Thursday, January 7, 2010

Thursday In The Garden With Jonesie


Meow!  January in the garden can be a very wonderful time.   Dad cleared out most of the leaves and the garden beds are almost all cleared out.  I still have a bit of snoopervising to do in the corn bed. 



I use this time of year to reflect on what we did in the garden in 2009 and look forward to what we will plant in 2010.  I'm pretty sure we will move plants around and where we planted squash, there will be tomatoes and the corn will also move to a new spot.  Gotta figure all that stuff out.  Mom and dad rely on me to let them know when I've found the purrfect spot for each plant.  I don't know how they'd figure it out without me.  They promised me even more garden beds and more food production to be snoopervised!  I can hardly wait.



I like where we planted the new herb garden.  I was worried when dad tore out the old bed, but he used the material from the old bed to make the new bed so I was pleased with it.  Our sage plant is still producing lots of little leaves. 


I went into the greenhouse to say goodbye to my little lettuce and Swiss chard seedlings.  When we got the super freezing weather I was sure they were gonners. We don't have a heater in the greenhouse so the temperatures in the 20's were killer.  

Or so I thought.   Do I have a green paw or what?



Guess what?  Mom and dad have started a new garden and food blog of their very own.  I'm sure it won't be as interesting as Cory's, but they said they will likely link to MY posts.  I am a garden cat you know.






30 comments:

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

I think woo need Grete's green paw!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Gemini and Ichiro said...

You have a very good green paw! Good for you!

Ozark Mountain Cats said...

Wow, what brave little plants you have. Congratulations on your new garden blog.

Anonymous said...

WOW! Yoo certainly have a green paw! Those cheeky little lettuce and chard seedlings look as if they are doing well!
I can't wait to visit your beans blog ~ I'm gonna hot paw over there straight away!

Alfie Marshall xx
VP of the Society of Feline Gardeners

Anonymous said...

PS: We left a comment on Gracie's kitchen but it seemed to disappear ~ so paws crossed it is waiting to be approved!

Cat with a Garden said...

You truly have the green paw, Master Gardener Jonesie. Our new sage plant froze. Those salad seedlings look oh so yummy!

Cat with a Garden said...

Psssst, the new bloggie looks great, but we were too shy to comment. We hope at least you guys will still get the cheddar. ; ) We will surely be dropping by again and mom will add it to the blogroll of her own blog.

Brian's Home Blog said...

I think that garden always does so well because you are supervising the whole thing!

The Island Cats said...

Wow Jonesie! You do have a green paw!! We hope those little plants do well...with you snoopervising them, we know they will! We'll have our mom check out the new blog too!

pee ess. we gave all of you an award today...stop by sometime to get it!!

Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu said...

We love reading all about your garden and all you do fro it, Jonesie. Right now, we can't even see ours as it is completely under snow!

Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs said...

We put a heater in our greenhouse when it got really cold so everything in there is fine. Our pond actually froze. That hasn't happened in a long time.

We will send Mom over to check out your beans blog, we knows that your gardening post are the best though. ~SSA

The Florida Furkids said...

You're green paw is amazing!!

Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

Angel Simba said...

That is so awesome about your little seedlings! And very good Garden Surveying going on there.

Amy & the house of cats said...

Wow that is great that the seedlings are doing ok. I am impressed that they survived - it just goes to show your excellent skills!

SeaThreePeeO said...

We shall have a look at your bean's blog right away!

SASS....Sammy Andy Shelly Sierra said...

We know there is no way they could do it without you, Jonesie. You do a pawsome job.

GLOGIRLY said...

Hey Jonesie!

There was never a doubt that you are and will always be the brains behind the garden operation.

mew!
Katie
(Glogirly's cat)

Raymond and Busby said...

Love the garden! We are envious of your greenhouse. We just planted our "green manure" crop of mustard. Our weather has been very strange here on the central coast of California, not enough rain and unseasonably warm. We are putting in a couple new raised beds this Spring.

Purrs from your gardening friends!

JC said...

You did a Purrfect job of helping ...

Anonymous said...

Hi, Jonesie! We are looking forward to reading your new blog. We left a few comments. One comment was about having trouble reading the comment form so that we could comment. It is messed up, at least for us.

PS. Hi, Cory! xo

Angel Junior, Orion and Sammy said...

Jonesie, your green paw is amazing!!!!!

Angel Gracie=^o.o^= said...

I would say that you have green paws for sure! There is a lot of planning on next year's harvest and you can never start too early on that. I will be interested in finding out what all you will put in the ground in the spring time.

The Whiskeratti said...

You are such an excellent gardener! We are always very impressed on Thursdays. And that pic in the greenhouse is so very purrfectly snoopervisory.

Tuck said...

This cold weather is just a bummer all around!

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

You really are an excellent gardener to get your seedlings to survive all the very cold weather.

Catline Crew said...

You have a very green paw. We wish our mom had a green thumb. She says she has a black one.

CCL Wendy said...

Wow! Congrats on the new blog, Jonesie! You really deserve your own space because you've sure got lots to say -- all year 'round. And yes, you have a very green paw. Quite amazing!

By the way, Grete and Bennette are on the LOLSpot today.

Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats said...

Our mewmie enjoyed your pawrents new blog, and we always enjoy wandering around your garden with you!

Purrfect Haven said...

You certainly have a green paw... and are the feline version of Percy Thrower. Good for you. Have checked out food blog. Great. Helen, Darcy & Bingley

Quill and Greyson said...

I can hardly wait for spring there~ Mom is off to check out the human blog.