From a plant's point of view

'My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes that I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view'...by H. Fred Dale

What a beautiful 14th day of February!  The mighty winds of the last couple of days have blown the clouds and rain away, replacing it with a robin's egg blue sky and a brilliant sun.  Our final high today was 11 degrees celsius.  The sun's rays warmed the earth.  I even shed my hat and vest. 

Barry rolled the new planters outside today.  Thank goodness for the dolly.  Even without the soil, they are heavy.  They are slightly larger than the original two he made for our deck in Langley.  They measure 5 feet by 16 inches.  We have to be patient to plant it up though, as we intend to grow our Purple Haze carrots in them.  We have set aside one of the large beds in the back to grow Royal Chantenay carrots for juicing (and eating if we have a craving for orange carrots).  I created a small bed at the end of the fence.  We haven't decided what will go in this new little bed but it probably with be one of the aromatic herbs.  If I put one of the lemon verbena there, I could brush by it frequently, releasing its awesome smell (best lemon smelling plant!). 

I am so excited.  Barry built a plant light center.  I have always yearned for one and now we have one!  I went a little crazy with the bright coloured paint but I love it.