Today I cleaned and organized the Green room. The green room is where I start all my seeds in the early spring. I also used it this past Fall when I was transporting outdoor plants into the house for the winter.
The house is still new/not fully completed, so the walls in the basement have not been rocked yet; that is the Nudura foam you see. In the summer, when I'm not using the green room, we'll put up easy-wipe white walls like we had in our previous house's green room.
The first picture is a panorama before and after. It wasn't a disaster, but if you zoom into both you'll see a big difference. The second picture is the shelf with all my seeds. On the left half is flowers, fruits and veggies, on the right is microgreens. We have a lot of those. Now that the room is nice and clean, I can keep a rotation of those going.
The third and fourth photo is my work table. The first tray will be just flowers. Those are zinnias. What I write on the popsicle sticks is seed name, date planted, and days to germination. That way if nothing sprouts by the germination date, then it's possible that the seeds aren't viable.
The last two photos show a heating mat, and the finished tray of flower seeds. I planted 8 different kinds, six of each. The saran wrap keeps the moisture in. All of my clear tops are apparently missing, so the saran it is. For now, the seeds just need warmth and wetness. Only when they sprout will I turn on the lights above them, and then turn on some small fans to make them strong.
Tomorrow I will plant the rest of the flower seeds and the fruit seeds. And Saturday I will do a tray of veggies.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
