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Super Sow Sunday 2017 #SuperSowSunday
I was looking at which of my blog posts were getting visits this week, and “Super Sow Sunday” was getting some hits. I glanced at the date and realized, of course! The Super Bowl is next weekend. I don’t really get into football, and a few years ago the #Gardenchat Twitter community (started by Bren Haas) started the hashtag #SuperSowSunday to talk about starting seeds and gardening on Super Bowl Sunday. I haven’t heard any chatter about it this year, but in the past there have been giveaways such as seed packets and tools during the Twitter party. Granted early February is too early to start sowing seeds for some zones, but…
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January Garden Pics
Well the 2017 January garden isn’t much to look at! Thanks to Amazon Prime (and several Pantry orders), we ended up with piles of cardboard over Christmas. I’m so exhausted by the weeds, that I decided it was finally time to give sheet composting… aka lasagna gardening… a go. That’s a fancy way of saying I broke down the boxes and spread them over the empty beds. I wish I were better at having a winter plan. Because I chucked seeds off the deck and scattered them in the beds, my garden currently looks like a gardener just sneezed out seeds everywhere. I’ll do better in the spring, I promise.…
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Basil Has Sprouted!
I was slow this year, but I finally started seeds indoors. The off and on spring weather outside has been such a tease, and I’m checking my sprouts daily to see what pops up. So far I’ve started tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos, lavender, basil, and zinnias inside. The very first to sprout were … drum roll, please…. Basil, “Italian Genovese” Heirloom – Certified Organic Seeds See those tiny little sprouts? It only took a week. My most used herb each summer is basil. I make large batches of pesto and freeze what I can’t use. This selection from Renee’s Garden, along with Basil, “Italian Genovese” Heirloom – Certified Organic Seeds have been my…
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Bone Meal
I made a genius discovery this week, perhaps several. By genius, I mean that I pulled a dumb gardener stunt. Last year, I used Alaska brand liquid fertilizers and fish emulsion on the seedlings for phosphorus, but this year, as my favorite plant store is closed on Sundays, I found myself at Lowes where the only liquid fertilizer options were of the electric blue, just add water nature. Most options on the shelves were geared towards Nitrogen (Lowes shoppers really love green leaves and green lawns, I suppose). So I grabbed a bag of bone meal, which published a higher P value than N value. At home, I swished it…
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Zone 7b – 8a February Planting
Spring is on the way, and I’m seeing signs of it outside in the garden and in stores, where seed stock is in. You can start the following indoors: kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, lettuce, sage, spinach, swiss chard, tomatoes, watermelon, thyme, mint, chives, oregano, artichokes, onions, celery, leeks, and peppers. The following can be planted in the ground now: asparagus, cabbage, onion sets or plants, peas, radishes, rutabagas and turnips. We got snow this past weekend, but there are already some pea sprouts coming up!
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Super Sow Sunday
Super Sow Sunday. Well…. I was all set to do my indoor seeding next weekend, and my Twitter feed blew up with #SuperSowSunday. Not wanting to miss out on the fun, Scooby and I planted one type of tomato in our plastic egg crate and peat pods. Earlier this week, we had some spring-like weather and planted peas, carrots, turnips, onions, and more garlic. I plan on doing more tomatoes and peppers indoor next weekend, but we are out of the trays, so the dirty fun is over for this evening. Quick tips for indoor seeding! Seed starting kits are perfect if you haven’t been saving up your clear egg…
