Drip irrigation is up and done!

Those spaghetti looking tubes hanging from above are the drip lines for the hanging baskets. I still need to figure out a good way to aim the tubes into the hanging baskets. A couple good suggestions are using bamboo skewers to stick in the tube, then stick in the basket...need to find a small enough size though. Or using fish lead weights and the weight will hold the tube in the basket.


We also bought a Dosatron fertilizer injector this year...hope to get more accurate fertilizer injector amounts and also make the whole process easier overall. Plus it was doubtful that I could use my other fertilizer siphoner for the hanging baskets since they will be automatically watered on a schedule. I haven't ever tried the Dosatron so I will have a learning curve at first. Doesn't look like it will be too difficult though.

Since we bought a Dosatron, I had to do some replumbing. Below is the middle of the process, now it is hanging up on the wall. I had to plumb it (with lots of help from my dad) so I could use clear water and fertilizer both through my hose, and also both options for the drip irrigation and regular overhead irrigation.



My husband doing his "Head Seeder" job! That time a year again. We are doing much less seed this year and trying vegetative cuttings (mini plant starts) so we have lots less seeds to sow. On Jan 13th we seeded Galliardia Mesa Yellow and Dwarf Snapdragons....the Galliardia is already sprouting. How exciting is that!

In March we will be sowing more seeds...mostly vegetables, zinnias, and marigolds etc.

In early February...I am so excited...we will be getting cuttings to plant our hanging baskets! I've already picked up the soil and the hanging basket pots, and now I just need the actual cuttings!

Then the middle of March, we will be getting the vegetative cuttings for all the flowers that will be sold in 4" pots.

Today I just put the stain over my nursery display tables. Not sure if I'm really happy with the redwood stain I picked but it's too late now. We'll pray it fades :)