Garlic would grow in your ear, as the expression goes.I've been looking at plans for building cold-frames, and researching both fennel and garlic -- I've not grown either, before, but both have varieties that do very well here in the Pacific NW. But it's still dipping into the high 20s at night.
Last year's rainbow chard is still merrily growing in its concrete container, in spite of an awfully cold winter (for us) so this year the greens we container-grow are going to include kale and collards and spinach, as well.
We had rainbow chard in a big concrete container, last year, that did amazing things all summer, and survived winter cheerfully too (in spite of nighttime temps in the low 20s/high teens) so I'm very interested in expanding the range of greens, this year.
Finally, a week without having to worry about frost.
My nasturtium seedlings are massing for an attack on the kitchen! Need to get these bad boys outside pretty soon, but I still need to wait a month or so. :/
Plus, my chinese lanterns are shooting up, and I have daisies, basil, dill, sweet peas, and some other stuff starting to look nice. And my bulbs (tulips, narcissus, allium, and a couple others...I forget!) are finally starting to peek out. The alchemilla (lady's mantle) and delphiniums outside have new shoots too.
Thanks to a friend of mine, we inherited a mess of unmatched plastic lawn furniture last year, so I found some gorgeous outdoor pillows at JYSK with pale aqua, medium teal, and dark turquoise plus chocolate brown in stripes and also a geometric print. So I found some matching paint for those, and I'm slowly getting all the pieces primed using plastic primer and then painted. It's going to look FABULOUS when I'm done! I want to go back and get the matching umbrella, or a nice chocolate canopy to put over top.
I LOVE spring!
Blooming now: roses and roses upon roses Also my weeping lilac, several herbs, and candytuft and nepeta everywhere. The evergreens have new buds. The fruit trees are clean and shiny (past bloom now), and the wine grapes are rooting nicely! Blackberries, blueberries are on the way, and strawberries are already here!
I didn't have time to do seeds, lol. I'm on a wine grape kick at the moment, as if I needed more garden obsession
I need to go to the nursery when it's warm enough and get some "Explorer" variety roses. They're some of the few that will grow up here, with names like Baffin, Henry Hudson, John Cabot, etc. Going to put some by the garage when I get a new bed cleared.
Up in Alberta, you pretty much have to start from seed to get anything to have somewhat mature plants that will stay around all season, since the growing season isn't that long. Unless you want to spend a fortune on the already grown stuff. And this is just a rental, so I couldn't spend tons.
I wasn't prepared last year, but this year I stocked up on trays and seed starter way beforehand! I was determined to have something pretty to look at it in May.
Nasturtiums are so easy to grow it's insane. And yummy in salads. I need to get some rainbow chard like the bird recommended. It will look lovely out there for some color.