast 15°C / 59°F
08 Jun 2009
Tavera beans sprouting Happy Bean 'Tavera' Sprouting and northern backyard garden

Overcast 11°C / 52°F