Nasties on the Move

After producing two blooms last month, the nasties weren't budding or blooming. It's been a little challenging finding a sunny enough spot for them, and last week I moved them back to the veggie garden where those two buds were produced. Although the foliage seems less happy with the heat and sun in this spot, the nasties are budding again. Maybe we'll have a few blooms to show off for Bloom Day next week!

Sorry for the tardy post - work, the holiday, and a hospitalized relative took priority over blogging.

I'm growing Nasturtium "Spitfire" for the GROW project. Thanks to Renee's Garden for the seeds.

Seed Grow Project

I'm participating in the Seed Grow Project, sponsored by Renee's Garden. We're growing this fiery nasturtium from seed and blogging about it. For more information on the project and links to participants' posts, visit the GROW project.

I've never grown nasturtiums. I had been thinking trellis, now I'm thinking spiller. Maybe both? What do you think? A few may show up in the veggie garden, mingling with peas and cucumbers.

Seeds in the mail! That's always a thrill, even more so when they're free seeds. In the envelope with the nasturtiums, Renee included a bonus packet of cosmos. Last fall our two largest silver maples were limbed up and back from the roof of the house. The garden will receive more sun this year. It will be fun to experiment with cosmos in the sunniest spots.

We've had a warmer-than-average late March and early April. That means our heat hasn't been going on as much as usual this time of year, and the basement is a mite cool for starting seeds. Pepper seeds started almost three weeks ago were languishing unsprouted. Last March was chillier, the heat was running more and the basement was warm. Last March, peppers sprouted within days.

Peppers, and many other seeds, require warm temperatures for sprouting. I don't have a heat mat. The warm top of the fridge can be a frugal alternative. Here's a spot to experiment with . . .

Instantly, (almost,) they sprouted.

I'm growing Nasturtium "Spitfire" for the GROW project. Thanks to Renee's Garden for the seeds.

Renee's Garden Seeds Winners!

As you may recall, on Wednesday I invited readers to enter a drawing for 14 packets of Renee's Garden heirloom Merveille De Quatre Saisons bibb lettuce by leaving a comment saying what vegetables you're planning to grow this gardening season.

It's exciting seeing so many people planning vegetable gardens and including veggies in their ornamental gardens, some for the first time this year. It's been fun reading all your comments and getting a sneak peak at what will be growing in your gardens this spring and summer.

As promised, names were drawn from a hat. . . the Lawn Man's hat to be precise. . . one of many in his vast collection of baseball hats. To make sure the drawing was completely unbiased, I asked him to draw the names. He was happy to join in the fun.

Although I wish I had a packet of seeds to give to everyone who stopped by to comment and enter the giveaway, it IS awfully nice to have fourteen prizes to give away.

And now, without further ado, the winners are:

(Drum roll please. . . . )


Racquel/Perennial Garden Lover
James/Toyota Pictures
Eschley
Monica/Garden Fairie Musings
Sally Anne 03/Sweet Sally's Rays of Sunshine
Catherine/A Gardener in Progress
Frances/Fairegarden
Rose/Prairie Rose's Garden
Brenda/View From the Pines
Carolyn G/Carolyn in Carolina
Jen/Muddy Boots Dreams
Nancy Bond/Soliloquy
Laura/Laura's Gardening Journal
Gail/Clay and Limestone

Congratulations! Winners, please send me an email to lintys2057@gmail.com, and include your full name and mailing address. I'll get the seeds out right away so you'll have them in time to take advantage of the cooler weather lettuce prefers.

Thanks to everyone for playing, and thank you Renee for providing the seeds. I'll look forward to hearing from the fourteen winners and getting seeds out to you as soon as possible. Happy gardening, and happy eating!