Spring has finally sprung
This past weekend was the first warm and sunny weekend we’ve had so far this year here in Chicagoland, so we took advantage of the nice weather by doing some outdoorsy type of stuff (when we weren’t busy playing Grifball, that is).
Since the forecast is saying no more below-freezing temperatures at night (yay!), this meant that I spent the time gardening… well, pseudo-gardening. There are not a lot of options — or room — for a wanna-be gardener living in a townhouse, so we’re kind of limited to plants that can grow in pots.
This year I’m trying to grow some strawberries, and I also spread some basil and cilantro seeds in a long planter to see what comes up. I hope something grows — those are two of my favorite herbs and it would be nice to have some readily available.
I put my bonsai (the Japanese maple) back outside as well. It had been wintered in the garage and despite some setbacks (it was a little too warm in the garage) it seems no worse for the wear. My little pine though… it didn’t survive the winter. 
I’m sure if I had remembered to water it it would be fine.
I hope I manage to keep everything alive throughout the season… plants usually don’t live long around me.
i do the pot planting too… oh wait that sounds wrong.
cuz i am in a condo… watch your strawberries! i had done that last year and it got me a mess of birds and squirrels. so i took them out (well, they didn’t survive anyhoo) and i put chicks n hens in the strawberry pot. they should hopefully come back as soon as we get some good warm sun around here. i had a basil that did excellent outside last summer. this year i think i am going to try some wild flowers in planter boxes 
yay!
Said by Cat. on April 13, 2008 @ 11:13 am · Link Quote.