My indoor growing space is bursting at the seams with mountain mint and some very leggy tomatoes I’m babysitting for a friend while she’s on vacation. The weather has been relatively pleasant though, so I’ve gotten a few more things potted and several more trays going now as well.

• Some grasses, elderberry, and Carolina allspice in pots with some hibiscus cuttings in the box

• Chokeberries, more elderberries, a few types of raspberries, and a few lowbush blueberries I’ve managed to keep alive after transplanting

• Even more chokeberries, and a whole other type of raspberry (these ones are red)

• Another round of brassicas started

• My worksite supervisor taking a break under a second type of mountain mint I’m growing this year

What’s growing on with you all?

  •  xylem   ( @xylem@beehaw.org ) English
    5•1 month ago

    The pair of apple trees I ordered from Fedco arrived last Saturday, so I planted those out - the weather has been pretty mild and wet this week so hopefully they’re settling in well. Just starting to break dormancy.

    I’m also starting to plant out some of my seedlings in the new garden beds, it’s super exciting to see some foliage in them!

    One area of my yard that was overrun with invasive garlic mustard is now overrun with native violets, so I’m happy with that! I picked a bunch of flowers today to try making a tea out of them.

    •  LallyLuckFarm   ( @LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org ) OP
      3•1 month ago

      Very cool! Which varieties of apple did you end up selecting, and have you decided how you’d like to train or manage them?

      Yay violets! The tea is nice, and you can also use the flowers in salads for a pop of color. Also, garlic mustard -> violets; pesto, change-o?

      •  xylem   ( @xylem@beehaw.org ) English
        2•1 month ago

        I ended up getting Honey Crisp and Baldwin, semi-dwarf rootstock. I’m a total newbie to pruning, but I’m leaning towards the “don’t try too hard, trees know how to be trees” school of thought, lol… open to any advice from more experienced people though!

        The violet tea was fun, I love the pH based color change from pouring in lemon juice! Planning to use it in cocktails next time, that would make a great party trick.

        :D Most of the garlic mustard ended up in the compost because I was lazy but I definitely want to make some more pesto in the future.