I'm a bad blogger, but a worse gardener

We've had some snow in New England. A lot of snow. It turns out, we set a record for most snowfall in a December this year.

Why do I mention this?

Because my gardening pots are still outside. Buried in snow. I waited too long to clean them up and get them in the house, so now they're in frosty limbo. I'm hoping with one more decent thaw I'll be able to retrieve them.

In the meantime, my brother in law and his wife were kind enough to send me a small kit for an indoor Italian Herb Garden, which I got started a couple of days ago. I eagerly anticipate tiny green plants unfurling in the next week or two. And having fresh basil to last me through winter, because O, How I Crave It.

In other happy news, seed catalogues have started arriving! I think my entire haul will come from Territorial Seed Company this year. I really want to expand into interesting stuff like corn and brussels sprouts, but I'm holding myself back for a couple of reasons. First, we're trying to be nice neighbors and the husband has asked specifically that I not overrun the backyard of our 4-family with more plants. Second, we are planning a move sometime this year, and the earlier the better. So I don't want to go crazy with enormous plants that I then need to figure a way to transport to their new home.

I have a list put together. I've had to pare it down twice, because there is clearly no reason to spend $200 on seeds in the small space I've allotted for gardening. Next year, I can expand. This year will be enough of an experiment, since everything's going in from seed. Last season was all seedlings and mature plants.

The last time I grew herbs from seed, I potted 50 peat pots. One plant made it to maturity. Let's hope this goes a bit better than that year.