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May color reminders
To celebrate the beautiful rich shades of the May garden, I've started a little purple, pink and indigo dyeing project.Yesterday I mordanted some silk scarves and wool with alum. After soaking overnight, they were ready to drink up the colors. I'm using madder, lac and indigo.
Pansies
This is my favorite weather for gardening and dyeing - fresh and damp without harsh sunlight.
Pink, purple,and indigo in layers of wet color
Baby Spiders
Baby spiders were born in the garden today. The sun was warm and the breeze was gentle.
I found the new spider babies on the edges of flowerpots, on old sticks and near the curls of last years' vines.
This group made a May Pole.
Lily flowered tulips
The elegant lily flowered tulips are the last variety of tulips to bloom in this garden.
wide open in sunshine
closed in rain
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Like bells
Super Seed Starting Containers
After years of experimenting, I've found the perfect containers for starting seeds. Grapes, strawberries, and tomatoes are sometimes packaged in small plastic boxes. These are excellent homes for germinating seeds.
They have holes for drainage in the bottom. I use a layer of broken clay flowerpot pieces, bits of styrofoam packing peanuts or little twigs first to prevent the potting mix from washing through the holes.
The lids can be closed to hold in moisture and offer a bit of protection from wind, and heavy rain, The lids have air holes providing some ventilation.
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