Farmer’s Almanac has a blog up on getting plants starting in pots.  If you’re living in the city, where you can’t have a traditional garden, potted plants may be the way to go.   I have heard of folks using their balconies…but if you don’t have even that, perhaps the owner will allow you to put the pots in a sunny location.  The only drawback is that potted plants require more water than those in the ground, as the ground can supply moisture and protect roots from drying out.

Related to this–one of my Sedum Autumn Joy plants died.  It was in a pot (because I wanted to take it with me to Fort Wayne) and this winter was just too harsh for it.  Fortunately, I had also planted one here, so I still had one of the plants I brought with me from my house.  It has a huge sentimental value because I had first planted it when my son was young.

I also planted some of my tiger lilies from my house, and they apparently are doing well.   It’s bittersweet…because then I think about my house and what I would be doing at this time of year.

Hope you all get out and go play in the dirt. 🙂

(A side note~I probably won’t be blogging as much.  I’m starting to feel like I did before when I worked full time–I’m just pooped after working.  I’m hoping that it’s just a temporary thing until I get acclimated…and not the stupid mercury.  I know that I’m less toxic now than I was before, but perhaps not as far along as I had hoped.  Time will tell.)