March 2, 2026
It's nearly spring, and so it's time to shift away from all the coding I've been doing in my spare time during the winter to focus more on gardening. My daughter found crocus flowers this morning, so it's coming, despite the small amount of snow in the forecast. I am looking forward to it. The other day I was working on organizing all the pictures I took over the last year (a task I've been doing a little bit of every day for the past month or more) and was surprised by how lush and green everything was in one of them. It's easy to forget that in February in the northeastern United States, even though I'm on the south end of that region.
So, it was perfect timing that I was listening to a podcast about mycorrhizal fungi while doing dishes this evening. It wasn't a foreign concept to me prior to this (I think I first heard about it from the Roots and All podcast), but I've not used any (aside from what's already existing in my garden) because I've been skeptical of the products I've found when looking to buy some. (Thankfully so, given the guest's analysis of some products on the market.) But now there's seemingly a good source, produced by a scientist (yes, that same guest): MycoBloom. Two pounds are already bought and should be shipped my way soon. Can't wait to start adding it to my soil.