tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9283473.post7576381007855711960..comments2024-02-29T01:33:35.477-05:00Comments on As thy Days...: It's Time to Think GREEN!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08407636240006454920noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9283473.post-48017378443368334252010-02-23T20:56:58.754-05:002010-02-23T20:56:58.754-05:00Thanks for the great tips! Our garden is much smal...Thanks for the great tips! Our garden is much smaller, than yours, but I'm eagerly anticipating what we'll plant. And the idea of a 3-ring binder certainly makes my type-A personality sing!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968404527198326115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9283473.post-11849088045681156682010-02-17T06:31:04.428-05:002010-02-17T06:31:04.428-05:00Thanks for all of the helpful tips, Anne. I hope ...Thanks for all of the helpful tips, Anne. I hope you have a very successful garden this year!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846813512846226432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9283473.post-30238486851379846202010-02-16T19:34:44.117-05:002010-02-16T19:34:44.117-05:00Check out the Indiana Vegetable Planting Calendar ...Check out the Indiana Vegetable Planting Calendar from the Purdue Extension website: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/ext/Pubs/ho/HO_186.pdf<br /><br />This is very helpful in figuring out when to aim for in planting various things. <br /><br />Last year wasn't a good year for spinach for us either, nor was it for my daughter and son-in-law, so maybe something was going on with the conditions.<br /><br />I put spinach seeds in the ground very early (3/7.)I direct sowed lettuce (blend of varieties) and put out plants, and the plants only had a very little head start. I planted peapods, lettuce, and potatoes all around 3/20, and all those did well. I neglected to record the date I actually put out broc. plants, but I was aiming for the end of March.<br /><br />Much depends on the weather. The ground needs to be dry enough to work without clumping, so if it is very wet, that delays getting things in early. And too early is counterproductive, too. I wondered if I was pushing it with the potatoes, which we grew in straw, but they did fine.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407636240006454920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9283473.post-4195272669582636562010-02-16T17:15:15.059-05:002010-02-16T17:15:15.059-05:00This is only year #2 for us, so I don't know m...This is only year #2 for us, so I don't know much about cool weather crops. Last year, we put some romaine and spinach seeds in the ground in early May. Spinach suffered from pest problems, but romaine flourished. I would like to start earlier this year. We're planning to get some row cover in order to extend the growing season.<br /><br />When (approximately) will you plant lettuces, broccoli, and potatoes?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846813512846226432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9283473.post-25140116592824316742010-02-16T16:30:55.372-05:002010-02-16T16:30:55.372-05:00Hi Jessica!
Having a place to save Mother Earth ...Hi Jessica! <br /><br />Having a place to save Mother Earth News gardening articles was one of the reason I expanded to a bigger binder! <br /><br />This year I'm not starting seeds indoors. Last year we did, but had mixed success, probably b/c we had our light in our basement. (We heat with wood, and the basement is frigid.) I've put "Develop a better seed starting system" on my "Ideas for Next Year" list. I'll will direct sow some things like lettuce, but will also buy plants at Mays. <br /><br />My favorite cool crops are lettuces, spinach, broccoli, peapods, leeks (plant early, but harvest late), and potatoes. We grew potatoes last year for the first time in many, and really enjoyed them. I've ordered fingerling seed potatoes and a purple variety. What early crops do you plant?Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407636240006454920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9283473.post-39676403062316646192010-02-16T06:31:35.898-05:002010-02-16T06:31:35.898-05:00Hello Anne,
I, too, just started a 3-ring binder....Hello Anne,<br /><br />I, too, just started a 3-ring binder. I save articles from Mother Earth News and other sources. The planning phase is fun!<br /><br />What are some cold weather crops that you like to grow? Do you start them indoors first, or will you direct-sow them?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846813512846226432noreply@blogger.com