Wednesday, May 12, 2004

What funny weather we've been having! It's windy and chilly, and alternating between sunny and cloudy, and even some snow flurries have been in the mix! Oh for some nice normal weather!

The vegetables I planted inside are all growing tall. I had them in the little table top greenhouse containers you can buy, but they were growing so tall I had to take the cover off it. I've rigged up a plastic bag to serve the same purpose as the cover, but it gives it more room to grow tall than the cover did.

The flowers I planted inside are not doing as well. The only lot of the flowers that have shown any sign of growth yet are the sunflowers. I had to take them out of the little greenhouse thing too. I repotted them into peat pots that were a little bigger than the original peat pellets that I planted them in. I sure hope the other flowers show some sign of growth before too long.

It looks like the tulips have almost finished their life span. They are starting to look rather worn. It would be nice to have some more blooms to take their place.

I don't think I mentioned yet that I also have a rose bush in my yard. It's one of the plants that my aunt gave me a long time ago and this one actually managed to live. I don't know what kind of rose bush it is but it blooms with beautiful white roses with a faint hint of pink or peach. They really are beautiful. Last year was really the only time I ever paid any attention to it. It's really grown rather straggly and I'm wondering if I can prune it a bit, and maybe even take some of the offshots from it and replant them. If any of you have any advice on that, I sure would appreciate it.

Well, I must go check out some more gardening sites. Happy gardening!