Vegetable Gardening

[badger]

mudmucker, I LOVE your garden!!!

I'm contemplating a raised bed this year on my concrete patio, but I'm afraid it's going to make a huge mess. I wonder if I'll be able to keep it for years, or if I'll have to take it apart annually at the end of the season? the best thing to do is to move to a house with a yard... *sigh* one day.

[tulip]

Two weeks ago, I planted plants of bok choi, lettuce, arugula, and kale (spring--I've already had kale and collards growing through the winter--and eating them). They are all doing very well, as are my overwintering leeks, which I have to trim and replant to (hopefully) keep them growing and prevent them from blossoming like last year.

I have to plant potatoes, peas, shallots, and onions this weekend, as well as start seeds for summer veggies. I'm a bit behind on that task.

The daffodils and crocus are blooming, and I expect to see some strawberry blossoms in a few weeks.

This year my challenge will be to use my beds wisely in terms of space. Last year I was not very efficient and I could have grown alot more if I had planned better for seasonal plantings.

I am very, very happy to live in a mild climate.

[celticgarden]

What I wouldn't do to see my garden like this again soon....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2417195...7626180964512/

Right now it's still covered in snow. Hoping to start soon (indoors) brassicas, lettuce etc.

Linda

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Finally the snow has melted off the veg garden. I'm amazed to see bunches of baby spinach still alive and green, and some of last year's carrots seem to be still fresh in the ground.... WTHeck???
Can't wait to plant some lettuce and spinach again! Lots of digging and hoeing ahead, but the ground is still mostly frozen yet. The 10 little blueberry bushes look alive too, with red leaf buds on their green stems.

[skhill]

I'm so excited-- so far, spinach, swiss chard, and peas are up, and the tomatoes I'm starting inside have just sprouted! I've also planted some lettuce and mustard greens, but it'll be a few more days for them...

Of course, we've got a cold snap coming, with lows down in the low 30's. At least we're spared the snow that so many places are seeing today...

[spokewench]

Yep, I was hoping to take some of my Wednesday off to work on cleaning up my garden beds. Not to be, though as we had 7-9 inches of snow on Monday. It is melting fast so maybe this weekend?

[GLC1968]

Yep, I was hoping to take some of my Wednesday off to work on cleaning up my garden beds. Not to be, though as we had 7-9 inches of snow on Monday. It is melting fast so maybe this weekend?

Hey - me too (but Friday)! I'm taking Friday off to do some prep work to put our house on the market and on my list was to either 'clean out all closets' or 'clean out garden, greenhouse & prep for planting'. Since it looks like we might have good weather, the garden chores are moving to the top of the priority list!

We also desparately need to spray our fruit trees but we haven't had a single dry day since we got the copper sulfate (months ago!). Maybe Friday??