2020-10-22

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2020-10-22 12:46 pm

Balcony cleaning checklist

We got snow! My balcony is not covered, so I gotta move the plants around and put away the ones that are ready for wintering before they freeze in their pots, and generally clean away the summer set-up. It's a lot of steps, and I'm very tired.

  1. Take down the curtain rod and put the curtains in the washer. They're cotton, so they're probably fonna be fine being washed directly after sitting out in the rain.
  2. Cut down the sunflowers and the tomato stalks. Clean off herbs. (I have some mint left, and a little bit of cabbage. IDK what to do about the cabbage. I've basically just left it up to keep bugs away and probably isn't edible anymore.)
  3. Take the moneywort and the clematis downstairs. Water well beforehand. They've already turned brown, and can winter in the dark at 10C just fine.
  4. Sweep the balcony, empty the water buckets and wash them. Clean the empty pots, take them downstairs with the dirt sacks.
  5. Move the raspberry in the corner and cover it so it stops getting so much water. It's still wholly green, I'm gonna wait for the leaves to turn at least a little brown before I take it downstairs.

I really dislike taking the green away from my balcony. I might go grab a winter juniper to stick in one of the pots to have something to look at until it gets too dark for that.