Chris's Corner - Fresh for April

Next week could be active.

Did everyone get stimulated today?

Need a link to that produce market. You all have given location info but not a name. Need fresh produce. What are people doing? Not eating out, cooking a lot more. As an empty nester with my youngest back from college, I’m back to worrying about dinner every night. All of those parents who had young kids in activities and ate on the run, are now at home. And we’re doing things like bored baking. Finding yeast for bread now is like trying to find toilet paper.

If you want to do home projects, Walmart/Home Depot can ship a lot of stuff to you. Sherrington Williams does curbside pick up if you need paint. My husband is painting the living room, with more projects to come. Delivery from the former is delayed but eventually happens.

I ordered a cheap trellis and potting mix from the Po, got a few plants online. If you want plants, I have experience with buying from Annie’s Annuals (CA), Forestfarm, and Bluestone Perennials Nice well packed plants. If they don’t have what you need, go online to Dave’s Garden Watchdog and check out a business before you order so that you don’t get screwed. There are folks who produce slick catalogs but send crappy plants. Site has been around for decades where home gardeners review online retailers. I’ve never ordered without doing this. I can vouch for the three sites, and have physically been to Annie’s nursery three times. Great plants.

Call around and see if local nurseries deliver mulch in bulk near you. It’s about the same price, but not bagged. Just throw a tarp on the driveway and they’ll make an appt to dump it there. I used to haul big bags myself and then discovered this. Totally no contact. Not expensive.

If anyone wants to offer up info re local businesses who are still offering goods available for pick up, let us know. It’s darn near impossible to know what’s out there if anything except restaurants.