It's the first day of February... A day when it's usually below 0°F in Albany, NY. There is usually snow on the ground. The cabin fever is *usually* fierce.
The seed packets and catalogs taunt me this year as it rains and the wind blows through 55°F air OUTSIDE. My brain and body are both confused, both feeling like they might have skipped right over February and jumped right into mid-March. Did we miss something?
This year, the winter-that-wasn't, I feel like I'm behind somehow. But February 1, I'm starting some seeds. I've decided it's time to start some herbs so I've sown the Lavender (Elegance Purple) seeds that I never got around to planting last year and three types of parsley: "Giant of Italy," "Titan" and "Forest Green."
Good luck kids! We're ALL gonna need it...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
My brain juices are flowing... all over the place right now. I want to start planning the garden, but I don't know where to start. I want to create new garden beds, but I don't know where I want them to be. I have to put them somewhere they won't get mowed over...
Just so you know, you don't have to come on this journey with me. This is my set of ramblings, and I don't insist you come along for the ride... Just in case you do, this is a blog, and is for all intents and purposes and public forum. If you're coming along, chime in!
The veggie garden currently has 5 raised beds 4'x8' dimensions with drip irrigation installed. In those beds, we plant tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, peppers, onions, peas, beans, carrots and some lettuce. There are two 4'x4' beds outside the west side of the garden which grew potatoes last year, and this year will house the garlic, albeit poorly I predict. To the east of the garden, we have installed 15 thornless raspberry plants which will hopefully produce a nice crop of berries this year.
There are other things I'd like to plant, but feel there may not be room for in the current garden layout. I'd like a proper herb garden, I'd like asparagus (definitely not room in the garden...), strawberries, okra.
Just so you know, you don't have to come on this journey with me. This is my set of ramblings, and I don't insist you come along for the ride... Just in case you do, this is a blog, and is for all intents and purposes and public forum. If you're coming along, chime in!
The veggie garden currently has 5 raised beds 4'x8' dimensions with drip irrigation installed. In those beds, we plant tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, peppers, onions, peas, beans, carrots and some lettuce. There are two 4'x4' beds outside the west side of the garden which grew potatoes last year, and this year will house the garlic, albeit poorly I predict. To the east of the garden, we have installed 15 thornless raspberry plants which will hopefully produce a nice crop of berries this year.
There are other things I'd like to plant, but feel there may not be room for in the current garden layout. I'd like a proper herb garden, I'd like asparagus (definitely not room in the garden...), strawberries, okra.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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