In some parts of the world, spring takes her time arriving. What unfolds is a playful tug-of-war between winter and spring. Spring always wins in the end, but winter puts on quite the show before letting go. In this season of in-between, I tend to spend time planning and looking ahead.
I did a short post about the propagation of Fig Trees on social media. The process is easy, a bit time-consuming, but easy. Cut a stem from you Fig and place it in fresh, clean water. It's important to change out the water every couple of days with fresh water. It will take four to six weeks, ha, kind of like Bittersweet Soap to show roots. Once the roots appear, you can plant them in a pot with dirt. You're going to be surprised to see how it transforms into a Fig Tree! Propagating is very much like seed planting. That tiny seed seems to magically turn into something in no time flat. I love planting seeds for that reason. The transformation seems magical. If you've never started flowers from seed, I would encourage you to try it. If you're not successful the first time, don't give up, and keep planting. This time of year, I have a huge wooden bowl filled with seeds that I'll be planting once winter heads out.
Last year I planted a cherry roma tomato, and I couldn't believe how many bite-sized tomatoes that plant produced. I made four batches of tomato sauce from the petite tomatoes and froze it. They make the best sauce. The plants are kind of hard to find, so to make sure that I could grow them again, I found
a seed supplier. I'll probably plant in small pots and then transplant if I can't find a mature plant like I did last spring. Just to paint a picture, I had a handful of tomatoes each day until late Fall.
I'm excited to share that the garlic I planted last fall is flourishing. The green scapes, are you familiar
with scapes? In my opinion,
this variety is the best. I can't wait to have a braided strand of homegrown garlic! I'll be adding it to the homemade tomato sauce.
In the past few years, I've really felt that it's important to grow my own food. It's not only satisfying, knowing that my food is grown without chemical additives gives me peace of mind like no other.
First, let me tell you that I have very little sunshine coming through the established trees in my backyard. I'll never forget monitoring the movement of the sun during the spring months before deciding placement for the raised beds that I have now. By the way, you should have at least six hours of sun hitting your garden if you want to reap the rewards of home gardening. I have just that, and have had the pleasure of enjoying herbs, green beans, cantaloupe, peppers, cucumber, and squash. I only have two beds, so I feel like I get a lot from a small space.
The arbor is the secret to having more garden space. My cucumbers, cantalope, and squash love climbing the arbor, and rather than have them take up space in the bed, they hang happily and allow more space to grow different things. This picture was taken early in the season, and the second picture shows how the plants naturally grow and are attracted to an arbor.
The studio is buzzing with all things Spring! We've brought back a few of our retired products, like Hair Perfume. I've always had this thing for having smell-good hair.
The two essentials, Lavender and Rose Geranium, smell amazing when combined!
I'm also introducing some new lines or collections that are limited to Spring, as we often do.
I hope that you're taking some slow time to allow yourself to recharge. That's important.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions about this post.
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