grow babies grow

It’s amazing what a week and a half can do in the world of seedling growing!

The plant babies are growing!

I still have a few lazy babies that are trying to gain strength to stand tall, as well as some spots that haven’t poked a seedling through at all – but as a rookie gardener, I’m very impressed with how well it’s been going so far!

If all these little guys thrive and survive, I’ll definitely have some plants to share, because there’s no way my square foot garden can hold this many!

It’s definitely exciting to watch them change and grow!

anniversary float

We like to float in March to celebrate our anniversary. The one thing about March is that you never know if you’re going to get warm weather or cold weather. We woke up to clouds and temperatures in the 50’s, but the wind was blowing, so it was a little chilly.

Ready for takeoff.

It was 10:30 a.m. by the time we launched from Pulltite. We had the river totally to ourselves – with the exception of the critters that live there. We floated to Round Spring, and it was a great float. The sun even decided to come out before we reached the journey’s end!

Hello, Sunshine!

silver dollar city

This year’s Carleigh gift for us and Z was passes to Silver Dollar City. Today we went for our first visit in quite a few years. Z had no idea that we had secretly arranged to meet up with his best friends from Kansas.

That moment when you “accidentally” run into your best friend after not seeing each other in person for nearly four years!

We had a lot of fun catching up with our old friends and riding lots of rides together. The Three “Z” Amigos were particularly fond of The Great American Plunge, and rode it multiple times.

We also got to ride the new and improved Fire in the Hole, which is now a much smoother ride.

I enjoyed the atmosphere and smells at SDC, and I sure have missed it after all these years! Of course we had to pick up some salt water taffy before we left.

The root beer taffy is my favorite!

I’m already looking forward to many more adventures there throughout the rest of the year!

lil’ sprouts

I was thrilled this morning to wake up and discover that some of my seeds have begun sprouting!

Itty bitty baby seedlings!

I don’t typically ever start from seeds, so I didn’t really know what to expect. I’m guessing (hoping!) that there are different growing times, depending on the type of seed. There are definitely certain rows that aren’t showing anything at all.

I planted two rows of each seed and I put them in alphabetical order because I’m just weird like that. It helps me remember what is planted where.

Rows 1-2 are cucumbers. 3-4: hot peppers. 5-6: lettuce. 7-8: summer squash. 9-10: sweet peppers. 11-12: tomatoes.

After checking seed packets, there are some that take at least 10 days to emerge, so I’m excited to see what transpires throughout the coming week while we’re on Spring Break!

a new adventure

I’ve never been much of a gardener. One year, we decided to try square foot gardening. That first year went really well, but everything’s pretty much been a bust since then. Over the past quite a few years, I’ve grown a few plants in pots, but this year, I want to try gardening again – from the very beginning.

The seeds of choice…

I love salad and I’m hoping to “grow my own salad” this summer. I got the little seed starter greenhouse and went to work filling all of the little spots with soil. Hopefully by May, I’ll have some little plants!

Gracie decided to help. 🤣

A sunny March day was a beautiful day for planning and planting!