This for sure has not been an easy week, so it was nice to leave work a few hours early to attend a Master Gardener event. Nice to see everyone for sure.

Appropriate signage.

Coyotes by day.

 

September flowers are asters and morning glories. 

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Sunrise.

 

August monthly flowers are poppies and gladiolus.

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Snow.

 

Even though I am a gardener and fully believe in the many benefits of growing and storing your own food, I wouldn't really consider myself a "prep-er". So this whole storing extra containers of 5 gallon food is a first for me. (I didn't even do this during the Covid years.) Luckily, they are foods which are already staples in my house, so its more like I'm buying them in bulk than anything else. Am I normalizing weird behavior? Maybe. Whatever. This is the last container and look at that pretty label I made for it. Also, in case you are wondering, yes, these are food safe containers with air tight spin off lids.

Vinyl label.

Dawn.

 

This year of gardening will be defined by experiments and trying new things. Since I run out of room when starting seeds, I thought I'd give winter sowing a try. I don't have milk jugs butI have quite a lot of other plastics to give it a try with. 

Here is what I planted today: Delphinium, Snapdragon, Alyssum, Shasta daisy, Rudbeckia, Echinacea, Cosmos, Asclepias, Marigold, Chamomile, Nasturtiums, Lavendar, Thyme, Chives, Dill, Bergamont

Here's hoping it turns out well...

Chilling outside in the cold.

Winter weather is finally coming.

 

Today was labelling the 5 gallons of black beans.

5 gallons of black beans.

Oh deer.

 

Not really loving the state of the world. Figured it wouldn't hurt to have some food stores. And of course it needed a label!

5 gallons of peas

Winter garden.

 

Oh my seedlings! All the seeds have arrived!

Squashes.

Cucumbers, peppers, herbs.

Tomatos.

Peas, beans, corn.

Brassicas, greens.

Morning commutes.

 

One of my goals this year is installing irrigation in all of the raised beds. I brought ten pkgs of the drip lines with red tips which should be enough for the main garden area. Hoping there will be some left over for the side garden. The ones with the blue tips are for baskets. We have had such little snow this year that I think drought will be a very real factor. So I am planning ahead on ways to minimize water usage.

Drip irrigation.

Fortune.

 

Oh! Seeds arrived! I wasn't going to do them this year but I just cant help myself.

Seeds.

Seeds.

Swimming with the fishies.

 

July flowers are Larkspur and Water Lily.

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It doesn't get old.

 

Remember this one? At some point I realized I never put the binding on. Then I made the binding and got distracted again. Well it is finally, finally finished. 

Quilted cotton.

Half frosted.

 

June flowers are roses and honeysuckle. Beautiful night boat views for the win!

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Dinner cruising.