heat wave ahead

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How about the weather forecast for New England! 85*F on Sunday! Time for flip-flops and martinis in the garden. Ahhh…. I think tonight is the last cool night of the season. I have had half of my seedlings (the cool weather ones, like lettuce, beets, broccoli etc) outside to harden off for the past several days and nights now. But tonight I brought them inside as temps may get into the upper 30’s. Not a frost. I think our last frost was last week. It is definitely a good time…
 
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new garden information

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I guess I’m slow to find things, as I just came across this very nice post at Bifurcated Carrots on starting a new vegetable garden. So much good information! Check it out whether you are a new or an old gardener.
 
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my asparagus shipment is here

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This box arrived yesterday! Time for planting asparagus. I have 25 crowns. My asparagus plot is 5 feet long and only 28 inches wide. At a spacing of 10 inches, that’s 6 crowns per row. Though the recommended spacing per row is 3-5 ft, I’d like to squeeze in two rows, 12 crowns. (Elaine is waiting to plant my extras.) So my rows will be only 14 inches apart. Since its only two rows and I can zig-zag the plants, I think this will work. But it will take a…
 
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my dad’s garden is ready to go

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My dad moved his garden a little this year, 3 feet away from the trees that are growing taller at the right. In the foreground he has already planted a few rows – peas and lettuce. The deer fence isn’t up yet, though I suppose that will come soon. The deer have been eating lots of tulips and iris around their yard. Its hard to defend the sprouts again these big hungry animals. I’m planing to plant some popcorn and maybe potatoes and broccoli at the far side of the…
 
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today’s planting list

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Planted at my plot:Potatoes, dark red Norland, 6 ft of rowPotatoes, russet, 6 ft of rowPotatoes, Red Gold, 6 ft of rowPotatoes, Green Mountain, 6 ft of rowOnion sets, Stuttgarter, 2×4 ft of row At the top left is my potato bed. I dug two trenches and then planted the potatoes about 4 inches deep at the bottom of the trench. As the plants grow, I’ll fill in the dirt. A 4 foot wide bed is the absolute minimum to dig two potato trenches and pile the dirt in the…
 
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today’s seed sowing list

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My planting calendar says to plant zinnias, cucumbers and pumpkins this week. I started some extra greens too. Spinach, Bloomsdale, 1 6-packLettuce, Valentine mix, 1 6-packLettuce, Merveille 4 seasons, 1 6-packZinnia, White Star, 4-packZinnia, Bernary’s Giant Purple 2 6-packsWinter Squash, Lakota, 3 seedsPumpkin, Baby Pam, 6 seedsPumpkin, Big Rock, 3 seedsPumpkin, Jarrahdale, 3 seedsCucumber, North Carolina Pickling, 6-pack I didn’t finish, but will plant the following soon:Cucumber, Diva, 6-packCucumber, Straight 8, 6-packCucumber, Tokiwa, 6-packCucumber, Sweet Success, 6-pack 2009 sow-what-and-when
 
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Easter rose

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My mom and dad gave me this beautiful little rose for Easter. Its on my kitchen counter now, but I’m looking forward to planting it in my community garden plot soon. I have the perfect spot for it. It will enjoy the summer sun.
 
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sun burned basil

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A bit of burning on the tender basil leaves from their first days out in the sun. Other seedlings look fine. Its hard to know what’s too much for the young plants. I put them out again today, but its cloudy which should be easier on them.
 
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Kathy Martin
This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy thinks the garden is his, even though I do all the work. We're located near Boston, in USDA zone 6. I have bees, chickens, fruit trees and berry bushes, too. I use all sustainable organic methods and strive to grow all of my family's vegetables myself. -Kathy


weeks and counting until my last spring frost

What I planted recently

Jan 21
thyme, lettuce, escarole

Feb 21
celery, celeriac, parsley, leeks

March 11
cabbage, kale, arugula



What I'm planting soon

April 1
peppers, eggplants, marigolds, beets

April 12
tomatoes, basil, sunflowers

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