Phaedra's Garden 2022

[baymule]

Your greenhouse is lovely. Does it get hot in the summer or can you open it up for a breeze?

 

[Alasgun]

What Bay said!!
it’s pretty obvious you really enjoy what you’re doing. Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

[Phaedra]

Your greenhouse is lovely. Does it get hot in the summer or can you open it up for a breeze?

Yes, we have french windows on both east and west sides, all with screens. So usually we open them up during daytime for the ventilation.

 

[Phaedra]

My 2019 birthday gift - now it becomes a small station in the greenhouse for herbs and peas.

Although I also sowed parsley and oregano, the potted herbs in the discounter also look nice.

My potting table arrived, and the annual upgrade of my greenhouse is done.

Vermiculite I bought half a year ago also got a home.

I will do the next sowing tomorrow, but I potted some volunteer plants today (ehhh, today is already March 20?) after I cleaned a small area. It's interesting to see how this combination will become a few weeks later.

Potato cutting! They are warriors.

Another joy today - the first new leave from my swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa), which I divided a few months ago. Propagation takes time, but it brings so much satisfaction.

 

[Phaedra]

Spring is here, and the weather becomes so sunny and bright.

The wild garlic - after some days in strong sunlight.

Those are zinnia seedlings that just germinated about 24 hours ago! They immediately turned green after reaching efficient light (and warm enough).

Bleeding heart

Added a soundbar on the potting table

Also made some items for the chickens~

Well, as they won't complain... I just keep practicing.

I finished sowing tomatoes, pumpkins, cucumber, snap peas, asparagus, and Kailan; for the cut flower garden, I sowed several different Zinnia, Alphen Aster, and dwarf sunflowers.

 

[baymule]

I'm waiting on spring in Germany so I can admire your gardens again!

 

[Phaedra]

After staying in Cologne all day, I need some personal time in the greenhouse. It's so pleasing to see the new foliage from all kinds of plants.

Larkspur

First time planting Artichoke

Zinnia

Summer Aster

Bleeding Heart

Two rooted cuttings - now I know they are pink currant

One of the biggest strawberry crowns

Coneflower germinated last year, but I didn't transplant them. This year totally 12 will be transplanted. This one has a neighbor, and it looks like a berry?

A lot of parsley seedlings

Two different Basils

 

[baymule]

Zinnias are so bright and cheery. I'm interested in how your artichokes do. Maybe when I buy another farm, I'll plant some too.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

My DD in Vancouver WA has an artichoke that she ignores. But every late summer/early fall, it gives her beautiful globe shaped artichokes. Luckily she is the only one that likes them.

 

[Phaedra]

Zinnias are so bright and cheery. I'm interested in how your artichokes do. Maybe when I buy another farm, I'll plant some too.

Dear Bay, this is my first time planting artichokes, and...I never eat them! I just bought some today and will try tomorrow.