Yikes, this winter has been really strange. The Prunus mume (that I saw starting to flower again last weekend) may be totally blasted. At least the predicted temperatures are quite moderate. The forecast is all about snow (and potential ice) and full of hyperbole about snowfall (I think because of all of the previous storms and severe temperatures this winter).We could be inundated...
Showing posts with label spring vegetables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring vegetables. Show all posts
Monday, 10 February 2014
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Swapping out cool-season to warm-season veggies
It's been a strange spring, for sure. But it's finally time to harvest the last of the greens to make room for the tomatoes, peppers, and squash in my mountain raised beds. The early planted tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers have survived, but they vary in how they've coped with the unseasonably low temperatures, too.The early spring cole crops (direct-seeded) are bolting, although the lettuce...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Looking forward to spring vegetables!
I'm doing a program this weekend about "creating an attractive and sustainable vegetable garden" and it has me thinking hopefully about spring vegetables.I'm feeling behind on sowing seeds and getting started due to travel and a bad cold, so am ready for thinking positively about lettuce, spinach, beets,...