tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post6634472219511141710..comments2023-11-07T06:24:37.920-04:00Comments on Gardeningbren in Nova Scotia: Only Six Days Left in February!Gardeningbrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-69725835439482848052015-03-16T20:33:02.392-03:002015-03-16T20:33:02.392-03:00I thought of you today and wondered how you faired...I thought of you today and wondered how you faired in the latest storm. From pictures of my brother's driveway, it was quite the snowfall. <br />The snow arrived here in January and never left. February was a particularly hard month wasn't it? It was sooo cold here. We didn't have too many storms compared with what you experienced out East, but temperatures were so low it took effort to want to venture outdoors. <br />Today we were promised warm weather and sun, but neither materialized. But on the up side, the snow is slowly melting and I am beginning to think we will have spring soon. <br />I have no where to start seeds indoors. There is only one good window and it is crowded with houseplants. One of these days I hope to have some sort of greenhouse or summerhouse like yours Bren. Until then, I need to wait to sow my seeds.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-11192029758872296002015-03-04T21:42:08.101-04:002015-03-04T21:42:08.101-04:00Your house looks gorgeous with the icicles drippin...Your house looks gorgeous with the icicles dripping over the edge but I understand the anxiousness to move on with winter. I'm at the point where I'm really looking forward to seeing sun and green. The ceramics course sounds like the perfect antidote to winter blues.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-53652407951505103722015-03-01T06:49:43.552-04:002015-03-01T06:49:43.552-04:00Yes, when it is so cold outside you have to be cre...Yes, when it is so cold outside you have to be creative with indoor gardening and seed sowing. sprouting seeds are tasty!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-75095661695748981992015-02-27T22:12:18.527-04:002015-02-27T22:12:18.527-04:00I have been praying an awful lot this month! I LO...I have been praying an awful lot this month! I LOVE my seedling heating pads. They have boosted the germination rates and times so much, I don't know what I did without them! I have had broccoli and basil pop up in 3 days, petunias in 4 and columbine in 7 this year. The extra heat really seems to make such a huge difference! Love your ladybug picture, it makes me happy and hopeful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-22624404749431272322015-02-24T20:30:49.071-04:002015-02-24T20:30:49.071-04:00Looks like you could be right next door to me! :)...Looks like you could be right next door to me! :) No ladybugs around here for another couple of months. I am considering a heating pad for seeds as well. I hadn't fully made my mind up yet..... Wishing you sunshine and warmer temps soon!!Staci@LifeAtCobbleHillFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970355437338210130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-7093677768151409722015-02-24T11:48:27.943-04:002015-02-24T11:48:27.943-04:00Those icicles are amazing, Don.t walk under them- ...Those icicles are amazing, Don.t walk under them- not that it seems possible.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-54784832370976112242015-02-24T05:51:38.326-04:002015-02-24T05:51:38.326-04:00(O)(O)gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-33405597696788469412015-02-24T02:42:55.530-04:002015-02-24T02:42:55.530-04:00The snow on the roof would have me awake at night!...The snow on the roof would have me awake at night!<br />I loved the photos of all those fresh shoots. I'll bet the greenhouse smells really good. <br />Your little pottery peas are adorable!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-87077117446799708662015-02-24T01:17:16.456-04:002015-02-24T01:17:16.456-04:00It just looks so beautiful Brenda. Lucky you.
Do ...It just looks so beautiful Brenda. Lucky you. <br />Do you put ladybugs in the greenhouse or do they just 'arrive'.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-13572620215158638272015-02-23T21:04:18.049-04:002015-02-23T21:04:18.049-04:00I liked the the quoted passage...sometimes it is r...I liked the the quoted passage...sometimes it is really hard not to worry!! The peas look like they are off to a really good start, nothing like fresh picked peas from the garden!! or ceramic peas in a pod :) Enjoy your class this month!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-32399494690022576242015-02-23T16:44:03.200-04:002015-02-23T16:44:03.200-04:00Sarah, how lovely to have taken one of Sarah Raven...Sarah, how lovely to have taken one of Sarah Raven's courses. With your new seeds, her book and the encouragement I hope we see some of your blooms on blog this summer. Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-65731967061745422532015-02-23T16:19:43.332-04:002015-02-23T16:19:43.332-04:00Those icicles look lethal and the snow so thick. I...Those icicles look lethal and the snow so thick. I hope it will soon melt and you can get out in the garden again. I too bought Sarah Raven's cutting garden many years ago. I was also lucky enough to attend one of the courses she ran on growing flowers at River cottage. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-29079410484486062412015-02-23T15:06:20.085-04:002015-02-23T15:06:20.085-04:00Thank you for your sympathy Mark ;-) Re the peas...Thank you for your sympathy Mark ;-) Re the peas...I use a sterilized growing medium, not the kind I make for my garden but shop bought. I have covered them lightly but not always and not this year. They really want to grow. You might try soaking them until you see them sending out the root and then, pot up. Don't keep the pot too soaking wet. Good luck. Thanks for commenting.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221106512530304517.post-79095062942691083382015-02-23T14:16:46.293-04:002015-02-23T14:16:46.293-04:00I sympathise (concerning the weather, I mean). We ...I sympathise (concerning the weather, I mean). We have got off very lightly this time - although we may yet get a bit of snow, even if it's unlikely to be several feet of it. <br />Re the peas for peashoots: what do you grow them in? Is it just ordinary compost? I have tried that, but with the peas exposed to the air they often rot. Maybe I should bury them as if I were sowing for "normal" peas?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com