So far today I’ve transplanted 40 alpine strawberries i’d started from seed back in January. Transplanted 25 ‘cayenne blend’ peppers from totally tomatoes, planted out 300 rice seeds i’d soaked in warm water for 24hr, planted out 50 okra seeds i’d soaked with 1tsp of bleach.
To go I’ve got 20 ‘Kung Pao’ cayennes to transplant, 150+ other sweet peppers and hopefully start some more Jicama and plant out the 200 asparagus seeds (purple passion, mary washington and jersey knight) i’ve had soaking since yesterday. IF I have time this afternoon/evening I have 300+ tomatoes yet to transplant. This isn’t transplanting into the garden yet, still having lows in the low 40’s right now (very unseasonable, must be global warming/etc). I’m putting stuff into the el cheapo plastic drinking glasses (5oz and 9oz).
This weekend hopefully we can start laying papers and mulch in the garden in preparation for planting (peanuts, beans, cowpeas, corn, sorghum, millet) and transplanting all the stuff in cups right now.
This summer i’m going to be making an herb garden as part of a front yard landscaping bed so I’ll be starting those seeds and cuttings next week sometime.
Then, if I’m not incapacitated on a heating pad, I’ve got to transplant all my citrus into 15gal containers.
We’re going to be trying SRI method of growing the grains and legumes in the garden this year. I’m going to keep track of yield/sqft for the first time to have an idea of how we’re doing productively.
Ok, so what does SRI stand for? You’ve been very productive. I am exhausted just thinking about all that effort.
The next booklet I have to read is growing medicinal herbs in as little as 50 sq. feet. I am probably going to limit my herbs to pots again this year, but maybe next year, Hubby will have some time to make me a pyramid herb garden.
That's the way to go. I use the 5 oz paper Dixie(tm) cups for some stuff, and the 16 oz plastic Solo(tm) cups for other stuff.
Most of my stuff starts life in an egg carton.
Waste not/want not.
/johnny