March 17-18: Planting of the Green in Chicago

A warm March 17 in Chicago, with temps near 70 Wednesday and Thursday. I had a boatload of editorial work to do, but managed to plant two SIPs with cool weather greens Bruce started over at his seed lab.

It was a good day.

Among other things, Art assembled the Sears beehive kit he got at an auction a long time ago.

Instructions like these give me the willies.


But he did a beautiful job.


Bruce stopped by early to drop off a tray full of greens
ready to plant.


I raced to the roof with my planting guide...

...and uncovered the big plastic trough that holds the planting mix.

Put in the baby bok choy
with two cups of organic fertilizer.

Carved out a center hole
in my garbage bag "shower cap."

And secured it with a large
rubber band.

Two SIPs done.

Bruce made a pear cake to share.

The next day, it snowed.