You know that feeling!! We all have gotten it!! Winter is here and I must say I was happy for the short break that we here in NC received in January.
I made this bed up on one such long two weeks stretch of almost 70 degree weather! Now, the whole time I was doing this I could my gardening buddy (aka Grandma Simmons) in my head saying, "Now kid, you shouldn't be planting anything right now. Do some weeding instead or just dig out the bed now." She always talked me out of of doing silly things like this.... well I can't just call her anymore so I went against her head in my head, this time! In my defense, I can say that I think that they will be just fine... only because they were already in pots(from me last year taking starts,family heirloom plants,etc for our move; which now isn't happening;) and starting to bud out. I made sure to cover them with mulch and water them in. I also didn't disturb the roots at all. Time will tell if I just kill them all, but I am thinking that they will be ok...more like crossing my fingers and toes!
4H Gardening Club Projects
The following our garden projects that grandma would approve of for this time of year. The boys are in 4H and I also teach gardening to a small group of kiddos. After much trail and error, I have just been teaching them the basics using the plants, that they want to grow. Their eyes light up when we decided to grow the things that they were interested in. Here is just a few of the projects that I am growing with them in my window sill!
Next is a Pizza Garden! I mean what kid doesn't like pizza! I got this idea from shopping at Home Depot and seeing the $10 kits they had for sale. Made these for @$4 each. We have Big Boy Tomatoes, Yellow Pear Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers, Oregano and Sweet Basil!
I made this bed up on one such long two weeks stretch of almost 70 degree weather! Now, the whole time I was doing this I could my gardening buddy (aka Grandma Simmons) in my head saying, "Now kid, you shouldn't be planting anything right now. Do some weeding instead or just dig out the bed now." She always talked me out of of doing silly things like this.... well I can't just call her anymore so I went against her head in my head, this time! In my defense, I can say that I think that they will be just fine... only because they were already in pots(from me last year taking starts,family heirloom plants,etc for our move; which now isn't happening;) and starting to bud out. I made sure to cover them with mulch and water them in. I also didn't disturb the roots at all. Time will tell if I just kill them all, but I am thinking that they will be ok...more like crossing my fingers and toes!
