North Carolina weather has been unseasonably warm lately and warm weather makes me anxious to get my hands in the soil and garden. The kids and I actually planted our seeds on February 29th and they are growing beautifully. I find so much satisfaction in watching things grow.
I decided to try growing garlic so I planted a few cloves mid February and they are growing well.
We received our blueberry plants on Friday and planted them today. I am new to berries, we never had them at my parents growing up but my grandpa Sandera always had strawberries and raspberries. I bought a Burpee soil test kit and tested the pH in one of the landscaped beds and it was alkaline so we bought soil acidifier at Lowes today and I added it to the soil as I planted my blueberry bush. I decided to plant one in the actual ground and one in a larger container and see which one does better. The variety that we bought is called Top Hat and it is a dwarf bush that will be covered with pea sized blueberries. If we do well with berry bushes we may buy more next year.
Bill bought me a rain barrel for Christmas, I know romantic right, but it really was something I have been wanting and I am a practical person. So today he rerouted the downspout to drain into the barrel and he built a platform for the barrel from bricks that match our patio- I will post pictures another day.
We will wait a few more weeks to move out plants to the outside garden but we are so excited to have a great year of gardening fun and fresh produce.
Make sure to put some sand in the soil where you put the blueberries. They grow much better in a sandy soil. (Nathan told me to tell you that, he tells everyone who buys blueberry plants from him that little tidbit) ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I did become a fan on facebook of his nursery. I may still need to buy a few things once we get going. Hope you feeling well and counting down the days!
ReplyDeleteoh, love the idea of a rain barrel! That is so something my hubby would get me (and mucho appreciated as well!)
ReplyDeletelooking forward to seeing pictuers of the garden
Blessings
Karen
ahhhh, gardening, sigh. I love it the most!! I cant wait to hear about all the stuff poking up. I would like to say that up here in the frozen tundra we arent ready for planting but since it has been 70's all week it would be a lie! I have been happily digging in the mud (sans bugs!) and thinking about you digging in your garden! Cant wait for you to see it all in July!
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