Long time, no blog

I was sick for the whole month of April, just the time when I would normally be starting seeds and weeding.  And so I will have no sweet peas this summer, although it has been a perfect "English Spring" here this year: cool, rainy but also plenty of sun.  I finally got some significant weeding done in the kitchen garden and got the front garden looking decent, but there's still much to be done.  At least now I have my normal amount of energy (never terribly much) back. 

Comments

[Marie]

'Long time no blog' -- You make me smile!! That sounds like my grandmother who was an outstanding gardener in what is now Slovokia. Our spring in the north west has also been wet and cool... with just a bit of sun. Truly we are enjoying the GREEN grass, usually scarce in Montana... because our average rainfall is only 12"/year.... the wet spring is a welcome site! I have a website that I am sure you and your readers will be interested in-- it covers most all areas of gardening. Fool proof gardening
you might say! ENJOY!

[Corbie]

If it's any comfort, it's not too late to plant a bunch of stuff like squash, cucumbers, tomatoes... I recently got my cucumbers in, and am still putting in squash and beans.

I had to re-start my cucumbers and squash inside with peat pots b/c the seeds I planted this year never came up; I think they must have rotted in the ground.

My tomatoes, which were planted a while ago, are only now beginning to take off; I think it's just been too cool for them. (I'm in Southern MD)

[Julia]

Oh, I've got a bunch of stuff planted in my kitchen garden: tomatoes, peppers, winter squash, haricots verts, basil, lettuce and chard.

I just don't have as many flowers as I would have because I start most of those by seed indoors.

[Mb]

Hi,
I am your neighbor of sorts: in College Park. I would appreciate your advice on Sweet Peas. Am determined to grow them, by Henry Mitchell guidelines. Any Ideas?