today’s sowing
I sowed these outside in the garden. My first garden sowing. March 31. I got my hands good and dirty. Peas (shelling), Strike Peas (snap), Sugar Snap
today’s sowing
Peas (shelling), Strike Peas (snap), Sugar Snap I planted them inside. I could have put them outside as my pea bed is nicely thawed now. I just wanted to try some inside in paper bags. After I planted, my Mom read this post and reminded me to start some peas for her. I think these will all be for her. I’ll plant my own peas tomorrow in the garden. My mom’s garden has not been snow shoveled and last I looked (Wednesday) was under at least a foot of snow.…
sowing tomatoes (all my favorites)
Indoor sowing: Broccoli, Artwork Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Sungold Tomato, Pink Beauty Tomato, Giant Belgium Tomato, Mortgage Lifter Tomato, Brandywine Tomato, Huge Lemon Oxheart Tomato, 1884
spring, not too far away?
I hear red-winged blackbirds for the first time this year today. And my garden has a bunch of bluebirds in it, foraging in it since it’s the only cleared area around (I also have a feeder with mealworms down there for them). It’s a misty warm day after a lot of rain last night. I’m seeing rocks pop up that I had forgotten were there. It’s like a new world. There’s still snow all over, but it’s down to maybe 6 inches. And the pond is still frozen (actually there’s…
today’s sowing
Beets, Lutz Beets, Merlin Beets, Chioggia Beets, Blankoma Tomato (paste), Cordova Tomato (paste), San Marzano Tomato (paste), San Marzano Gigante 3 Tomato (paste), Stump of the World Tomato (paste), Opalka Tomato (paste), Nova Tomato (paste), Polish Linguisa Tomato (paste), Heinz 2653
more garden calendars
We are working on several new garden calendar apps. I listed them at our new site: skippysgarden.com
snow blowing the garden
My husband and I removed a good foot of snow from the garden today. Husband pulled the snow blower down there and made fast work of it. I just want to see some soil!! I hope this will help.
today’s planting
Varieties planted: Basil, Eleonora (Downy Mildew resistant) Basil, Superbo Basil, Dolce Fresca Broccoli, Diplomat (a few plants, a second planting) Chives, New Bolt Chives, Garlic Geisha Oregano, Cleopatra Pepper, (jalepeno) Emerald Fire Pepper,Flaming Flare Pepper, Pretty N Sweet Pepper, Ancho 211 Pepper, Bell ACE Pepper, Thai Hot Tomato, Mountain Merit, for our community garden (LB resistant) Tomato, Polish Linguisa Tomato, Carbone Flowers Dianthus, Jolt Pink Marigold, Durango Marigold, Boy-O-Boy Salvia, Summer Jewel White Notes: – My celeriac that I had given up on are all sprouting today. Yippee! – Broccoli,…
pea planting advice
As I was looking back on my blog for the previous post, I noticed that an old piece of planting advice is: “When red winged blackbird females return and when chickadees build their nests, it is time to plant peas.” I read that a few male male red wings have been spotted around here this past week. I haven’t seen any. I will watch for them and for nesting chickadees.
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
My garden this week
Skippy’s vegetable of the month – Egyptian walking onions!
