I'm putting in my garden
I have two 4x4 raised beds, plus a fair amount of in-ground area (fenced in but susceptible to gophers), some pots, and a gazebo.
I've planted assorted morning glories and cardinal vines along the gazebo and fences, mostly by pulling up weeds/wildflowers/miner's lettuce, troweling a bit, and dumping some potting soil on top. That's still a work in progress. I'm germinating seeds by sandwiching them in damp paper towels, putting them in sealed ziplock bags, and leaving them in a warmish place (I'm using the top kitchen cabinet) for a few days. This is working better here than what worked best in LA, which was leaving them in a bowl of water.
I've put some strawberries directly in the ground, and am going to buy another strawberry pot that I can take with me when I go - I currently have only one.
In the raised beds, so far I have onions, hon tsai tai/kailan (similar to broccoli rabe), one cucumber, nasturtiums, and marigolds to ward off pests. In pots, red and yellow cherry tomatoes, assorted herbs, garlic, and an artichoke. More will be added when the nursery gets new plants in.
I also have a TON of wildflowers: bush lupins, baby lupin, 5-spots, popcorn flowers, vetch, and blue dicks yes really. Also, exactly two California poppies. The wildflowers are growing all over the place, along with miner's lettuce which I've been picking for salads. Spring, glorious spring!
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I've planted assorted morning glories and cardinal vines along the gazebo and fences, mostly by pulling up weeds/wildflowers/miner's lettuce, troweling a bit, and dumping some potting soil on top. That's still a work in progress. I'm germinating seeds by sandwiching them in damp paper towels, putting them in sealed ziplock bags, and leaving them in a warmish place (I'm using the top kitchen cabinet) for a few days. This is working better here than what worked best in LA, which was leaving them in a bowl of water.
I've put some strawberries directly in the ground, and am going to buy another strawberry pot that I can take with me when I go - I currently have only one.
In the raised beds, so far I have onions, hon tsai tai/kailan (similar to broccoli rabe), one cucumber, nasturtiums, and marigolds to ward off pests. In pots, red and yellow cherry tomatoes, assorted herbs, garlic, and an artichoke. More will be added when the nursery gets new plants in.
I also have a TON of wildflowers: bush lupins, baby lupin, 5-spots, popcorn flowers, vetch, and blue dicks yes really. Also, exactly two California poppies. The wildflowers are growing all over the place, along with miner's lettuce which I've been picking for salads. Spring, glorious spring!
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