After weeks of being in winter wonderlands in New England and Colorado, I returned home to all sorts of signs of spring. First there were the amaryllis that have been reluctantly making their way into the world since mid-December.
The next signs of spring could be found in the yard
And then finally, right here on my kitchen counter ... the compost bucket has emerged from winter hibernation.
Ever hopeful, I have started my artichoke seeds. This year I am growing Emerald and Green Globe. I scored the seed cases with a knife and then set them in wet paper towels on a heating mat for two days. I planted them yesterday in warmed starting mix. I planted a dozen of each variety and will consider myslef lucky if 6 of each make it into the garden.
After weeks of being in winter wonderlands in New England and Colorado, I returned home to all sorts of signs of spring. First there were the amaryllis that have been reluctantly making their way into the world since mid-December.
The next signs of spring could be found in the yard
And then finally, right here on my kitchen counter ... the compost bucket has emerged from winter hibernation.
Ever hopeful, I have started my artichoke seeds. This year I am growing Emerald and Green Globe. I scored the seed cases with a knife and then set them in wet paper towels on a heating mat for two days. I planted them yesterday in warmed starting mix. I planted a dozen of each variety and will consider myslef lucky if 6 of each make it into the garden.
2 comments:
Hi Leslie, good to see that you are back in action. I had such a time with my artichokes as well. My first sowing was disastrous. Then, I got much better results by soaking them for 24 hours. I went from 1 out of 10 germination to 15 out of 20. They are definitely finicky!
You have chosen a demanding mistress.
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