Snapdragon (assorted colors)
portulaca (double mixed colors)
and some sweet 100 tomato seeds - i'm super late on planting those!
Houston garden centers was giving away free 25 dollar gift cards (i just looked today and they've stopped unfortunately) so i used 2 i had to get some soil to finish up the vegtable garden and do some transplants. I put in the broccoli (12 or so) that had become rootbound in the bottom of the little containers - i knew i had waited way way too long on those guys. And i transplanted some of the tomato bushes that had sprouted (8). I'm out of room in the vegetable garden i set up and i dont know what i'm gonna do about the sweet tomato seeds i just planted... i have some time tho.
Also, my magnolia soulangeana is doing great. I was scared it was a gonner after going threw Ike and all the crappy weather we've been having. After a trip to the garden center my tree looks like it's doing much better than the ones there even! Its still a sapling tho...
On the caterpiller front, the little guy crawled up to the top of the container and webbed himself up there (along with a leaf). I dont know how in the world he got himself up there and when i showed Dad he couldn't believe it. He was trying to say that there was no why he could have got up there all by himself and that a spider yanked him up there. I think he was serious but yeah... that would have to be a huge ass spider... that little caterpillar is a little fatty :)I'm pretty sure this is normal b/c someone else's did the same thing
I love how there is dirt in between your nails in the first picture, a sign of a true gardener! hehe
ReplyDeleteyeah, i tried a soap trick today when i was doing some transplants and it still didn't work. my nails still have a ton of dirt in them... sigh.
ReplyDeleteThere's a trick I know of, it's commonly used so sorry if this is method you used.
ReplyDelete1. Soak hands in a mixture of dish soap and warm water for ~5 minutes.
2. Remove hands and scrub nails using an old toothbrush, preferably hard bristles.
3. Lastly, use a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide to remove any stubborn gunk.
That should do the trick, if not; I suggest you wear gloves! =)
i didn't think of the hydrogen peroxide bit, i'll have to give it a try.
ReplyDeletei would wear gloves but i like the way the soil feels in my hands. gloves kinda ruin it a little for me. i'm odd like that i suppose :)
Nonesense! I have a friend who is just like that, she enjoys prancing around outside bare footed as well, odd little thing.
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoys giving me an earful of her plants and seeds, gives me "sneak peaks" of what's coming next, I dont mind though, she's so passionate about it, I enjoy it.