My SIL always plants early & about the time I’m ready to put something in the ground, one of her raised beds is up, growing & looking good. I always say I’m going to keep an eye on her garden & when she plants something, I’m planting.
Fortunately, she texted me that she’d been in the garden this past Wednesday & ‘killed’ her back (she’s fine after some ‘vitamin I’) so I walked down to take a look & chat. She’s planted early peas, radishes & I think some scallions. So ... this weekend, I think I’m putting in radish, scallion & some kale seeds. The kale is Nero Toscana & small leaves are used by ‘gourmets’ in salads, so they say .... before anything can bolt as it gets hotter, my folks will eat them up. These seeds will all be planted in a raised bed that will be outside of the anti-deer/crow fence, but I think I have devised a way to protect the plants - deer love radishes so they’re what I’m worried about most.
We’re still having cold nights, some dipping below freezing. Tomorrow is supposed to be near 80. The weather reminds me of Lucy, jerking the football away from Charlie Brown .... beautiful warm spring days/mild nights are the football & Mother Nature tempts us to “plant”, then jerks the planting/growing weather away with a cold day or two plus below freezing nights thrown in. As Charlie says ... aaaarrrggh!! :-)
Good afternoon, fellow gardeners! We are having a beautiful sunny day here for a nice change. It gives me hope that Spring won’t wait to come until late April (or later) this year. I can go outside in short sleeves for the first time in months! I know it will get back to freezing temps in the next few days, but I’m grateful for the peek into Spring!