March 2020 – Chalet Lang

Cloche experiment

Since it’s been so cold and rainy, I decided to try a makeshift cloche on the greens, parsley, and cilantro seeds

More Seedlings Repotted

I used the potting soil from from the grange. The bigger seedlings are doing just fine in the greenhouse outside- the little tiny ones not so much.

Transplanting and planting

I put more corn salad and spinach seed in the buckets, since they have not sprouted at all. I filed another bucket and seeded with kale and chard.

Planted cilantro and parsley

transplanted some of the basil starts into the big pot

Moved other starts to bigger pots. Some have raised bed soil, (“rb”)

Planted some more healthy pepper seeds in the delicata pots that never sprouted.

It’s been a rough few weeks. P’s been working from home, and everything has shut down due to The virus. It feels equal parts apocalyptic and confusing. It is a VERY good thing that it’s happening in spring, and there has been enough sunshine to bask in,

Cooper passed away last week after fading quickly from the cancer’s return. It’s just us at home with Stevie. We only go out for necessities- most places are closed for the foreseeable future.

Anyways, I weeded and moved some stuff around today- lambs ear, catnip, grasses, lavender, etc. I put the “extra” seed starts in the greenhouse so I have room to transplants the other big ones this week. It’s still colder than I’d like – next week has highs in upper 40’s.

Asparagus is poking through, and some peas are sprouting. Spinach and corn salad are doing nothing.

Seed progress

Things are happening!

March 9

More progress below , with date number listed

Today (March 13- 11 days after planting) I repotted the big guys- namely squash, okra, and the first nova tomato (which was starting first true leaf.) Many roots had made their way out of the paper pot, and attached to the next. I have had no viability of the “organic delicata” seeds. In general the tomato and pepper seeds have taken days longer to sprout- some of the peppers still aren’t up. Two trays of seedlings now!

Outside Stuff!

we finally got out and worked in the garden. I took a couple of retired brew buckets and planted spinach and corn salad in the raised bed mix.

P helped me turn over and amend the soil in South A to finish filling it with onions. We’ll see if the seeds do anything. The next section is redwing starts from the Grange, then Ringmaster from Territorial. I planted them pretty close (especially on the edges) to harvest some early as green onion and/or small ones.

I also got some peas in… the robins literally started cackling at each other when I started planting. Hopefully the baskets will keep those bastards away.