Today involved a lot of walking back and forth, digging in the dirt, and knitting. We have now got All The Plants (raspberries tayberries black currants cherry tree rhubarb sage rosemary thyme strawberries), and they are All Planted. Now we shall see if we get any FROOTS and BERRIES from them. We had dinner at Mom & Dad’s, and then while Ted and Dad watched a match on tv, Mom taught me to knit. I am apparently not entirely bad at it. I did 11 rows on a simple knit…
Tag: green thumb
things I have learned
Things I have learned from the Intarwebs today: – it is possible to grow raspberries in a container – it is not possible to grow raspberries in a container – it is possible to grow raspberries in a container, but only if it is a shallow container – it is possible to grow raspberries in a container, but only if it is a deep container – the problem is not so much growing raspberries as stopping them from growing – unless they’ve got rot, in which case the problem is…
froots!
Got TRUTHSEEKER turned in fairly early this afternoon, so I went out of the house and had a mad shopping spree wherein I bought: 1 cherry tree 2 planters 3 raspberry/tayberry/black currant bushes (each) a large bag of compost, and 1 starter kit for knitting a sparkly silver scarf That last bit is Mom’s fault. I love the sweaters she made me so much it has made me decide maybe I want to give knitting a try after all. If I like it, I’ll have a scarf! If I don’t…maybe…