Early Garden

It's been unseasonably warm here of late, somewhere in the vicinity of the low 70's and high 60's, with the Tule fog burning off early to allow the sun to shine and help with the typical wonderless winter depression. It's time to set the garden, fill the boxes with the last few year's mulches, and begin seedlings. We are expecting it to cool down to more usual winter temperatures in the coming days, with much-needed rain on the horizon, so gardening will begin indoors for now. The hyacinth bulbs and garlic were planted in boxes in late November and are beginning to show signs of life, which is exciting. Even the wisteria is budding up. I'm considering purchasing another box of yuzu from the folks at Pearson Ranch so I can start more trees with the seeds. Two years ago, I received a box of yuzu and seeded them all, and immediately put the seeds to germinate. There were quite a few that survived, with most being given away to friends. I have one left alive in my garden, and it needs a companion, plus is it just fun to grow these amazing plants from seed. 

The problem with gardening this year is that there are far more seeds than there is yard to plant them in.