Yes, I do realize it’s Friday– but better late than never!
I’m thankful this week that some loose ends for my dissertation work are starting to get tied up. One last major hurdle and I think I’m set to go to finish my analysis. And today I officially set my defense date for July 22. It’s coming up quickly!
So, because I’m going to be in crazy writing-dissertation mode, I will likely not be posting too frequently here (not that I’m so great at it anyway)…
Quick update in the garden:
- This morning I spotted my first nasturtium sprout! Yay! I had kind of started to give up on them. We’ll see whether any others come up.
- I have officially given up on my cucumber seeds, and planted a tomato plant in each of the 2 pots that were originally designated for the cucumbers– one more Early Girl, and one more Fourth of July. While I’m sad that there won’t be any cucumbers from our balcony this summer, I’m excited for all the tomatoes we could be getting! The other tomato plants are looking happy and getting established. I really need to get some more tomato cages!
- Friends of ours had potted herbs as table centerpieces at their party the other day and gave me one of the containers, so I now have lavendar, a type of basil that looks different from mine, dill, thyme, and catnip(?!). They are all lovely plants, and I’m contemplating dill bread
My from-seed herbs are growing, too, albeit slowly. Maybe with the extra-warm weather we’re having lately they’ll pick up their pace. - The peas are doing nicely, and Husband and I have been enjoying mesclun and Black-Seeded Simpson salads!
- One of the secretaries in my department brought me some strawberry plants from her (in-ground) garden a few weeks ago, so they are getting established in their pots.
- Another friend gave me a potted pepper plant that she had over-wintered inside because it never stopped blooming! It’s still looking healthy, and I think I’m seeing more buds! Are peppers perennials in any climates?
Finally, I have one Red Lighting and two Early Girl sprouts/seedlings that don’t have homes now that all of my pots are filled. Does anyone local want them? I’d love to give them away rather than throw them away. Leave me a comment if you want them!
the sprouts have been claimed