Sunday Bits #73 (Gardening Tips, Zinnias, Raspberries, pretty greenhouses)
- themarigoldgc
- Apr 7, 2024
- 3 min read
Happy Sunday, friends! I hope your day is shaping up to be beautiful, as ours is here in central Alberta. We have the grandies this weekend while their momma is at a painting workshop, so will be spending the day outside to keep them busy. Send them home pooped out at the end of the day ; )
Today is yardwork day... raking the lawn, removing straw from the garlic bed and blueberries, shovelling manure around the fruiting shrubs for an organic feed. We will add some to the perennial flower beds in a few weeks time, giving the wee critters time to leave their winter hidey-holes first.
Gardening Bits
But hey... It is getting close to direct sowing time for zinnias! Mid to late April on the west coast and just a couple weeks later here on the prairies. We are creating a couple of new pollinator strips in the yard this year, one out back and one out front, if time allows. Zinnias and cosmos are my most favourite flowers to grow as they are dead simple! They are drought tolerant, the bees, hummingbirds, and beneficial insects all love them! They are like the perfect flower ; ) Here is my how to.
Companion planting.. growing flowers with edibles. That is quite literally my gig!
Check out this amazing backyard potager garden!
Have you all heard about starting seeds in a snail roll? Honestly, one of the best ideas I have seen in a really long time. This is one of those hacks that works : )
Plenty of ideas in the this article about how to get rid of ants in the garden. Don't spray those aphids though, just plant flowers and let the beneficial insects get rid of them for you.
How to grow raspberries. I get asked this often, at just about every garden coaching yard visit. While your raspberries are flowering and fruiting, be consistent about watering to get lots of berries and for them not to shrivel and dry. Here on the prairied with the clay soil that holds moisture better, once a week is just fine, but on the west coast you may want to water twice a week during that time.
Growing mesclun... mescluns are a mix of assorted greens. Like a salad blend!
Pretty Bits
These 22 amazing greenhouses! I love number 4. It's not the prettiest but boy, do I ever love it. The exterior of #14 makes my heart sing. I cannot pick a favourite, but number 16 might be the one... What do you think?
Cute cottagecore decorating ideas. Love that ledge idea in the kitchen.
These cooling (I need this!) hotel sheets are on sale at a great price and come in so many colours! I love the striped ones.
Foodie Bits
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Make layered yoghurt flatbreads! Yum!
Are you a smoothie drinker? Grab one on your way to the gym (or the garden)? This drink maker is a game changer. One of the TikTokers I follow has this and raves over it. I really want this, hahaha. I love that fuchsia one in the picture, but it also comes in green... which seems to be my go to colour lately.
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