Is it too soon to till the garden? I have the urge to work on the garden.
I worked in mine Wednesday and got all muddy.
I worked in mine Wednesday and got all muddy.
Is it too soon to till the garden? I have the urge to work on the garden.
No doubt! When it's this wet, the dirt forms clods that get hard and don't break up easy when you need them to in the early spring.
I want to try out the disc I bought last summer.All I did was pull pepper plants and cages.I wouldn't dream of tilling in the mud.
I need some ideas on something I can plant early and harvest before summer.
I plan to start plants indoor again in the plastic tray greenhouses then open them up once the plants are too tall for the covers. They will be in the basement, so a constant 65-70 temp will be maintained once uncovered. Summer crops will be 3-4 tomato, beans, bell peppers, squash, pumpkin. Not starting the squash or pumpkins inside.
When could I plant them outside? I assume that even though they are cold weather crops I'd need to start them inside and then move them out?Peas (I love Sugar Snap), spinach, lettuce, kale, radishes, turnips, and broccoli are all cold weather crops.
When could I plant them outside? I assume that even though they are cold weather crops I'd need to start them inside and then move them out?
When could I plant them outside? I assume that even though they are cold weather crops I'd need to start them inside and then move them out?
Thanks! I've got a chain link fence along the back of my bed, so I'll plant the peas right in front of it.I think it's too much work to start plants inside, so I try to direct-seed anything I can. Pease and beans are way easier outside. Peas are cool-weather, so you can start them early. Probably mid to late March. If we get a cold-snap, you can always cover them up with a sheet of plastic, or an old bedsheet or something. I can't remember when I started mine last year....but I know it was early because I get impatient.Peas are great, because you can put them in the back of a bed (and make a trellis for them to climb) and put something like lettuce or spinach in front of them.
Beans should be planted a little later, once the soil starts to warm up.
Thanks! I've got a chain link fence along the back of my bed, so I'll plant the peas right in front of it.
I'll do the peas and beans direct seeding, but I'll start the tomato and pepper plants inside. I like for the kids to help with the seeds and then watching them grow.
No. Deer leave my garden alone. Bunnies on the other hand.... Had a kitten living in the garden for a bit last summer, until I saw it and tried to catch it. It lived there for about 2 weeks though.are your gardens fenced? deer around my house eat everything...roses, rhododendrons, crepe myrtles, tomatoes.....I didn't get one tomato last year. I thought for sure they wouldn't eat the tomato leaves but they did.
are your gardens fenced? deer around my house eat everything...roses, rhododendrons, crepe myrtles, tomatoes.....I didn't get one tomato last year. I thought for sure they wouldn't eat the tomato leaves but they did.