This week in the garden…
This week in the garden! Seed starting, garden cleanup, and signs of Spring!
Spring is coming!! Can you smell it?? Last week was a bit of a whirlwind. I was out of town for photoshoots, and couldn't wait to get back to my happy space - my garden! Before I left I was able to start 2 seed trays, and I crossed my fingers they didn’t dry out while I was gone. Lucky me, I came back to tons of healthy, happy sprouts! On Friday I planted 4 more smaller trays filled with mostly cut flowers and herbs. Cut flowers are new to me this year, and I’m so excited (and nervous) to see them grow!
These are my favorite seeds trays! Filled with Organic Seed Starting Mix from Gardeners.com.
Squash sprouts are always the most satisfying! They pop up first, and they’re always the biggest! They needed some quick thinning and will eventually need to be moved into larger pots until the threat of frost has passed and they can be transplanted into their cozy raised garden beds. Peppers and Eggplant are always a little slower, but I woke up this morning to little tiny green leaves emerging from the soil. So exciting!
Outside, the garden needs some serious clean up (I will not show you my mess.. hah!!) but 3 of the raised beds are starting to explode with lettuce, spinach, arugula, and kale seedlings! The snap peas are starting to grab onto the trellis, and the roses are getting leafy! We even had our first rose bloom of the season! It was such a lovely reminder that these beds will be overflowing with harvests and blooms (see what I did there) so soon.
Such a gorgeous yellow/apricot bloom! This was my first climbing rose. I have 2 of them framing the entry to my Kitchen Garden, trailing up an iron arch. This is their second year and they are already halfway up the sides of the arch. I’m hoping by year 3 they’ll be fully covering the arch, and offer a stunning entry into my garden oasis! Goals!
This week I’ll be building some new Cedar Raised Beds for a client, and a couple more for my cut flower garden! We’ll be tidying up the yard, pulling weeds, removing leaves, and composting to get ready for March. Almost halfway through February! The last frost date for Bluffton, SC is March 9th. I am planning on transplanting my seedlings into the raised beds on the 15th of March, so pray for no more frost!!
Have a great week ahead everyone!
Kale that I planted a little over a month ago.
I cut some outer leaves to add to our breakfast hash this weekend! As fresh as it gets!