It has been in the 70s here for more than 2 weeks. I stopped at the garden center this morning and to my surprise they have had plants for 2 weeks. I planted 8 broccoli plants, 57 Vidalia onions where I planted onion seed 5 months ago that never came up, and 30 potatoes cuttings with 2 to 4 eyes per piece. NO swiss chard plants so I bought seeds to plant in plant trays. The garden center has more plants coming next week so may I will get rainbow swiss chard plants after all. I won't be planting, tomatoes, corn, beans, melons, squash, peppers, until late April.
I have 7, 4 pack plant trays all in a plastic bag to hold in moisture setting on the dash of the SUV parked facing south to get sun all day. Watch and wait maybe some plants will come up soon in the incubator. LOL.
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I planted some of my garden today.
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I managed to get several things in the ground in the past few weeks. I have about 30 ft. of row in soybeans for edamame, the same size row in bush beans, about 40 ft. of row under a trellis for Japanese Yard Long beans and 24 ft. of row under another trellis for pickling and slicing cucumbers. Everything is coming up and reaching for the sky now.
I also put in several bell peppers and eggplant already started and they are taking to their share of the garden nicely.
I have onions, garlic, beets, kale, Swiss Chard and a couple overwintered hot pepper plants doing well, along with some freshly planted herbs to go with what I already have.
The only thing I'm not putting in this year is what I consider a staple. Tomatoes have not done well for me the past couple years between pests, diseases and fungal issues, so they are not going in this year. There is no shortage of locally grown tomatoes in markets and on roadside stands when they are in season, so this year I'm going that route.
I also put in several bell peppers and eggplant already started and they are taking to their share of the garden nicely.
I have onions, garlic, beets, kale, Swiss Chard and a couple overwintered hot pepper plants doing well, along with some freshly planted herbs to go with what I already have.
The only thing I'm not putting in this year is what I consider a staple. Tomatoes have not done well for me the past couple years between pests, diseases and fungal issues, so they are not going in this year. There is no shortage of locally grown tomatoes in markets and on roadside stands when they are in season, so this year I'm going that route.
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Wow, planting already? Here it is 38 degrees this morning and a foot of snow on the lot. More snow expected this weekend.
"30 potatoes cuttings with 3 to 4 eyes per piece. NO swiss chard plants so I bought seeds to plant in plant trays."
I always cut potatoes to one or two eyes per piece. It seems I get larger spuds if the plants are not crowded.
Chard? I plant chard when I plant beets, about the last week of April here at this locale. It can take some cool weather, but is not as hardy as spinach.
Have fun!
"30 potatoes cuttings with 3 to 4 eyes per piece. NO swiss chard plants so I bought seeds to plant in plant trays."
I always cut potatoes to one or two eyes per piece. It seems I get larger spuds if the plants are not crowded.
Chard? I plant chard when I plant beets, about the last week of April here at this locale. It can take some cool weather, but is not as hardy as spinach.
Have fun!
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