AMKuska's 2022 Garden

[AMKuska]

Yeah, I'm worried about being able to get stuff. We aren't going out though. Our son has offered to pick things up, but I'm a little overwhelmed with making the list (and don't want to impose).

Aww, you're son is so sweet! Perhaps accept the offer, and have cookies ready for him? That always seems to work no matter what the age. ;-)

 

[AMKuska]

Ordered some mycorrhizae fungi today. I hope it makes a difference in my garden!

 

[AMKuska]

My husband surprised me with a gigantic raised garden bed--he built me a brooder when we had chicks last year, and then dragged it out and tada! Raised garden bed. I'm so excited!! I have so much space. There's sooooo much growing room now. Can't wait to start plopping things in there!

 

[Cosmo spring garden]

I hope your garden will be amazing this year!
I am also itching to get things planted but I have to wait until end of March.

 

[AMKuska]

According to my seed packets, this is the earliest day my peppers could possibly sprout. They have not. Last year I didn't realize it could take as much as a month for peppers to emerge and planted them the same time as my tomatoes. I'm really glad I started them early, and hope they'll be at least a couple inches tall by the time I start my tomatoes.

It sure doesn't feel like planting weather here. It's sooo cold and there's dense fog that freezes your lungs when ever you go out. It feels like it will never be warm again.

 

[digitS']

AMKuska, it's 18° here and the distant airport is once again noting visibility at .06 of a mile.

However! A day after I complained about our days and days of fog and overcast on TEG, the sun came out. Yes, on this side of the mountains we had one sunny day!

I had measured the shadow of a 72” object at noon just before the winter solstice: It was 209" long. Yesterday, finally having sunshine at “high noon,” it was 162” long. So, the days are longer and the shadows are shorter .

Steve

 

[Zeedman]

The days are getting longer, yet we just keep getting colder.... weird. I think the sun needs more coffee.

 

[Ridgerunner]

The days are getting longer, yet we just keep getting colder.... weird. I think the sun needs more coffee.

I think it is the cumulative effect. Summer solstice is in June but August is hotter.

 

[Zeedman]

I think it is the cumulative effect. Summer solstice is in June but August is hotter.

Agreed; temperature tends to lag behind the increase/decrease in solar energy.
When days begin to lengthen, cold begins to strengthen
Days begin to shorten, heat comes a courtin'

 

[flowerbug]

Agreed; temperature tends to lag behind the increase/decrease in solar energy.
When days begin to lengthen, cold begins to strengthen
Days begin to shorten, heat comes a courtin'

i just think of it in terms of thermal mass, heat transfer and convection currents. in layman terms, it takes a while...