{"id":770,"date":"2021-03-14T22:09:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T02:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/?p=770"},"modified":"2023-08-25T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:54:43","slug":"spring-is-in-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rt23.com\/hgjournal\/spring-is-in-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is in sight!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Starting to think about the garden this year. Last year i started tomatoes about a week before March 17 (my normal day for starting veggies indoors).  This year I am starting some flowers and plants for decorative purposes.  Usually besides tomatoes and eggplant, i would start marigolds and zinnias indoors but this year i am trying two new plants!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=rt23-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B07NQPTK8S&amp;asins=B07NQPTK8S&amp;linkId=2f71bfc7e45e55737c26d7e5a3406c2f&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n    <\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Elephant Ears (Colocasia): <\/strong>I never grew Elephant Ears before, but seeing photos on social media,  I decided that they would look good in the pool area and the grandkids would get a kick out of them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/z4EZ-gLZMeLKbavS3SMQjKAD-u-bRhGSoTnmOoBLuL19VJpqQShyCGFI39_JFTtISPNHOuWutObAN5EwDLHMfol7xmDH51_y42ze6RE_FKJ-ikKq8fJATVSoZBnie2DZJmyAOwBlkJZKwyZvxbp_sdHObKCSTpUL2yYIo8U77pVC2s-r9xRxGAEoY4yRe4f7O5xL6GAUu7ZS4aZPAsdmxXxxixbnnv5SZZG1BDkTX8s6pxNXVlIoZguXv90QJZrk9MOPuN4TuEag0r2cfnRV1Z4fh_E3sMUWm8u0owfLokGiMEO10Oam3tGDFyCg74w6laPUGSWZCpPb1akFY1aWTibyUE0VLkSP5cZCQgfzCOgCYTQe__QBcHWW14P6iWZf3YcTNDAEBH-PgLqXrLwXTztlMKFciFnQ_mf3uxhhPRr33F62VaEym4YUbVg5A1rpTEEy_OGArXputPmj68oVTmSivk9SCns28szcnajN2jaQgFAeXmKYdNYEK6w7T5UAHq0VNQAQ3xbumeDeBO-kdqY3y1pOQo7YZcZBmXxWpFbB_XvYNRvQYh-cYWFqlN2OQN09fd5bAh7AzgQituD9dmacpedo1On-YtMaTLzjOo83M2HvTuNaywTlfM3xAZ2WU8EPXdti31DBsR-6qCRvVfGt_LipDtyRT0YvmlFK-VUHC4JocoMrTIC2sTsY5nH-oLH9ZDBadiDM8GkHjkI4mwQ=w517-h689-no?authuser=0\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Elephant Ear tuber installed!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/fCMqM9MOGGghMAM1YrKconXatD7b1A-ZUOXzFj5IIs6kH-NA_HaX2Rw9iLFhtN7ambhLB1-zaKu-y6RmtDMgX3hGgSxvJUV-AfTZAwp_XUB1iDqfiwwqNyOEOEhlgPRU-49I2_4R2HtpP1uP6ZTKpqnCgaKP4Z3hGvDqnQhOED8UjsKSII8bNVHYLOM2jHOfuH-90xx7WnO9sKIxfV6Mma2UbYNq9dzAowgS14yi6IeELFVQ5Kcfz1QT0XnmFPrV8-bhI2aYJBtFdJ0H-2UavASLhXWYgyb9et82ln8Y6qdWnrN2J0rcjZdoZ9UzPUJDyi_RvmkdQPFBpMeledXDqYVS6ES44qQZEMu7Dy9MhI5gQ1EokDPqBn5Rp6fGDRRe4LO4fpbRu8v3Rq7mtt7M46Hj4oywKKs25Sg2KB6FsiMHRvahulfcFIV0-QGvQ8FQloyFMsrzJSUEWpT3o4UMf28sskMNZBF_BGsaIbgTbpxK0Z9HIUBf_C_jLldcH58uG7lEcoplswvGOrjdSKjYOnZI5BiwjIMm6iTWdqadngDBQ85bEmEBDEVRkUI-P3AJqLVe_DhPVP-tS0BFGUSIRE_rRKgLXNCCauhLzM7m8ziQrkXUmYiPV-K8QvZbWgh9MhIa9ceweOok5dq-U4dUUxurdoixUnzcTp4T8UNY0RVPpIb07wLJAm2T_JDW_PHJz3gd-U8UuLyXPFuZEoUz48A=w786-h590-no?authuser=0\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Elephant Ear (Colocasia) instructions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=rt23-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B07F7JKJWY&amp;asins=B07F7JKJWY&amp;linkId=a7e1e9abf17e3b24e0f0469863fbf4b9&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\">\n    <\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mexican Sunflowers:<\/strong> I have seen these used in the area as commercial landscape plantings.  Deer resistant and attractive to pollinators, I will use these  in a few areas around the driveway.  The package says to plant directly in the garden outside, but i want earlier flowers so i am starting them inside in small pots<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting to think about the garden this year. Last year i started tomatoes about a week before March 17 (my normal day for starting veggies indoors). This year I am starting some flowers and plants for decorative purposes. 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