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Thursday April 27, 2006 at 04:00 pm
Sock count…..35 done, 25 to go!
OK all you backyard gardeners, It’s planting day.� So today get out your spring seeds and get your hand’s dirty.� Since the weather has been so nice I’ve decided to get things started and try to get a jump on the garden.� I’m behind in my usual chores but here goes.
Starting with May first, I plant 24 lettuce plants.� I plant Red Sails and get all my seeds from here
http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/index.cfm�� Territorial Seeds
At the�first of every month until October, I do the same.� That way I always have fresh lettuce ready to go and usually harvest the last out of the greenhouse in November.
Pumpkins I usually start on Easter by planting seeds in hollowed out chicken eggs.� I kind of forgot to do that this year so I’ll start them now.� By starting your pumpkins now, they will be ready to harvest in October.
Basil, as I said in a previous blog, plant basil on Good Friday.� Yes I didn’t get to that either so it will go in the ground today.� I use seed tape because the seeds are evenly spaced and it is easier.� You can get them from here:� Park Seeds
Carrots, yup, I plant these in the greenhouse and some outside.� I use either carrot tape or� pelletized carrots.� They are so small my arthritic fingers have trouble picking them up. If we don’t get a lot of rain they should do OK outside but I have to remember to water them sometimes twice a day in the greenhouse.
Something new this year is Edamame or soy beans.� My kids love them so I thought I would try growing some.� They go in now with the sugar snap peas.� I found these at Renee’s Garden.� She has great stuff that is kind of off the beaten path.� Her link is :http://www.reneesgarden.com/�� Last year I planted her multi-colored green beans. What fun to see different colored string beans growing in the same plot.
Potatoes – I has a lot of volunteers so I didn’t plant on St. Patrick day but I did purchase some Red Pontiacs and Russets at Del Cur Co-Op over the weekend so they will go in now for a second crop.
And finally, Walla Walla Onions.� Usually these are really expensive but my DH found them also at Del Cur for $1 a bunch of 25.� Can you believe that?�
Flowers, I’m really trying to have a cutting flower garden this year if I can keep those pesky slugs and snails at bay.� The good news is we seem to have a bumper crop of frogs (I guess a lot of those polly wogs I found and transplanted into the pond took!)� Frogs eat slug babies so that should help.
Well, happy gardening and put on your sun screen!