Thursday, January 5, 2023
First Day of the Full Moon
Uranus, Mars, Mercury Retrograde
Rainy and getting colder; expected to switch over to snow
Celtic Tree Month of Birch
Happy New Year! May all your various gardens, physical and emotional, thrive this year.
The weather has been wacky, with temperatures fluctuating up and down. Hard on the body, not to mention the psyche.
I cut back a lot of the plants that died back or needed attention. The maidenhair fern needed a lot of work; it usually does, and I always forget. I also repotted it, as it had grown out of its previous pot, and it’s now much happier.
I’m slowly nursing the peace lily back to life. I’m cutting away dead sections, and letting the new green shoots grow, then cutting away more.
Out on the porch, more and more bulbs are poking little green shoots up. Although they didn’t come up fully by Christmas (thank goodness), they will probably be in good shape for Valentine’s Day.
The lilac dropped all its old leaves and has new shoots. I’m so excited for this plant, and might get another slip or two of lilac this year. It’s my favorite. It broke my heart to give away the lilacs I had nurtured for years on the Cape.
The peppermint and spearmint are still growing, and I will nurture them along as long as possible.
I made my seed chart for the year, comparing/contrasting the seed prices for the same or similar seeds across companies. Johnny’s Seeds in Maine (who I really like) are nearly double the price in some cases than some of the others, such as Botanical Interests. Since I have a limited seed budget, price has to factor in to my purchases.
I will start putting in orders this month, and maybe do a couple of orders in February. I’m not starting any vegetables this year; with the Farmers’ Market and lack of space I have, there’s no need. I’ll focus on flowers and herbs.
I still have to update the plant journal in the binder and move the pages from the annuals to the multi-year binder.
How are your plans coming for the next growing season?
Gratitude and Growth: A Garden Journal 