Got my garden seedlings upstairs and on the porch. Thinned them, and experimentally tried to re-pot some of the thinned ones that came out in one piece. We’ll see if any of them live. I’m never using the “peat pellets” again. Ordinary sprouting pots for me, thanks.
Re-potted all the plants that I care about, including the sequoia. It’s grown remarkably since I bought it in Kings Canyon, CA two years ago. At that time, it came in a test tube. Once we have a house where I think we’ll stay for a while, I’m going to plant it. There’s a certain sick part of me that sort of wants a bonsai sequoia, though.
Lots of yard work. Staked out my garden. I think I’m going to do 8′ by 8′ in a raised bed. That’ll require eight landscaping timbers that already come in 8′ lengths. I’ll plan to till the grass underneath, put in the timbers, fill it with good topsoil (8 cubic yards of it), and lay flagstones down the middle for access. Aerated the center lawn with a cute little two prong aerator from Home Depot. The plan is to do the organic yard improvement thing: Rake in compost, overseed, aerate, and hope for the best.
Taxes are done, MN gave us a refund of under a hundred bucks. Go MN.
Made vegetarian pho (noodle soup) this evening. That always makes me happy.
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