May 18 • Outdoor Gardening
The Greenhouse is Thriving
Well, almost!
The citronella (citrosa) plants that I started from cuttings are loving life for the most part. A few are a little leggy but that’s on me. (My best friend and my 2 sisters are enjoying the ones I gave them, as well as the other plants I sent home with them.)
I am pleasantly surprised to see the morning glory blooming because it hasn’t been very happy since I moved it out to the greenhouse. Temperatures were a little colder than it prefers but the fact that it’s blooming has given me some hope.
Yesterday I transplanted over 30 pepper plants and a couple of tomatoes. I’ll do more of the tomatoes this afternoon I think.
The petunia was bought at a local greenhouse, as were a couple of other decorative plants. My flowers didn’t germinate; most likely due to the fact some of the seeds were decades old.
I’m not in any hurry to get anything put outside yet because of the wind. My raised beds still need to be topped up with soil as well so nothing can go in them yet either.
I also learned that ground cherries do not like the cold either. The 4 I started were doing great in the house but got a little chilly a few nights ago and are looking very sad.
Tuesday was my birthday, and on Wednesday my daughter asked if I wanted to go greenhouse hopping. She sneakily paid for the Nanking Cherry I picked out so now I have to find a home for it; most likely in my growing orchard.
What’s happening in your garden at this point? Still too cold or are the perennials in full bloom?
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The Greenhouse is Thriving
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