Yes, March is here!
February is finally done, so we are only about two months away from major spring planting. Today I filled in a sheet of 72 cells with a variety of seeds. I planted Sweet William and Zinnia seeds (12 each) and then moved over to the vegetable side with plantings of goliath basil, bibb lettuce, ruby lettuce and supersteak tomatoes (12 for each vegetable). All the seeds were less than a $1 a pack, as I either bought late season leftovers of Burbee seeds or I bought American Seed Co that actually has a few different names, but is located right next door in Norton. I have not visited there yet to see what kind of a setup there might be, but have found their seeds (very basic, nothing fancy) quite reliable. Depending on which name they package it under, I have gotten seeds from $.20 to $.59.
I have some seed cells out in the cold frame, where, despite no sun, it is 60 degrees out. The rest of my seedlings are starting to take over the house in any area that has sunlight (when we get any) available.
I bought 100 cell pack sheets @ 72 cells per sheet, plus 50 2 inch planters for $80 this past week. That should keep me in business for the next 3-4 years. The pricing for these items could not be beat, even by going to Ocean State, which has very nice prices for vegetable garden items. I am very hopeful that this will be it for buying garden items, as enough is enough.
I also went out today and cut back my fruit trees, especially my 2 year old dwarf peach tree that looks more like a regular sized tree. I hope I followed directions correctly, in that I cut back way on top, tried to open up the center area of the tree so more sunlight could get in and cut all branches that either went inside or down. We will see what the outcome will be like come late July...
This afternoon, we had our first home grown salad of the season. Of course, it will be a while before my little seedlings regenerate another set of leaves, but at least our bounty has started.
I completed today's garden work by transplanting 17 petunias into 2 six packs and 5 2 in containers.
I have some seed cells out in the cold frame, where, despite no sun, it is 60 degrees out. The rest of my seedlings are starting to take over the house in any area that has sunlight (when we get any) available.
I bought 100 cell pack sheets @ 72 cells per sheet, plus 50 2 inch planters for $80 this past week. That should keep me in business for the next 3-4 years. The pricing for these items could not be beat, even by going to Ocean State, which has very nice prices for vegetable garden items. I am very hopeful that this will be it for buying garden items, as enough is enough.
I also went out today and cut back my fruit trees, especially my 2 year old dwarf peach tree that looks more like a regular sized tree. I hope I followed directions correctly, in that I cut back way on top, tried to open up the center area of the tree so more sunlight could get in and cut all branches that either went inside or down. We will see what the outcome will be like come late July...
This afternoon, we had our first home grown salad of the season. Of course, it will be a while before my little seedlings regenerate another set of leaves, but at least our bounty has started.
I completed today's garden work by transplanting 17 petunias into 2 six packs and 5 2 in containers.
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