What have you done today in the Garden?

greenhouse stuff right now. geraniums are up, pansies are up, petunias are sprouting.... I found a clivia with ripe seed pods. I never even saw it flower. now how could that happen? maybe because it was tucked under a bench. now I see several more flower stalks coming up. Mealy bugs sure do like them and the amarylis.

 

Here in Michigan, no gardening. Snow on the ground covers everything. We have been having freezing rain also closing schools for the last 3 days. So I have done some winter sowing in jugs. Mostly perrianals that I'll be able to transplant come spring.

 

Colour co-ordinated some of my herb pots to match the environmental grasses. I got the whole set of three hay coloured pots for only ten dollars AU. The dark green top pots are recycled oat containers. The insides of the pots have been left partially bare of dirt so that their colours can be seen

 

FloraPie,
How did you do with your 4 'P's? Pondering Potting and Placing your Pomegranate?

 

Cayuga Morning ~ Most excellent! Thank you for asking.. She loves her new pot, poor thing was so pot bound previously. It's the first time I've grown a pomegranate and yesterday I was wondering if I even had a fruiting one or not.

 

Toni, that is a brilliant idea! I have a section of our backyard garden that is a constant source of confusion and consternation. I think I may dig out some soil, line with perforated plastic, fill with pea gravel, and use it as a "pot garden" with herbs and annual flowers.

 

Cool FloraPie. I have never seen a pomegranate "in the stalk" (ie in the flesh, so to speak). I imagine they are a warm weather plant. Where you are in Australia, is it sub-tropical? Do you get hard freezes?

I do like this aspect of the Gardenstew. We all live in different parts of the globe with very different growing conditions.

 

It's been raining for 3 days or so and we are very soggy here I have several chores planned but this aint been the weather for it. The sun shined some today but its gonna be a couple days fore I can do what I wanna. OUr Border collie puppy came through the doggy door this morning covered with mud from head to toe and tail just a wagging she had been standing in water digging around the compost pile. That was my job even before coffee washing the dog. Went good all day since we were up to play with her but now she is muddy up to the knees. At least its just that this time.

 

@Cayuga Morning ~ I live in a state called Victoria which is down in the South East of our continent and yes it is regarded as subtropical. There's no snow or hard freezes in my garden, but drive just 30 min away (still Victoria) and Mt Bulla can be found every winter covered in snow. There's a ski resort there. And so it's a mixed bag really! One couldn't say that the conditions for growing Pomegranates are great in 'Victoria' because it depends on where in Vic one is exactly. If I lived at Mt Bulla for example, I wouldn't bother growing it nor expect it to grow very well.

 

Interesting FP. You have the best of both worlds.

 

I'm with Mart- Ask me again in March. LOL But this last week, between an ice storm (quickly melted) and a snow today; I raked a whole bunch of leaves out from under the big Yew bushes, and along the drive where the Oak leaves like to settle after being blown around the area. It was great to be outdoors and pretending I was doing spring clean up. HaHa Not so fast. I have a feeling winter has just begun for us. Just watching the birds come to the feeders mostly.

 

Transplanted my mater plants into pots...started more radishes, turnips and red onions in pots this time! Have to start another tomato, poblanos and carrots probably tonight.