This is Frankie:
I'm thinking of investing in some larger, raised containers for the deck. It would make caring for my plants so much easier. This was actually my husband's idea.
Posted on 02/07/2014 12:31:57 PM PST by greeneyes
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We have warmed up to 28 degrees in our little Acre of the Show Me State. Still freezing, but not bitter freeze. Going on the 20th day of school closings or more.
Hard to convince myself that I need to plant anything. I think we’ll probably have a late spring maybe even some snow in April.
I am going to plant some lettuce and spinach and peppers for indoor snacking towards March. I have 3 ping pong size lemons on the indoor plant, and it is getting ready to bloom again lots of buds all over. The scent will be heavenly for a few weeks once they start blooming.
Have a great weekend, stay safe, and stay warm. God Bless.
Freezing here in central Texas, but we’ve been eating fresh turnips and broccoli for several weeks. It hasn’t gotten out of the 30s for three days.
still, the garden beckons....always hoping that THIS WILL BE THE YEAR for the perfect garden....
Which leads me to ask a gardening question.
My dad used to say extended cold streaks would kill insect eggs. Any proof of this? Can we expect less insects this year?
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Fresh anything sounds good right now.LOL
Perfection is not needed as long as I can get some corn, taters and maters.LOL
Our daughter and SIL live in Wichita KA, and are looking at moving back to Texas. He is from there, but had been in Houston for several years when they met. Neither can stand the single digit temps.
We have been below zero most of this week and with the wind chill thrown in—like I said bitter freezing cold.
I have no scientific research on the subject, but I would agree with your Dad. It seems to me we usually have more pesky insects when the winters are warmer than usual.
It’s just above freezing here in North Carolina. I have my Jiffy 72-cell mini-greenhouse outside in the sun. 54 broccoli sprouts, 6 red cabbage, 12 pointy-head cabbage.
In the raised beds the spinach is going well. I have onions and garlic out there too, planted in early November.
Mid-February I’ll put out the broccoli and cabbages, and sow garden peas and maybe turnips and radishes.
That sounds heavenly- much better than what my house probably smells like after having it all shut up for what seems like weeks.
I didn’t save any seeds this year because I was busy with baby. I started over with Baker Creek seeds. I love their catalogue, and I hope I love their product as well.
It may warm up tomorrow, but it looks like we've got another nasty week of winter ahead of us.
/johnny
That's a valid reason. ;)
/johnny
This is Frankie:
I'm thinking of investing in some larger, raised containers for the deck. It would make caring for my plants so much easier. This was actually my husband's idea.
The rebel tobacco plant is doing great. Baseball glove shown for scale.
The catz have taken to hanging around it like it's a jungle or something. Sneak attack from behind the tobacco plant has moved up to #1 on the chart.
/johnny
I have some onions, garlic, lettuce, spinach that I planted last fall too, but I haven’t ventured out. It’s covered with a double layer of row cloth, and Hubby put out lots of straw on top of it.
I don’t have much hope for anything other than the garlic and maybe the onion, because it has been so cold, and we haven’t had enough sunshine. Usually I can get several days of moderate weather and sunshine to uncover it during the winter, but not this year.
I was just reading a book on things to do to help you age better and live longer.
One thing they talked about was the indoor air pollution. They advise opeining the windows at least once a week, no matter what the weather.
They obviously ain’t from Missouri, or any states north of Missouri. LOL
I have been very pleased with their products. I love the catalog, and since they are headquartered in Missouri near my home town, I get kinda warm and fuzzy feelings when I order something.LOL
Another very impressive seed company is Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Very fast service. Peanuts all sprouted and did well, whereas not a single one from one of the other catalogs sprouted. Black Agnes was the one that told me about it. I plan to order potatoes and maybe some other stuff from them this year too.
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