G'mornin!

Today I have an appointment. Well *I* don't, it's Cami our little Jack Russell. Somehow, over the past 5 days or so she has hurt her leg to the point where she wasn't even walking across the room to me by last Friday night. So I called the Vet on Saturday, they were swamped, no appointments available, and wait time to get worked in was 3+ hours! ACK! So I made an appointment for her for today, kept her as pain free as I could, and that little snot..by Sunday night she was up and walking, running, playing, jumping..well just being a normal Russell again. ((Sigh)) We are going to keep the appointment though, she's due for shots and her yearly check up anyway..so we are off to the Vet this morning.
I got out of bed this morning even before the Sun!...Early rising allows me to get much done though, so tis a good thing. The beds have been striped, two loads of laundry washed, the dishwasher emptied..it's all good! I'd love to hang the sheets out today if the weather will cooperate, but I'm not sure what's in store for the day yet. I guess I'll have to go and find out.
So enjoy your day, I'm off to check the weather (although I doubt I'll trust the weatherman!), to see what the day ahead holds for me. Till next time!

Some pictures

Here is the garden a few weeks ago. Some boxes were made, placed, filled with dirt and ready to be planted. It was still a wee bit too cold at night to trust planting the seedlings though, so we waited.
The areas that don't have boxes have been 'mounded up and sectioned off' and a good many of those are being planted as well.




While we were waiting, the second garden was tilled.

In the second garden, which has no fence or boxes, we will be planting gourds, corn and things from the 'melon' families. You can see the 'second' garden if you look past the boxes and on the other side of the fence.

Here are the seedlings waiting for their new home









And finally, the seedlings are at home now, in their summer beds.






See you next time with an update!

HAPPY GARDENING!!

Sage

Welcome to the Garden!

Ahh, here we are in the witches thicket! Awwww..shucks, it's just little ol' me Sage, the Crone!

Welcome to my garden blog. I'm just beginning this section as an addition to the original Sagewood Farm, so hang in till we get everything up and running as normal.

Of course, summer here in South Carolina has already begun it seems. Our Spring Season is very very short (bout 5 hours!) then the heat of summer hits hard and lasts long. (today, our temps were in the 80's!) And the rest of the week is looking to be 70's or above, into the 80's again by Wednesday! Where ohhh where did my spring go??

The current garden is already in progress of course, and I'll post some pics as soon as I can to show current updates and work that I've done to get this veggie garden on the way to producing!

But here's a first garden tip and ol' lore from my mom. Today is a 'new moon'..or 'dark moon' as some would say. Today is one of the better days to plant root crops, all things that grow their 'fruit' under the ground, such as potatoes, turnips, radishes, etc. So if you can, plant your root crops today, or any new moon day or phase.

How are the Pansy's going?? Pansies are great for this time of year in just about every location. With the first meltings of snow, a pansy is one of the first buds you see, so check your pansy count! If you don't have any, get some! They'll brighten your day and your back porch!

Till we meet again, see you at the Garden Gate!