It's garden planning time. Did you plant your seeds indoors yet? We're trying a few new vegetables this year: Arugula, Tyfon (now we learn that its a grazing food -- moo, moo), Sololist (Chinese cabbage), Pickling Cucumbers, soy beans, sweet corn, plus some yellow strawberries which are suppose to fool the birds. To date, we already have 2-3" plants (arugula, tyfon, cabbage, tomatoes). Bought a heated mat this year which works great -- germination is now assured and very fast. The snow is almost melted which means in the next week or two I'm putting the cabbage out and planting the cold-weather crops -- carrots, radishes, spinach (all that I planted in my hot house are still green and growing over the winter), etc. Next week I'll be building a larger, sturdier hot house -- the winds here are the most destructive natural element we need to be concerned with (gotta tie the radishes down). I'll be using the wall-of-waters again this year -- worked great last year -- and planting tomatoes in April again. This year my peppers, squash, and maybe other vegetables will go in early using the wall-of-waters.
Spring is on its way. Get your tools ready and good luck with your garden.
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