We Are Still In The Midst Of A Global Covid Epidemic, And We Probably hear Bad News Every Day.

Gardening In Quarantine Days, In The Midst Of This Despair And Despair, Paying Attention To Good And Clear Events Is Necessary For The Spirit Of All Of Us.

The past year and a half have been frustrating for all of us, But some people see quarantine as an opportunity to work on their personal and favorite projects. While some were baking bread,

They painted or wrote short stories about the apocalypse that was to end by 2020. Others took a more natural approach to apply their plant breeding skills!

How many of us imagine a quiet evening sitting with a book in hand on a green porch and watching the rising stars as we drink tea?

The love of this kind of peace and joy of seeing plants made some people add a little green and cool color to their surroundings in the midst of all the pressures and blackness of the quarantine.

When most of us were teleworkers and had more time for ourselves and caring for our home, family, and surroundings; A group of people set out to turn a corner of the house into a lush and picturesque garden and surprise everyone.

In this part of the shutter, we have collected some of the best images of yards, gardens, and balconies before and after quarantine.

This is the green balcony that I managed to build three months after Quarantine.

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We hope you enjoy seeing these pictures and get ideas. What do you think about the quarantine gardening project? What did you do in quarantine? Apart from all the negative aspects of Covid-19; Quarantine, closure, and telecommuting of many jobs has brought you closer to any of your dreams or goals?

Would you suggest some starter pack, so new gardeners can get everything they need in one trip?

Definitely, if you want to grow your own food, consider the vegetables your family likes to eat or cook with.

Tomatoes: a small cherry type for snacking and salads. I like the sweet Sun Sugar, Bumblebee, and All America Selections Firefly. A paste tomato like Roma, Amish Paste, or San Marzano is also a compact Roma for small spaces. Slicing tomatoes for those BLTs and relish plates – beefsteak, celebrity, Mountain Merit, Better Boy, and more.

Sweet Bell Pepper for stuffing, relish trays, and salads
Hot peppers: if you like, pick based on the level of heat
Shishito peppers are at the top of my list – tasty and easy to roast and make great appetizers – you have probably enjoyed them at a favorite restaurant

What are some herbs you like to use?

Basil: needs warm soil and air temperatures, so don’t be overanxious to plant – wait until late May or early June unless protected
Parsley
Sage: a perennial when grown in the ground
Oregano: a perennial that can be as aggressive as mint – so consider growing in a pot or area where it can contain
Mint for desserts and beverages: again grow in a pot or areas where it can contain

How about flowers?

Beacon Impatiens: new variety resistant to Downy mildew comes in various colors
Sun-loving or shade-loving coleus
Dragon wing, Whopper, and Big Red: large begonias that grow well in the sun or shade in the ground or a container
Calibrachoas, Minibells: low maintenance plants – look like mini petunias that grow best in pots or well-drained areas

What kind of plants and flowers should we be planting right now, since now seems like the time to get out and do this instead of waiting until summer?

Soil and air temperature influence when we should plant certain flowers and vegetables. We need to remember it is Wisconsin, and springs can be brutal.

Cool-season flowers (those that tolerate cooler soil and air temperatures) include pansies, snapdragons, stocks, and alyssum. Cool-season vegetables include planting seeds of peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, beets, and carrots. Plants of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage can plant end of April – early May.

Beans and corn are next to go in the garden – mid to late May. Warm-season flowers and vegetables do not tolerate frost and thrive in warm soil and air – these are usually planted in late May or early June.

Warm-season veggies include tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, melons, cucumber, squash. Then warm-season flowers are zinnias, marigolds, begonias, petunias, and more.