From the Garden
Greenhouse at 21 Degrees & Rain in Varina
Posted on Dec 14, 2009 by DaMan
Central Virginia gardening has been a bit of a challenge of late, as we have received over 35% of a typical annual rainfall in these past 7 weeks. Rain is always a blessing, but this one is becoming quite painful. There are some beds (in the back) that have had a portion under water the entire time. We have not had time to dry up, so it has been brutal. One of my projects for 2010 is to take a first pass at getting a ditch setup to drain this water out. Unfortunately, the Country of Henrico will have to work with me, as I need the culvert where this water drains to be widened a bit. At any rate, I am sure that it will be an adventure.
The only gardening note that I have relates to my Cuban Oregano rootings. I started several and they were getting quite strong, so I placed them in the Greenhouse, expecting to remove them once the real cold set in. This only meant that I forgot about them, so the 21 degrees that we hit a week ago has whacked them good. They will not survive that bruta ...more...
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Dec 14, 2009