It's pretty up and down weather wise here in Chicago. Last week we had nearly 80 degree days, nearly every day. Chicago's become so spoiled and now we're expecting the temperature to hover at around 40 degrees at night. That's pretty cold after some nice, sunny days.
But that's how Chicago rolls: it builds up your spirits only to crush them. How we carry on here!
With cold weather comes cold growing vegetables. The plants on the list purchased today were:
- Kale
- Broccoli
- Buttercrunch lettuce
- Romaine lettuce
That, to me, is just begging for an infestation of pill bugs. A quick did you know fact: they're more closely related to crabs than they are to insects. Weird.
The earth box planting went off without a hitch. We didn't re-use our soil and we didn't buy a replacement kit. We just used the same Happy Frog fertilizer (it's organic!) that we used last year and bought Baccto potting mix.
These guys look a little sad, but I'm expecting them to beef up as the spring rolls on. At least we won't be short of salad this summer.
I'm excited to see what will come of this. I hear Kale is super good for you (high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, calcium and more) and I want to start eating healthier and not have to buy produce packed with pesticides and junk like that.
And hey, it's good to be back writing on this blog.
Till next time, ya'll.
-RC