Category Archives: Weather

05/1/14

True leaves, teamwork, and trust

One way or another, the Goddess will find a way to grow. Whether from the ground via plants or from the heart with gratitude, the call of Life continues. Remembering to trust is a practice unto itself. 🙂

As you can see from this seedling of the Ovation mix, it has begun to show its true leaves. A sure sign that it is maturing. One of many, including a tomato or two!

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I have begun my work at Tasha’s Veggies this season. She and I worked together to transplant raspberries, plant little broccoli, and a variety of kale. I am so thankful for the opportunity to learn new techniques, connect with the fresh world around me, and strengthen my sacred intentions. Blessed Be!

P.S. Just a quickie before bed. 😉

P.P.S. Attention: Broccoli seedlings are in the hugelbeet (“hill-bed”). I repeat, broccoli seedlings are … oh you’ll see soon. 😉

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Overcast

39°F 4°C

  • Humidity: NA
  • Wind Speed: E 7 mph
  • Barometer: 30.24 in
  • Dewpoint: NA
  • Visibility: 5.00 mi
  • Wind Chill: 34°F (1°C)

Last Update on 30 Apr 11:55 pm EDT

New Moon April 29

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04/18/14

Tomato seedlings yay! – Days 5-8

Alright folks, it has been a few busy days around here with nary an update. So here are a few pictures about what has been happening on the permaculture front.

First, it was quite the sunny and warm spring day the other day (oh the memories). Temps in the 60’s, warm enough for traipsing around the yard. Here are is a crocus with a bug friend inside. The first blossoms of Spring!

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Next up, Aine was helping me and laughing at my explorations (or was she yawning?):

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I planted another tray of seeds. Tray “B” has in Rows I-IV: Culinary Cumin. Though it is an annual, I will be keeping them in the herb garden as well as sharing any extras with my community. Let me know! 🙂

Rows V-XII: SPINACH! So excited to start a round of indoor spinach. In hindsight, I would have married the spinach and ovation mix in the same tray so they would have a similar growing cycle.

In this pic, the tray on the left is the new one, covered to keep moisture and warmth in, and the right, the new LED setup for the seedlings! Thanks to Q for his help putting the hanging structure together.

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Now for some close-ups.

The ovation mix seedlings are getting greener under the lamp. Since they popped up after only a couple days, they had just a little afternoon light (about 5 hours) per day so they started to get a little spindly. But they are getting plenty of light for the past 2 days. Yay!

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And last but not least, as of Day 7, tomato seedlings! Woot!

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Thanks for being patient with my updates. I will have more to come for sure!

Next steps are to start laying down clover in the 18 older beds to keep weeds down til I am ready for planting and setting up the herb garden and hugulkultur! There is a HUGE fell pine tree that was torn down after a big wind storm in I think January. That needs to be cut into pieces and put into place (once the digging has begun).

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Mostly Cloudy
46°F
8°C
Humidity: 11%
Wind Speed: SE 5 mph
Barometer: 30.50 in
Dewpoint: -6°F (-21°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi
Wind Chill: 44°F (7°C)
Last Update on 18 Apr 11:55 am EDT

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04/14/14

Seedlings and Lunar Eclipse – Day 4

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So there are a bunch of little seedlings sprouting in the Ovation Mix so I brought them over into the front window for some afternoon sunshine in their little micro-climate under the plastic. I am happy to report that as the moist soil warms up, steam forms on the underside top of the clear screen. Very pretty speckles and happy warm plants.

I’ll be keeping a record of the day’s temps, pressure, winds, etc. for my own data records. I’ll be picking up some measuring devices to keep more localized data in my local ecological system. See note below.

We had such a gloriously wonderful day today. Bright sunshine, great company, and helpful hands. The high today hit near 80°F. The air just turned cooler and wetter weather will arrive soon. We’re hopeful for seeing the lunar eclipse early tomorrow morning around 02:00 EDT. We will be gifted with a beautiful sight regardless. Wish us luck!

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For the Record:

The closest weather station near us says:

  • Temp: 64°F
  • Humidity: 63%
  • Wind Speed: S 16 G 25 mph
  • Barometer: 29.84 in (1010.3 mb)
  • Dewpoint: 50°F (10°C)
  • Visibility: 10.00 mi
  • Last Update on 14 Apr 2:51 pm EDT

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