Seed Starting 2014
I don’t know about you but I can’t wait for spring. We had so much snow this year and I can’t wait for it to all melt and be gone.
While I’m stuck indoors during this crazy snowy winter, I’ve been giving a-lot, even too much, thought to my garden.
I’m trying some new things this year. The most exciting is bunching onions. I’ve got some Burbee Evergreen Long White Bunching Onion seeds that sound pretty easy.
Also new on the menu this year, spinach, radishes, and Kentucky Wonder garden stringless string beans.
I’ve also got some new flower selections. Snowball Marigolds and Lilliput Zinnia Mix. The Marigolds are white and very frilled and the Lilliput zinnias are a bit smaller than the standard zinnia.
I’m also doing tomatoes, hot peppers, jalapenos, sugar snap peas, and a variety of herbs. I’ve also got summer squash and zuccinni on the menu as well as another attempt at a butternut squash.
The tomatoes, peppers and onions will get started in March and the zinnias, lettuce, and herbs will start in April. Everything else will be direct-sown in april or may depending on how cold-hardy they are. I’m hoping for an early spinach crop as well as a profusion of green beans.
Now if the ground would thaw already I could start working in compost and doing some of the landscaping I’ve got planned for this spring!
Sarah
Kitchen Counters Complete!
We have finally installed the final cabinet and the last of the kitchen counters!
We dovetailed in the narrow piece behind the stove at both ends.
and added the large final piece of counter to the left of the stove.
We let it overhang the final counter with the intention of adding some open shelving under the overhang.
We had to take off the stove-top in order to sand and finish the counter. We used the same sealer as the rest of the counters: Waterlox Original Sealer
It looks wonderful and as soon as the last coat has dried, it will be time to tile the backsplash!
Sarah
Happy Birthday Stefan
For those of you who don’t know, today is Stefan’s Birthday. If you see him, wish him a good day.
Vector and I love you Stefan!
Sarah
Cool Thing: Simple Human trashcan
Simple Human is a company with a great eye for design. Everything they make is designed to be easy to use, easy to clean etc. I love the trashcan I got for the kitchen. It was pricey – $99 on Amazon, but the more I use it, the more I like it.
First off, the inside bin comes out easily which makes taking out the trash very simple. There is also a handy hole so that you can tighten the trashbag around the bin liner. But, I think the feature I most like about this trashcan is the handle placement. It is the perfect size to hang a plastic grocery bag in the can. I use about 2 trashbags a week. Trash comes on Tuesday morning and by Sunday night, the trash is usually begging to be taken out. For the final day, I just use a grocery bag and it works wonderfully for getting me through the last day or so before trash day.
It seems like a silly thing but the handles just hold the grocery bag handles perfectly:
It’s a good looking trashcan and the foot mechanism works well but those are thing I expect from a trashcan and the handy bag holder handles is the extra perk that makes this a cool product.
Sarah
