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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
dirty love

Gardening is dirty. I have gloves. I often forget to put them on. I don't mind dirty fingers though.

I have discovered succulents. I love them I adore them. I planted some in the backyard, but I neglected to take pics. I also planted some in the big pot on our porch. The pot contains and obviously neglected Japanese maple. I am hoping that now that I have a dedicated water source going to it that I'll actually remember to turn the water on.





I also love love love California poppies. I'm not sure why. Isaiah says that some people consider them weeds. They can be hard to get rid of. But I love them. So we agreed that I could put some by the mail box. I hope they are hardy because that is some seriously clay-ish "soil".





And my veggies. The whole box:



From right to left (sorry, going backwards) lettuces, italian parsley, and broccoli.



then Napa cabbage, a bit of basil, cauliflower, and red cabbage.



Those plants (above) I all got as seedlings. So the plants had already been started and were growing. But the plants below I started from seeds. I am a little more proud of these... as if I had anything really to do with them. Front to back, cucumber, carrot, peas, and radishes.



I'm not sure that the cucumber and carrots will do anything; it might be too late in the year. But radishes and possibly peas are supposed to do well.

Carrot and pea sprouts:





I also have a ton of bulbs to plant. Most everything I read says to plant any time between now and December. That's quite a window, I say! But maybe if I plant a few a week then they'll come up staggered in the spring. I can't wait. I also love tulips and daffodils.

What a love-filled post!