April 30, 2008 - So this is definitely what you hope NOT to see when you get home from work after neglecting your beloved plants for 9 hours. Hmmm. And what exactly happened to make these poor little guys droop in misery? Don't ask me. This is where the lack of experience and knowledge becomes tricky. These are some of my cucumber plants, although these are only the ones that I haven't gotten around to transplanting yet, the ones in bigger pots are looking just fine, as are all the rest of the plants. So what happened? I'm assuming they got cold? It's been pretty cold the past few days and we put them outside today anyway for the sun, but why these guys were too chilly while everybody else looks happy is beyond me. I spoke with my dear green thumbed friend last night and she offered up tons of growing tips and secrets. I was embarassed to tell her that only half of what she was saying was making it through my brain at this point and that at this stage of the game, I am mostly just putting a bunch of different seeds in some dirt and crossing my fingers. Yes, I've done a lot of research and am trying to learn as I go but with everything we have going at once right now, I'm going with the old 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' philosophy, and I'm only researching when things go wrong. Surely I will get better at this as the seasons go on.
On a brighter note, I did more transplanting yesterday and as you can see, the rest of my plants are doing quite well. They have now taken over the dining room, which my mother has graciously given up to our cause. Yesterday morning I made my little list of of what else I need to plant, both inside and outside. I definitely need more basil plants if I'm going to make all the pesto I want, but mostly I need to get things going outside. I found yesterday that my beets have finally come up and the radishes will hopefully be ready to eat in just a few more weeks. (I never really liked radishes, but they are apparently the fastest growing veggie, so I decided that I must learn to love them.) Last night and tonight there have been frost warnings, so we've been covering up the lettuces, radishes, broccolis, and beets just in case. And the heat lamp is back for the baby chicks to keep them cozy on these chilly nights. Speaking of the chicks!
Just as I posted the last blog, Joe was graduating the quickly growing chicks from their Sky Box and here is their new home - fancy, huh? Joe has a real knack for making things out of nothing. Here he basically just extended the old day time box and this is now where they stay full time.
The laying hens are doing well also. I got a voicemail from a very excited Joe yesterday saying "You have to look in the fridge when you get home - I just collected the biggest egg I've ever seen - I'm not sure how that chicken is still walking!" Sure enough, the egg was HUGE. Joe ate it for breakfast this morning and it turned out it was twins! Double yolk that is. Yummmm.
So, what else. No more news on the new house yet - Joe was there and apparently ripped out the bathroom on Monday, but I was at work so I missed out on the fun and the photo opportunity. Tuesdays are always full as it is my day with my neice Natalie -
Too cute for words, right? She was part of the inspiration for the move back east by the way. My sister was pregnant (and my sister-in-law had just had a baby on this coast as well) and I just couldn't imagine not watching them grow up. So yeah, Natalie and I are buds. It's great.
Today and tomorrow are my other work days (away from the house) and Joe is working on another job too, so hopefully by Friday we'll be able to resume the demolition project. And i have GOT to get crackin on my house plans - time is flying by! Tomorrow is May!
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