Wednesday’s weeding
Written by: adekun on 16 June, 2010 5:52 pm - Filed under: garden — 2 Comments »
Garden somewhat weeded
The rainy season reached Kagoshima on Friday. Rain reached here yesterday. Strangely, today is hot and cloudless. With work starting late in the day, there wasn’t reason to skimp the blossoming garden chores. June is especially punishing if the weeds are untamed. Firstly, the month grants ideal conditions for them to run rampant. Second, it is generally an unpleasant time to exert oneself outside; hot and humid with purposeful mosquitoes on the prowl. Continue reading
Half price herbs
Written by: adekun on 22 July, 2009 3:16 pm - Filed under: garden — No Comments »
Thompson & Morgan - half price, plus free seeds for every two packs purchased.
It’s way past the recommended sowing date for the herbs I got cheap recently. However, I had to open some of the packets. The four that got tested, germinated two days after being sown, rather than the noted two to three weeks. Unfortunately, with exception to the borage, the shoots haven’t come on any further. Perhaps it’s just the current dullness and they will spring into action once there’s some sun.
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