It has been a few days since the sudden onset of the cold weather, and I'm glad to announce that everything is fine and dandy :D Cool crops are much more hardy than I thought.
The ten week old cauliflowers are looking rather stunted. Maybe it's due to the lack of sun in their shady territory.
One and only strawberry plant looking even better than before.
Poor lettuces are the only exception. The ones that were transplanted as small seedlings are fine, but it looks like these big guys have just encountered a twister.
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It's chilly even in the greenhouse in the middle of the day. How strange because the warm crops are supposed to be transplanted to the ground this week : /
Last minute cloches in case snow falls. The giant Costco chicken containers were great :D
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What a whopping difference within 24 hours!
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A cozy 16 degrees Celsius inside the mini greenhouse. It was a scorching 30 last week with the surprise appearance of the blazing sun in early March.
The thyme is loving the temperature. They're a little leggy but getting bushier each day.
The overwintering mesclun seedlings are taking their lovely time to grow.
One month old spinach seedlings are also taking a while to mature.
Munchkin broccoli. What a cute name for a what I hope to be tiny, adorable broccoli.
Carrot peeping out of the soil. Hi, there!
After a rather slow start in February, the green tips are now growing like mad :D
I added a few more shallots to the pot this afternoon.
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Inches of snow has melted, creating a swampy home for the winter vegetables.
I pulled out all the root vegetables like these teeny tiny carrots in order to prevent unnecessary rotting.
They didn't get the chance to live life and fufil their destiny - to jump into my mouth.
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I started planning and sowing with the arrival of last week's warm, cozy weather then all of a sudden BAM! It's snowing again!
Winter fattened black birds having a blast in the snow.
Next morning. Burr.
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Good for the picking soon.
Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the rest of the indoor vegetables. Both the red beans and lettuces are too leggy, the mung beans failed to sprout properly and the sesame seeds didn't germinate at all. Worst of all, my beloved potted strawberry is dying! My baby : ( I hope things get better as the warm weather arrives.
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It's still good, it's still good!
I can't believe this three year old pot of thyme is still alive and doing well despite the extreme neglect it doesn't deserve. Look, it's still relatively green
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Healthy looking strawberry under the roses
Unfortunately, I can't say the same for this one. On a side note, I had to pull out some weeds underneath the snow like the small one at the top of the picture. If my peppers and eggplants were as resilient, I'd have a basket of frosty vegetables!
Looks like all the carrots have made it through the December and January snowfalls
Here's a closeup. I'm so happy that some plants have survived :D
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Good news: The cabbage has survived the first part of winter
Bad news: It doesn't look very appetizing with its discoloured and wilted leaves.
So this is where my rusty, old trowel disappeared to. Why did you drown yourself?
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Aka cauliflower
Aka bok choy
Aka peas
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What a mess.
Let's shove everything in the greenhouse!
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I was flipping through a couple of garden magazines the other day when I thought, "I sure miss all the exciting gardening things during these dead, wintry days." Then I had the brilliant idea of growing plants in my cozy house like the following:
Daisies. The smaller one is barely visible.
Bok choy
As you can see, the bok choy and daisies are not too happy with the conditions I have provided them. The poor seedlings are starved of sunlight and ventilation.
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Yes, this means pretty much everything in the field is under a blanket of snow. Goodbye, lovely carrots and peas! The only plants I could rescue were two containers of bok choy, a baby strawberry plant and a small pot of rosemary. Unfortunately, a handful of salt got on to one of the two bok choy containers, so now there are only two small suviving bok choys. Aww, how sad.
I can sure feel that. Bur.
Container plants not liking the new and rather dull looking scenery.
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It has been a few days since the sudden onset of the cold weather, and I'm glad to announce that everything is fine and dandy :D Cool crops are much more hardy than I thought.
The ten week old cauliflowers are looking rather stunted. Maybe it's due to the lack of sun in their shady territory.
One and only strawberry plant looking even better than before.
Poor lettuces are the only exception. The ones that were transplanted as small seedlings are fine, but it looks like these big guys have just encountered a twister.
