It is still too early for us to plant outside yet, but this week I am working on my seed order. Hopefully I can send it off in a couple of days. I buy most of my seeds locally, but for anything COOL I have to turn to the seed catalogues! Carrot and cabbage seeds I can buy at a local feed store next to my bank,
I can order a super-sweet watermelon called "Hime Kansen" from Kitzawa Seed Company, which has been in business for 90 years, and the big seed company Burpee has a really LARGE selection of seeds! I rarely order from Burpee, but they DO have a bigger selection than most! I want an extra-sweet variety of Kale as well as some Dahlia seeds, and Burpee has them both! This is not a done deal: I may still find what I want elsewhere. I have nothing AGAINST Burpee, exactly: I just prefer doing business with little Mom and Pop places instead of being a drop of water in the ocean, if that makes sense!
I can probably plant cabbages and carrots next week, as long as I cover them during bad weather. This entire week is supposed to be mild, and the top inch of soil has already thawed. I don't think anything ELSE can be planted yet, which is fine because I don't want to have to cover very many plants when the weather is bad!
Besides, it will probably take a couple of weeks for the seeds to arrive!
Have you folks started your gardens yet? I know that my spring is later than some! Are you lanning anything cool? I think that I want to try raising some flowers in order to dry them, so tht I can have dried flower bouquets on the table next winter!
I love spring, it is my favorite time of year! I have a picture of my garden in my head, and there are not yet any weeds and nothing has failed yet. By midsummer when I look at my garden I will see the many things that still need doing, but for now the garden is entirely in my mind and it is PERFECT! No weeds, no gaps in the row, and absolutely no reality!
If the weather holds, I can begin planting next week.
I can order a super-sweet watermelon called "Hime Kansen" from Kitzawa Seed Company, which has been in business for 90 years, and the big seed company Burpee has a really LARGE selection of seeds! I rarely order from Burpee, but they DO have a bigger selection than most! I want an extra-sweet variety of Kale as well as some Dahlia seeds, and Burpee has them both! This is not a done deal: I may still find what I want elsewhere. I have nothing AGAINST Burpee, exactly: I just prefer doing business with little Mom and Pop places instead of being a drop of water in the ocean, if that makes sense!
I can probably plant cabbages and carrots next week, as long as I cover them during bad weather. This entire week is supposed to be mild, and the top inch of soil has already thawed. I don't think anything ELSE can be planted yet, which is fine because I don't want to have to cover very many plants when the weather is bad!
Besides, it will probably take a couple of weeks for the seeds to arrive!
Have you folks started your gardens yet? I know that my spring is later than some! Are you lanning anything cool? I think that I want to try raising some flowers in order to dry them, so tht I can have dried flower bouquets on the table next winter!
I love spring, it is my favorite time of year! I have a picture of my garden in my head, and there are not yet any weeds and nothing has failed yet. By midsummer when I look at my garden I will see the many things that still need doing, but for now the garden is entirely in my mind and it is PERFECT! No weeds, no gaps in the row, and absolutely no reality!
If the weather holds, I can begin planting next week.
I'll start some plants indoors tho...
