2025 Seed Starting

 Over the last few days I decided to start seeds for a Garden Party in June. My PTO President suggested I host garden party and so that's what I'm doing! I'm going to have everyone put together an herb pot - I think I'm going to collect pretty pots from my Buy Nothing and maybe some plastic ones too. I gave away a few tables from my mom's house that I'm now half regretting - but not by much because everything that comes from her house smells like cigarette smoke (oh, we got paint estimates and it's THOUSANDS of dollars to paint her whole house!). 

So... I started Lavender, Marjoram, Sage, Thyme, and a few other more woodsy herbs - those should be a few inches tall to go into the pots for planting so they should get a good head start for June. And then I will start more Basil, parsley, and cilantro closer to the date so they'll be ready too. 

I'm planning on having snacks and bevvies. I'M SO EXCITED. I can't wait to plan more!

Tough March - My Mom Has Health Problems

 Unfortunately my mom has been having health issues since mid-February. She's in the hospital for a second time since February 8 and it's been really annoying that I can't do garden stuff as much as I would normally. For example - I just started seeds and I didn't have all the tomato seeds I wanted. I don't have sweet pepper seeds. I truly haven't had the time to stop and look through everything and so here I am... making do with what I have. That's how I grew up and I suppose we just won't have large slicing tomatoes this year. That's also fine. I think I saw I might have beefsteak tomato seeds but I'll have to check - I decided to do 10 hybrid Bliss tomatoes and so maybe I will circle back to the beefsteaks. It truly depends on how long I have to stay at the hospital. 

We also moved my mom to assisted living several weeks ago so we're in the process of clearing and selling her house. That is so much work. If you have to clear an elderly person's home that stopped cleaning because they're in heart failure AND a smoker... you have my absolute sympathy and empathy. It's really tough to see and to deal with. And to clean up after. 

AND I'm getting ready to start seeds at school with Kindergarten through 2nd grade.

AND I'm doing a schoolyard garden presentation on Friday.

So at this point... if I start anything else and they live... it will be a miracle. 

But my mom has congestive heart failure and that's what happens after you've been a smoker for 65 years. Today I got to see pictures of her esophogus and stomach for possible bleeding and holy shit. The amount of dark black and brown tar from smoking is absolutely amazing and disgusting and awful and it's a true miracle she's still alive kind of a thing. So I'm happy to be there for her and I love her so I don't mind putting my stuff aside so I can be there for my mom. So just as an FYI - don't smoke and stop smoking because it's not good for you.

I'm going to try and post some photos of the seeds I've been planting and what's happening under my grow lights but I can't be certain of my schedule this week. I'll try my best.