Phaedra's Adventure
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THAT is the problem with baking.
Family ALWAYS ask, when are you going to make that again?
Family ALWAYS ask, when are you going to make that again?
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The weather was extremely good today, so I brought all the indoor plants to have a shower and a bath. I added a few drops of liquid fertilizer in a bucket and let them sit for 15-20 minutes. And then, they enjoy the sunlight for some hours in the greenhouse.
Plants all enjoy such weather, I guess.
Tomorrow will be the day to prick out the seedlings and let them check in to the module trays. After that, I will sow sweet peas, another batch of peas and beets.
I also sowed 60 cells of fava beans last Friday, and some start emerging. I will remove them to the greenhouse tomorrow.
Plants all enjoy such weather, I guess.
Tomorrow will be the day to prick out the seedlings and let them check in to the module trays. After that, I will sow sweet peas, another batch of peas and beets.
I also sowed 60 cells of fava beans last Friday, and some start emerging. I will remove them to the greenhouse tomorrow.
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THAT is the problem with baking.
Family ALWAYS ask, when are you going to make that again?
and you reply, "When you have time for me to teach you how to do it." ...
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It's pleasant to work in a clean greenhouse - time for seedlings to move into their own cells.
The weaker seedlings were discarded, and the ones moved into the module trays have a more or less similar status.
Cherry radishes and the first batch peas were transplanted into a plastic planter in the greenhouse.
Outdoor catmints that I grew last year from seeds are coming back and seem happy anyway. I might give them a thin layer of homemade compost later. Perennials are so important for a garden, otherwise you have to grow everything from seeds every spring, too tiresome.
The weaker seedlings were discarded, and the ones moved into the module trays have a more or less similar status.
Cherry radishes and the first batch peas were transplanted into a plastic planter in the greenhouse.
Outdoor catmints that I grew last year from seeds are coming back and seem happy anyway. I might give them a thin layer of homemade compost later. Perennials are so important for a garden, otherwise you have to grow everything from seeds every spring, too tiresome.
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Just got the heavy rain warning - although it's not as terrifying as the 2021 July's 200L/sqm in a few hours, I'd rather be prepared.
Our house has two Achilles heels - they are called "Lichtschächte" (Engslish: Window wells - to allow light and air go into the windows in the basement), something like the below photo. The two wells are located on the lowest points in the garden (which is on a slight slope). During last flood, the water came from the much higher areas crossed the street and eventually reach our house. These two wells didn't cause troubles because we used plastic and sandbags to temporarily block their edges.
As the sandbags are gone, I was thinking to fill plastic trash bags with soil this time, but suddenly, an alternative came into my mind: water. So I used bags with water to make something similar as a short term solution.
Eventually, we have to build something simple like this concept and get rid of the risk.
By the way, the dehumidifier for greenhouse also reports on duty today.
Our house has two Achilles heels - they are called "Lichtschächte" (Engslish: Window wells - to allow light and air go into the windows in the basement), something like the below photo. The two wells are located on the lowest points in the garden (which is on a slight slope). During last flood, the water came from the much higher areas crossed the street and eventually reach our house. These two wells didn't cause troubles because we used plastic and sandbags to temporarily block their edges.
As the sandbags are gone, I was thinking to fill plastic trash bags with soil this time, but suddenly, an alternative came into my mind: water. So I used bags with water to make something similar as a short term solution.
Eventually, we have to build something simple like this concept and get rid of the risk.
By the way, the dehumidifier for greenhouse also reports on duty today.
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SPedigrees
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Brilliant! Water to protect against water. It's a sort of paradox, but likely to work.
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So far, it keeps raining but thankfully not very heavily. I pricked out another tray of 60 seedlings and adjusted the height of one shelf and lights for them. Tomorrow, I should be able to prick out another tray - that means there will be already 180 plants at least.
Home-saved fava beans are coming out, too. My target is the young shoots on the top as leafy greens - they taste great when you stir-fry them. The last year experiment also went well - I will cut them back before flowering and give the stems and leaves to the chicken. As the plants keep growing, the nitrogen fixing effect will function better, too. I don't really love the beans, so this is the best practice for me.
The first potted miniature roses I rescued with half price are doing well, too. I separated them back to four individual plants (as they were 4 rooted cuttings) and pruned them. Now, the new leaves are appearing and look healthy. I guess, they will all become the plants for this garden.
Asparagus crown that I dug out and divided but didn't have a proper place last autumn - too many of them after the dividing. I temporarily put them in bigger pots and look at them, they are ready! Need to find new home for them soon.
One of the Apple roses propagated from the basal shoots - also doing very well and sending more shoots. They will be transplanted to the permanent places soon, too. They produce a lot of roses for me to make herbal tea, very low maintenance, and can always use basal shoots to propagate. I only pick the petals for tea, and the bees can have what they really want, what a win-win.
Baking for today, two milk loafs with black sesames and muscovado sugar.
I also baked some cookies with peanuts, oatmeal, cranberries, and 85% dark chocolate. DH and DD both asked me not to share with testers.
A quiet rainy day - the kitchen smells like a small heaven, and l love this simple life.
Home-saved fava beans are coming out, too. My target is the young shoots on the top as leafy greens - they taste great when you stir-fry them. The last year experiment also went well - I will cut them back before flowering and give the stems and leaves to the chicken. As the plants keep growing, the nitrogen fixing effect will function better, too. I don't really love the beans, so this is the best practice for me.
The first potted miniature roses I rescued with half price are doing well, too. I separated them back to four individual plants (as they were 4 rooted cuttings) and pruned them. Now, the new leaves are appearing and look healthy. I guess, they will all become the plants for this garden.
Asparagus crown that I dug out and divided but didn't have a proper place last autumn - too many of them after the dividing. I temporarily put them in bigger pots and look at them, they are ready! Need to find new home for them soon.
One of the Apple roses propagated from the basal shoots - also doing very well and sending more shoots. They will be transplanted to the permanent places soon, too. They produce a lot of roses for me to make herbal tea, very low maintenance, and can always use basal shoots to propagate. I only pick the petals for tea, and the bees can have what they really want, what a win-win.
Baking for today, two milk loafs with black sesames and muscovado sugar.
I also baked some cookies with peanuts, oatmeal, cranberries, and 85% dark chocolate. DH and DD both asked me not to share with testers.
A quiet rainy day - the kitchen smells like a small heaven, and l love this simple life.
akroberts
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That's hilarious.So far, it keeps raining but thankfully not very heavily. I pricked out another tray of 60 seedlings and adjusted the height of one shelf and lights for them. Tomorrow, I should be able to prick out another tray - that means there will be already 180 plants at least. View attachment 63812
Home-saved fava beans are coming out, too. My target is the young shoots on the top as leafy greens - they taste great when you stir-fry them. The last year experiment also went well - I will cut them back before flowering and give the stems and leaves to the chicken. As the plants keep growing, the nitrogen fixing effect will function better, too. I don't really love the beans, so this is the best practice for me.
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The first potted miniature roses I rescued with half price are doing well, too. I separated them back to four individual plants (as they were 4 rooted cuttings) and pruned them. Now, the new leaves are appearing and look healthy. I guess, they will all become the plants for this garden.
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Asparagus crown that I dug out and divided but didn't have a proper place last autumn - too many of them after the dividing. I temporarily put them in bigger pots and look at them, they are ready! Need to find new home for them soon.
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One of the Apple roses propagated from the basal shoots - also doing very well and sending more shoots. They will be transplanted to the permanent places soon, too. They produce a lot of roses for me to make herbal tea, very low maintenance, and can always use basal shoots to propagate. I only pick the petals for tea, and the bees can have what they really want, what a win-win.
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Baking for today, two milk loafs with black sesames and muscovado sugar.
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I also baked some cookies with peanuts, oatmeal, cranberries, and 85% dark chocolate. DH and DD both asked me not to share with testers.
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A quiet rainy day - the kitchen smells like a small heaven, and l love this simple life.
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flowerbug
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actually, now that i've come back and read this again. if you are using bags of water to hold back water then it won't work very well if the water gets deep enough to match the depth in the bags. but if you have a really large bag of water that doesn't get overtopped it would work to a point. it also depends upon any force exerted by the flowing water on the bags...
