Sunday Bits #21 (mint, tomatoes, seeds, peas, wreaths, printables)
- themarigoldgc
- Mar 19, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 28, 2023
It is here.. well, almost! Just a few hours to go. The first day of spring is tomorrow! We still have a ton of snow on the ground over here but spring is in the air, the melt down has begun. The huge mound in our front yard probably won't melt till June though ; )
This week I have all sorts of Bits about decorating for Easter and gardening as spring is here (sorta).
Gardening Bits
I have not sown anything new this week, am just keeping an eye on what I already have growing in the window of the grandkid's room. Will sow some more goodies, like tomatoes, at the end of the month. Most things look great but some are so slow to germinate and it is driving me batty! When I had the greenhouse to start things in, I rarely fussed about how long things took to germinate as they were not in my face all day long. Out of sight is out of mind. Inside the house, I check on them a couple of times a day to make they are okay, and they are driving me crazy, hahaha. Oj vej!
We are clearing out the greenhouse today. I see that the ground in there has thawed, is lovely, so I am going to sow some cool season crops and they can just come up when they come up. Things like radishes, lettuce/mesclun, scallions, spinach, and maybe a bit of broccolini to see how it does. I am also going to start some flowers from seed and put them in the mini greenhouse inside the big greenhouse, see how they fare. You never know until you try! I used to sow seeds into the raised bed in the unheated hoophouse in February on the island, to be harvesting goodies in May, so this should be the same sort of timing, except the nights get colder. The brassicas were planted in March for harvest in June. So, we will see, will let you know how they fare. If you are in a warmer climate where your nights are not much below freezing, toss those cool season crops in and they will come up all on their own.
How to grow mint, beautiful varieties, and what to do with them.
Really great advice for growing scab free potatoes from chitting to harvest.
Which veggies to grow for the biggest bang for your buck. How to Select Seeds that Yield the Biggest Harvest - Dave's Garden (davesgarden.com)
Have you started your tomatoes yet? Me neither! I start mine 6 to 8 weeks before last frost. This keeps them from getting lanky, unhealthy, unhappy. Read this article about when to start tomatoes and why.
Not sure when to start yours? This is one of the very best calculators that I have found. Jut put in your last frost date and it will calculate the sowing dates for you (if they give you a range, I always use the latter date to be on the safe side). Put the dates in your journal!
This Organic Gardening Summit! I have signed up for it, is totally free!
A really, really, really good guide to growing peas! When to sow, how to grow. Super guide.
These great must-have landscape ideas. My elements are definitely not fancy like these ones, but I have many of the elements, or am working on them at any rate : )
These three yard makeovers take boring yards and turn them into food gardens. Love the last one!
Decor Bits
Oh, to have a cottage like this. The soft hues, the wooden floors. Just so pretty. That lovely stairway reminds me of both my grandmother's houses, and my aunt's, as well.
This farmhouse is so pretty! I could move in right now, not change one single thing and be happy as a lark! Is so pretty and perfect, even has a bright, modern sauna!
Do you like looking at pictures of kitchens? I seem to! Both bathrooms and kitchens, especially when I am reno-ing, like now, or if I am thinking of doing so (we still have one downstairs that could use some help... some day later on; ) These lovely kitchens will stand the test of time, look just as good in 15 years as they do now. Mine is similar to the first one, but is a whole lot smaller, like a lot lot lot! I also have a bit more colour as I have a blue backsplash. Will soon be able to share these pics with you!
Do It Yourself Bits
This cute, pastel hued pillow for Easter. Freehand sew around the Easter eggs but if you are not a sewer, you can still make it!
This pretty and easy to make spring wreath! Easy to switch it to a summer one later, too!
Oh. My. Goodness! I love these pots so much. I love decoupaging! She also has a link to some gorgeous spring printables to make into cards or put them in a frame and hang on your wall.
Love hydrangeas? Me, too! check out this post about how to make your real hydrangeas last a long time in a vase and faux ones that look like the real thing.
You all know I love white paints! Will slap paint on anything that stands still long enough. These whites are not super white, except 2 of them... those are my favourites, of course; ) We Sampled 8 Popular White Paint Colors, Here are Our Favorites... — The Grit and Polish
We are going to make something like this, just need to figure out where to put it! How to Build an Outdoor Pizza Oven - CityGirl Meets FarmBoy | Hometalk
That is all I have for this week... but it is quite a lot, all in all, eh? I love all the gardening ideas, am pinning and journaling things to try. Hubby is emptying out the greenhouse right now so I need to go out there and have a snoop. We are also pruning the apple tree today!
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