Best and Worst of My Garden -- February 2012

Happy Leap Day! We have an extra day in Febraury this year, garden friends. It didn't really make much difference here because there is still not a lot going on in my garden.

"Not a lot going on" means nothing bad has happened either. So for February I have no "Worsts," only a "Best" to report: my Hawaiian Ti plant's comeback. It will make me happy to see this guy return to health after the spider mite infestation.

Here's a link to some interesting factoids on Leap Year and Leap Day, if you're interested.






What happened in your garden in February? If you want to share any hits and misses, frustrations and triumphs, or anything you're dreading or looking forward to, feel free to link up and share. And don't forget to visit others and give them some encouragement or sympathy. :)

Update: My MrLinkyWidget code is a little off, so people's blogs aren't showing up on the post. You can see everyone who joined after you click Mister Linky. Sorry about that!

First Seeds of 2012 Planted

It was quite an eventful weekend in the Bumble Lush garden. Saturday was beautiful, sunny, but extremely windy. And around mid-morning, we got about 1 minute of big, fat snow flurries in some kind of bizarre flash snow storm. It didn't stick or anything. Just further proof that this is one of the weirdest winters on record.

Sunday was gorgeous--blue skies, sunny and warm, and I decided it was a perfect day to start some lettuce and spinach in containers. (This weekend happens to coincide with recommended moon date planting. I wonder if it makes a difference in containers? Probably not.)

I couldn't help myself--I also bought some broccoli transplants. I was at the garden center yesterday getting peat moss and looking at seed packets, and I saw a few broccoli transplants for sale. Despite the fact that I have tons of broccoli seeds that I need to use, I just had to buy these little broccoli plants and put them in containers as soon as I got home.


Did you do any garden work over the weekend?

Moon Gardening

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Have you ever gardened by the moon? I don't mean gardening in the dark or by moonlight, but have you ever timed planting your seeds by the phases of the moon?

I have not, but I first read about this concept when looking through the Farmers' Almanac website. It seems that the phases of the moon affect moisture levels in the soil, so there are certain optimal dates for starting seeds. I've never done it and thought it was an interesting concept. Here's the link, if you're interested in reading more.