tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post4938287610556636864..comments2023-02-15T00:13:40.591-10:00Comments on Dirty Fingernails 808: Fifteen tiny miraclesJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-34325518818088269992014-02-07T11:37:08.999-10:002014-02-07T11:37:08.999-10:00Yeah-yeah-yeah, I will be trying some germination ...Yeah-yeah-yeah, I will be trying some germination rates with water, plain and 1:10 3% hydrogen peroxide, in "Charmin Wraps", but how you guessed I gotta buy a new wood stove? I wish the little cheapie propane-fired heater we got with this money-pit worked, but it just won't put therms out I can feel. We just got 4 inches of snow today, turning to rain tonight, so I will hunker down with the stack of seed catalogs all weekend!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483102573957001593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-64064091292791421092014-02-06T07:34:22.421-10:002014-02-06T07:34:22.421-10:00Garden tunnels Barry, you need garden tunnels! Act...Garden tunnels Barry, you need garden tunnels! Actually, being a Goldilocks Gardener myself (not too cold, not too hot, garden when it's just right) I can' t imagine gardening in that weather. You are doing the right thing and i'm sure your patience will be rewarded with vibrant, alive soil come spring ; ) I hope you enjoy better germination rates than I did but you might want to start some germination tests now over by the wood stove. (Cause everyone in Oregon has a wood stove, right?) Or just buy new ones. That's always a lot of fun ; )Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-780437532139478762014-02-06T05:03:18.721-10:002014-02-06T05:03:18.721-10:00My seeds have probably given up the ghost, being l...My seeds have probably given up the ghost, being locked in a shipping container for months and unopened for another year or more, but now resting in their tightly sealed container in the permanently cool "shop", which lacks any means for heating. I am looking at the frozen lasagna of cardboard, grass clippings, uprooted dandelions, molehills, leaves, da kine, hoping for all those Actinomycetes and their cohorts to digest the stuff, which I hope to call garden beds when we thaw out in a couple of months. I am leery of ready-made commercially available soil, so I am taking remedial lessons in being patient - it's HARD! Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483102573957001593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-76940276304697922292014-02-02T12:07:56.221-10:002014-02-02T12:07:56.221-10:00The mini-fridge, not just for beer anymore ; ) Wha...The mini-fridge, not just for beer anymore ; ) What a great solution!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961191716286809220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484906137722585990.post-15453653234537611192014-01-31T22:12:24.196-10:002014-01-31T22:12:24.196-10:00Such sweet little pea seedlings! I can certainly r...Such sweet little pea seedlings! I can certainly relate to your situation. Last year I had to buy a mini-fridge just for my seeds. Crazy I know but the cost adds up so fast when I have to replace them.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438167207270942090noreply@blogger.com