It’s the shortest day of the year, but I am happy in the knowledge that every day from here on out will bring more and more sunshine!
I hope you enjoy the winter solstice and celebrate it in a festive fashion!
I have a confession–
Lettuce, radicchio and basil starts under lights, Winter Solstice 2011
I have baby-sized basil, lettuce and radicchio growing under lights in the basement. This gardening stuff is like an addiction, is it not? Ever the gardening optimist am I. I’ve already re-potted it up into four inch pots, and from there they’ll go into one-gallon-size pots. We’ll see what comes of it–hopefully some useable comestables in the bleak winter months.
I’ve already got my eye on early spring as well . . .
Pelargonium hanging out under lights, Winter Solstice 2011
Pink and green will figure prominently after the Winter holidays around the house. They will spend the winter and spring indoors under lights and in good natural light throughout the house, and then come May they will go back to their rightful spot in my hanging baskets and containers out in the garden. These are the Energizer Bunny of flowers–they bloom all year long if you water and fertilize them.
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Snow and Salad Greens « Minerva’s Garden Blog said,
January 14, 2012 at 5:26 pm
[...] you may remember from a previous post, I have some basil and lettuce and radicchio growing under lights indoors as well. They are still [...]