Tomorrow, I’m going away on a road trip to visit family in Florida. I don’t really want to go, but there’s no graceful way for me to get out of it – and I’ll probably enjoy myself anyway. I’ll be gone a week though and I don’t really trust my uncle to keep my seedlings alive – even though all he needs to do is just make sure they’re watered. The houseplants I’m not too worried about and I’m not worried about what’s already in the garden – after all, it’s spring in Maryland. It’ll rain. But the seedlings do dry out pretty quickly.
I figure some will die, but hopefully most will make it. And if they do die, I can just go buy replacements or start them outside in a couple weeks. It’ll work out.
Anyway, in preparation for the trip, I transfered my leeks and my indoor started spinach and lettuce outside. It might be a little early for the leeks, but I’m hoping that since they can overwinter, they can handle a bit of coolness in the spring. And I didn’t really get the spinach or lettuce hardened off, but there’s more out in the garden now, and I can plant more when I get back.
But despite all my crossed fingers, there is some good news – the broccoli I transplanted a while ago has gone through a couple hard frosts. Two of the plants didn’t make it (and one had already been sacrificed to the angry god that is Ivan), but the remaining three are looking good! The stems are nice and thick and sturdy, so hopefully I’ll get something. Oh, and I saw my first tulip in the garden today. Yay!
