I stayed up late last night {midnight!} going through all the different bulb combinations before finally hitting the “order” button for next year’s spring bulbs.
It feels so good to have that task checked off my list. And I’m pretty excited about the varieties I ordered.
The most unusual bulbs I ordered were a bulb called Crunchy Cummins. They’re so unusual, and kind of homely too, I thought they would be a great addition to the garden.
Fritillaria Persica Ivory Bells
I also ordered Fritillaria Persica Ivory Bells. I’ve never grown these before but I thought they {kinda-sorta} looked like foxgloves and I thought they might go well with the whole cottage vibe I’m trying to create.
Have you grown these before? Did they grow well in your garden? I’d love to know.
Gardening seems to be taking up a lot of my time lately. Not that I’m complaining {I’m not} but there is SO MUCH to do in such a short amount of time that some days the garden feels a little overwhelming.
Which is sort of funny because it’s not like we have a huge garden. It’s just a new garden and well, those always take a bit of time to get to set it and forget it mode.
Yesterday I pulled up one of the chive plants to see how they were doing since planting them in Pro-Mix two weeks ago and holy cats man, they’re going nuts!! I can’t wait to get a HUGE row of these planted out front by the fence.
Today’s big project is to get the tomatoes, peppers and leeks planted in the raised garden beds. And to direct sow green beans, Christmas lima beans {they can grow 10 feet tall!} sunflowers, beets, turnips and radishes.
I’ll start the zucchini and cucumber seeds in pots {they seem to do better that way for some reason} and I still need to find a spot for the packet of zinnia seeds I bought.
That’s the latest garden news from here in Maine. How about YOU? What’s going on in YOUR garden lately? Curious minds want to know.
~ Mavis
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