My snapdragons all germinated! Do I need to thin them out or separate into their own pots? How many should o have in each square?
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very nice!
you should thin them out to one per square. if you are able to pull out some of the thinned ones with their roots, you can pot them in another tray and have double the snapdragons! 
I saw a video where the lady took the dirt with multiple stems out of the container it was in and gently dropped it on the table. It worked really well to separate the tiny stems! I was quite impressed.
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ack!! spider mites on my key lime bush! thankfully i dont see any on the other plants so i quarantined it and gave it a good bath. now i need to find my neem oil so i can spray everyone down.
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I got them thinned out!
I feel like there is a life lesson hidden in here. Iām so sad to cut out the smaller ones because I want each and every seedling to grow. But the big ones are held back and restricted unless you do.
Either way, I kept the biggest ones and they are each in their own block now ready to grow big and strong.
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Gardening is really full of such metaphors.
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German thyme, tomatoes and bunching onions are up! I have to move the bunching onions, and slow shallots, into bigger pots. Also, itās time to plant basil and kale indoors for my frost free date.
Weāre rearranging the grow lights today. Hope we donāt flip a breaker off. Box says no more than 3-5 lights on a circuit. Number 4 is going up todayā¦I hope. Maybe tomorrow. Hubby and I are assembling an IKEA BestĆ„ cupboard for my canning this afternoon.
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Planted this tower with flowers, herbs, cauliflower, and kale. I donāt have high hopes for the kale/cauliflower but seeds are cheap so I figured why not! I do plan to move them outside so Iām kind of just using this as a seed starter.
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Lovely! Our lungwort is in full bloom!
We were out in the yard this morning.
- Pruned a few bushes and trees,
- Put chicken wire cages around raspberries and blackberries, to keep out deer,
- Erected a frost covering to extend the season in one raised bed. Itās a trial.
Met a neighbour and talked about the situation between our two houses. Itās filled with trees between the two driveways. There is a steep slope between the two drives as well. We had some trees cut down a few years ago. But we left the roots in because we didnāt want to destabilize the slope and ruin their driveway. Theyāre uphill from us.
The neighbour wants to install solar panels on the roof. Some of the trees are blocking their sun access. Two for sure, need to come out. They are tall, old poplars that are definitely past their prime. We agreed to that.
The neighbour suggested putting in a retaining wall between the two driveways. I lamented the cost. Plus concern about the area where it would end. Iām concerned about erosion around the far end, by the front of their garage.
But we shall see. Her daughterās partner works for a property management company. He, or they, might have some ideas. Meanwhile, weāre going to poke around the neighborhood being nosey looking at retaining walls and asking about them.
Hubby mentioned staining or painting the deck this spring. I have to check the best time to do it. And the best product to use.
A busy day.
and with me! 
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I had a 10% off thing, that means this was fiscally responsible
I did decide that if thereās a drought or something this summer and everything dies I will sue god for damages
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Also now I have to put it in the ground 
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Thatās completely reasonable!
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Iām excited that since Iām firmly committed to no trees this year Iām gonna have so much budget for perennials for my birthday present to me.
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Oh noooo. Iām not sure about rabbit (if they will eat bark) but some chewing animal (at my house I would suspect woodchuck).
If the bark isnāt girded all the way around it should still live*. It might initially be lopsided, but future growth may even it out. It couldnāt hurt to try? I would def put chicken wire** around the base of baby trees (or a tree guard but you could probably get scrap pieces of chicken wire off buy nothing for free).
I should upload photos of the current state of the tree that the deer keep chomping and the other $$$ one that I didnāt plant right away and then let dry out over the winter in the basement and that I was SURE was dead (it is leafing out, though it will look awkward for the next year for sure).
Tldr give it a chance?
*Eta1 one of the bite marks is pretty deep but Iād still give it a tryā¦
**Eta2 technically I use 1/2" hardware cloth because it offers more protection from smaller animals, but that might be harder to find free.
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I havenāt seen the groundhog yet this year but one did live under the neighbors woodshed and the damage seems high up for a rabbit.
Itās really deep, you can see the core of the tree. Itās not all the way through the core though, otherwise I would be sure itās dead
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