Early morning gardening

63*, 90% humidity, NE 3 mph wind, cloudy

Good morning, it is gray and humid today. I got up early so that I could get some work in the garden done. This time of year it seems like I never have enough time to get anything done. But I really needed to get some seeds planted before it is too late for them.


(This is the double impatiens hanging basket my Sister-in-law gave me as a late birthday present. Isn't it pretty?)

So the first thing I did this morning (after coffee) is put on my gardening gloves. I started by digging in a little cow poop in each place that I am planting gourds. I am going to have them grow up my porch like I had the cardinal creeper and Grandpa Otts morning glories last year. I then went ahead and planted 4 seeds by each post and with thin to the two strongest plants when they sprout. They are mixed gourds so I do not know what I will get. I Love surprises!

Next I put some manure by each of the plant hanger poles in my garden (there are 3) and I planted some cardinal creeper seeds by them. By the trellis, more poop and moon flowers and Grandpa Ott seeds. In a couple of my hanging baskets I tucked in a couple black eyed Susan vine seeds. I then scattered around various annual seeds-- marigolds, baby's breath, Flanders poppies, bright lights cosmos, etc.

With that done I started the transplanting of my winter sown seed successes. Yellow Scabiosa, Yellow Foxglove, White Foxglove, Purple Liatris, Peach Yarrow, Sweet Williams, Double columbine (which doesn't look like columbine seedlings so they maybe something else?) and a single rocky mountain penstemon. Most of the containers didn't sprout but just in case I tossed the dirt into the garden.


While I was doing this, I soaked my crested lady fern root that I had gotten bare root and free from the Audubon Workshop catalogue with one of those $25 dollar free trial coupons. I have great doubts on whether or not it will actually grow. It did not look like much at all and I am glad I did not pay money for it! I planted it in the ground and will probably forget about it. (Edit 5-10-07) see my list of mail-order places I will never shop from again on the side bar

With the leftover potting soil, I began to pot up my apple seedlings into 3 gallon pots. So far I have 3 done before I ran out of soil. I will have to pick up more this weekend. That's it for now, still no honey bees although yesterday I did see a bumble bee and a hornet in the garden.