Garden 06 Jun 2008 03:51 pm
Hating this weather
Josh just went outside to work on the bikes. His ensemble includes a wool hat, wool socks, and a thick wool overshirt. This is not my idea of June. We didn’t move into the southern hemisphere while I wasn’t looking, right?
It’s a lucky Seattle gardener who’s doing well this spring, and I’m not one of them. I’ve yet to catch much of a break in the seed-planting department. Planted cilantro and it snowed; planted basil and we got unusually cold, wet June weather. I’m rethinking this whole business of direct seeding. At least the chard seedlings have come through like champs. My new favorite plant, right there.
The chickens are almost three weeks old now. In theory, they should be ready to go investigate their new home very soon, and I’m becoming very ready to see them leave their corner of my office. Chicks do create a lot of dust and sometimes a lot of racket. But unless this weather straightens out, they’re going to be in the brooder a good long while.
on 06 Jun 2008 at 5:36 pm 1.naomi said …
Heh. I started 6 different crops from seed in March, and it barely gave me a head start at all, considering that I transplanted most of them on the day it snowed! Most of them appear rather stunted.
Still, it’s interesting, the snap peas are doing fabulously, even though I sowed them directly on that same snowy day.
on 08 Jun 2008 at 5:24 am 2.Rechercher said …
I’ll gladly trade you for the 98F weather with high humidity that we’ve been having in NC.
Ugh.
on 08 Jun 2008 at 4:45 pm 3.Cam Sculpin said …
Rechercher: I’m almost ready to take you up on that. Ugh. At least I’d get some basil out of the deal.