It has been a long time since I posted anything about the garden since it was basically destroyed first by Maxine and then our "brutal" winter. We have had snow a few times and multiple frosts as late as this week. Planting season is going to be a little bit late this year. But the good news is, I have a plan! And today I started seeds indoors.
My friend Kelli turned me on to square foot gardening, a method which will help me utilize the small plot of soil I have to its greatest capacity. It is a method that breaks the plot into literal square foot plots and provides a calculation based on how close seeds are supposed to be planted to each other with how many plants can fit into each plot. I am mixing this with my Bob Randall rotation of crops methods presented last year and started last fall.
Today I used another tool Kelli turned me on to - a seedling kit put out by Burpee. Actually, I had wanted one last year but Jimmy turned my request down! After seeing Kelli's beautiful little seedlings, he melted and bought me the kit. It is fascinating. Between the water held in the bottom chamber and the seedlings in the top there is a mat that absorbs water. The soil absorbs the water from the mat and waters the little seed and later seedling perfectly. I am very excited!
Temperatures are still in the 30's here so it is not quite time to plant. But here is my planting plan when the weather is right:
| Beans
8 | Beans
8 | Onions
9 | Chili
1 |
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| Peas
8 | Peas
8 | Onions
9 | Chili
1 |
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| Rosemary
1 | Basil
1 | Sweet pep
1 | Chili
1 |
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| Rosemary
1 | Basil
1 | Sweet pep
1 | Chili
1 |
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| Eggplant
1 | Broccoli
1 | Chard
16 | Red leaf
4 | Plant scallions
throughout lettuce |
| Eggplant
1 | Brooccoli
1 | Chard
16 | Red leaf
4 | |
| Cucumber
1 | Carrott
1 | Thyme
8 | Arugula
8 |
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| Cucumber
1 | Carrott
1 | Blueberries
1 | Blueberries
1 |
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wow! what's happening now????
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