I'm Gardening {Not Blogging} This Week

We put up a new cold frame/greenhouse!

Apparently there is snow in our forecast again later this week.

Here's to hoping that the forecast is wrong!

All of the plants are in the first one, just one more to go!

So- instead of blogging the rest of this week- I'll be in the garden.

Who knows how long our "heat" wave is going to last!

Comments

Marina said…

Terrific project :) If you have access to some mulch (straw etc - even shredded newspaper) pack it in around your plants to help keep the warmth in and also helps with evaporation of moisture from the soil. It will also feed the plants too! Looking forward to seeing it all grow :)

May 2, 2013 at 7:48 PM

Amy A @ Child Central Station said…

Thanks for the tips Marina :). We are excited to be getting the plants outside being that they are growing so well!

May 2, 2013 at 10:31 PM

What Would You Do With It? Wednesday #4, Cardboard Tubes (Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, etc)

Welcome to this week's edition of What Would You Do With It? Wednesday. This week's item(s) are paper tubes. You most often find them at the end of a roll of toilet paper or paper toweling. I'm having trouble hunting up the photos I was going to post for this, so when I find them, I will add them. We have made: rain sticks kaleidoscopes marble runs and we have also cut the tubes and made them into flowers or snowflakes like these. If you would like to visit and link to some of our previous What Would You Do With It Wednesdays, please click here.

Making Moon Mud!

We usually make our moon sand with cornstarch , sand, and baby oil. However a blog reader commented that when they make their moon sand- they use water instead of oil. So, of course, my first thought was- why make moon sand when you could make MOON MUD? And so you have it- our homemade moon mud! Basically, it ends up being a sandy- runny oobleck! It acts kind of like a solid- and kind of like a liquid..... Now, I'm sure I will get all kinds of questions on the exact recipe and proportions to make this stuff..... The truth is, we rarely measure. We just mix it up until it looks and feels about right! Today, we made ours with too much water. (It was an experiment.) So, we removed some off the top. After we were done playing in the mud- we let it sit. A little bit more of the water evaporated while we napped.... Then, this afternoon- It was perfect! Hard as a rock on the bottom, until you dig into grab it... Then....

Easter Egg Caterpillars!

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