My Buster experiment was a failure (he only lasted 15-20 minutes before I had to bring him in), but I did get my potatoes planted today. Not quite as much as I’d hoped to do, but what else is new? Nothing garden-wise is scheduled for the weekend, so that should …
The peppers and tomatoes are sprouting, it was darn near 70 degrees outside today, spring is in the air! I stopped by Westwood Garden Haven on my way home from work this evening and picked up some seed potatoes, onion sets and broccoli and Brussels sprouts seedlings, so I’m ready …
Yesterday evening, I had a few minutes to myself and I used that time to plant my tomato seeds. I planted one flat (24) of tomatoes, six varieties. The ones I’m most excited about are the San Marzanos. I’m always hearing about them (the canned variety) on cooking shows, so …
Regardless of what my previous post says, I was supposed to plant my pepper seeds last weekend. But, since I had it in my head that this weekend was the time, that’s when it got done. I did one flat of bell peppers (California Wonder Bell) and another split between …
Given that my planting area looks like this, it’s no surprise that I didn’t get any planting done this weekend, either. I guess I’ve resigned myself to buying broccoli and Brussels sprouts plants this year. I can justify this by saying that I run out of room under my grow …