More Winter Sowing

Here's the list of seeds sown in 2009 so far:

Swiss Chard
Radishes
Brussel Sprouts
Fennel
Kohl Rabi
Cockscomb
Four O'clocks
Shasta Daisy
Zinnias (2 varieties)
Calendulas (3 varieties)
Verbena
Gaillardia
Tomatoes
Snapdragons
Morning Glories
Scabiosa
Celosia
Mimulus

I also moved everything to the north end of the deck and made a little corral out of landscape timbers. I got some flats out of the shed and have grouped the containers into flats. That should make life a lot easier in the spring. In the past I've just put them on the table in a jumbled mess and spent a lot of time pawing through things trying to find all of one kind of plant. The only thing I'll have to think about is providing some shade later in the spring, unless I actually get my act together and get them planted before Memorial Day. (I can dream - can't I???)

Amaryllis

You just have to love a plant that grows about 6 inches a day and has vibrant 6-8 inch flowers. I found these 2 beauties at Home Depot after Christmas for half price. They started out slowly but caught up in the past week or so. I find it interesting that the solid red one (that came in a box showing an apple blossom pink plant) has lots of leaves but only two flowers. The red and white one, on the other hand, has no leaves but two more buds developing.

Winter Sowing

Here's the crop so far. Yesterday the seeds I ordered from Value Seeds showed up, so I have lots more sowing to do in the next few weeks.

Little Man's Flood

This morning we woke up to a flooded basement! The local fire department came and pumped it out and then "The Son We Never Had" came over and helped Little Man's father put in a new sump pump. Our fuel oil supplier also came and dried out the water heater, which is oil fired. The good news is that the furnace was not affected. Here are some pictures, including Little Man during (notice ears are up) and after (full pie position) the excitement. The picture of Cammie was also taken during the excitement. Notice the paw on the mousie.

Cammie's Discovery

Today, Cammie jumped on the couch to visit her Daddy and discovered his heating pad. It didn't take long for her to settle right in on this wonderful bun warmer.