Gardening and weather
Mar. 26th, 2026 10:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gs_silvaIt looks like I'll be able to hang out the laundry on Monday morning! 20° and sunny. I have an ever-growing pile of laundry next to the washer, hoping for a sunny day so I won't have to use electricity on the dryer. I keep wanting to turn the heat off for the season but it'll be well below freezing this weekend so I can't just yet.
In Shanghai I used to try to see how long a gap I could keep between turning off the heat and turning on the AC. Most years I could make it from mid-March to July. That's harder here, and I can't live without the space heater. I don't love the space heater. In Shanghai we had a portable air filter/HVAC and it was nice until we couldn't replace the filters because they were discontinued and I had to order them from France at 300元 each and that wasn't about to happen.
Everything was cheaper in China except imported goods. And I could get along just fine without imported goods. Chinese goods were sufficient. Though the cost of living there was culture shock after Vietnam.
Now for some gardening! It's really cloudy and forecasts rain but I'll try to dig out some pachysandra while I can. I'd post pictures for you but it's too much effort.
ETA: I pulled out some of the pachysandra and planted some saved seeds in the bare spots. It's the flower I forgot to ID. But I bought it at a native plant project and it's pretty so hopefully it'll come up and then I'll be more meticulous about identifying it.
I can't find the turtlehead seeds. Maybe they're in the shed. I'll deal with it later. My body says "done."
In Shanghai I used to try to see how long a gap I could keep between turning off the heat and turning on the AC. Most years I could make it from mid-March to July. That's harder here, and I can't live without the space heater. I don't love the space heater. In Shanghai we had a portable air filter/HVAC and it was nice until we couldn't replace the filters because they were discontinued and I had to order them from France at 300元 each and that wasn't about to happen.
Everything was cheaper in China except imported goods. And I could get along just fine without imported goods. Chinese goods were sufficient. Though the cost of living there was culture shock after Vietnam.
Now for some gardening! It's really cloudy and forecasts rain but I'll try to dig out some pachysandra while I can. I'd post pictures for you but it's too much effort.
ETA: I pulled out some of the pachysandra and planted some saved seeds in the bare spots. It's the flower I forgot to ID. But I bought it at a native plant project and it's pretty so hopefully it'll come up and then I'll be more meticulous about identifying it.
I can't find the turtlehead seeds. Maybe they're in the shed. I'll deal with it later. My body says "done."