Life in Cowtown

Don’t let the pretty photos mislead you. While days climb to around 20-23 degrees (68-73F) the nights drop treacherously to 0 or -1C EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT. Which means that unless I rig up an elaborate plant protection system involving blankets, towels, plastic AND get up early to uncover them AND tuck them in every night, my veggies will die. So right now they are still languishing in my lit-up office. They all seem fine – drinking lots, but healthy otherwise, but I sure do wish Calgary weather would stop being ignorant and at least give me some hope of setting out plants before July.

 

 

 

 

However, there is some joy on the horizon – in the raised bed we did plant some radishes, peas and carrots. All veggies that don’t mind a cooler start – that are hardy in gardening parlance. And we waited and waited and waited – about ten days or so. But now we have little baby radishes which came up first, just like the books said they would. The peas are barely starting to unfurl little stalks, but are barely breaking the surface of the earth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So it’s all a bit of a waiting game – either the weather will warm up like it supposed to, or this weekend will be an engineering 101 project in my backyard.