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heirloomgal
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It was actually HOT today, so hot that I decided to plant some carrot seeds. This is about 35-40 days earlier than I would normally put them in but I have double packs of most of them anyway. It was soooo deeply satisfying getting that fork in the sandy carrot soil and working the beds. The entire day was spent in the gardens. It was heavenly being out there again.
I realized in planting the carrot beds that I have acquired a number of red varieties; Red Elephant, Atomic Red, Kyoto Red and Rouge Sange Violette (which may actually be bi-colored, not pure red, but I'm not sure). I'm particularly interested in the Yellowstone variety, I've been wanting to try it for years. And I so loved Chantenay Red and Kuroda last year that I'm really looking forward to those again. And there are 3 purples and 1 white to try too.
Feels great to have all the perennial debris cut down and raked up, as well as the lawn all done. Plenty of sand, paper bits, sticks and leaf debris making it all look quite shabby. Most of my neighbours still have fairly deep snow bank islands on the lawn, so I'm grateful that ours has melted and we could get to work.
The magic of the season begins!
I realized in planting the carrot beds that I have acquired a number of red varieties; Red Elephant, Atomic Red, Kyoto Red and Rouge Sange Violette (which may actually be bi-colored, not pure red, but I'm not sure). I'm particularly interested in the Yellowstone variety, I've been wanting to try it for years. And I so loved Chantenay Red and Kuroda last year that I'm really looking forward to those again. And there are 3 purples and 1 white to try too.
Feels great to have all the perennial debris cut down and raked up, as well as the lawn all done. Plenty of sand, paper bits, sticks and leaf debris making it all look quite shabby. Most of my neighbours still have fairly deep snow bank islands on the lawn, so I'm grateful that ours has melted and we could get to work.
The magic of the season begins!
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