Thursday, March 24, 2022
Third Quarter Waning Moon in Sagittarius
Celtic Tree Month of Alder
Rain/sleet/snow
There’s a lot of garden-related stuff to write about this week! Very exciting.
I replanted more cat grass on the Equinox last Sunday. As of yesterday, it had already germinated, which is a good thing, since Charlotte and Willa are chomping on the second pot of it.
I’m a little worried about the heliotrope and the columbine. I’m not sure the seedlings will survive. The echinacea is growing slowly, but it’s growing. The black-eyed Susan vine is growing steadily, which is very exciting. The lemon balm has only one tiny shoot, not even a half an inch tall. The cherry falls tomato seedlings are doing well, and the mini cucumbers are growing fast! All 10 seeds germinated, and I will need a tomato cage for them by this weekend.
I bought more soil and pots, and even some more seeds, because I hadn’t bought any morning glories or moonflowers, and I love those.
I planted the Watchman hollyhocks, a rose mallow (Lavatera), a batch of mixed colors morning glories, moonflowers, jewel blend nasturtiums, marvel of Peru four o’clocks, heirloom sweet peas, and two pots of tansy seeds.
Yes, the tansy seeds finally arrived, after travelling from Missouri to Massachusetts to Chicago and back.
I also planted some saved seeds: pear, clementine, and some of the pumpkin seeds I saved from my friend’s Halloween pumpkin she carved when she visited.
Once the front porch warms up enough in the morning, we move the seedlings out for their sun. As it cools off in the late afternoon, we move them back into the warmth.
The night-blooming jasmine should arrive in April sometime. We’ll buy some lettuce plants and herbs, and a couple of hanging baskets of flowers later in the season.
It’s all very exciting! This is the first year we’re starting the growing season in the Berkshires, so there’s a lot to learn.
We’re in the Celtic Tree Month of Alder now, which means a focus on expressing hopes and dreams, and forgiving the past.
I focused more on flowers than on vegetables this year. I want to see how these work; if they grow well, I will try a couple of others next year, and so forth and so on. I’m more conscientious about keeping the notes updated in the plant journal, which will be a big help.
I still miss my lilacs so much it causes physical pain, but I will have to figure out what to do about it; keep some small ones in a container? For this season, I will have to buy bunches of cut lilacs.
Even missing the lilacs, I am excited about this year’s planting.
This morning, the weather keeps fluctuating between rain, sleet, and a smattering of snow., coating everything with a white sheen.
How’s your planting going?
Gratitude and Growth: A Garden Journal 