We really need to get a good crop this year too. Need to mitigate the food budget. It grows very quickly with the every shrinking packages.
Also the oil prices will be having an impact on food costs - time to stock up before the price increases hit. Frozen foods and canned goods etc.
Bastardi is just about the best forecaster. We are also expecting an early fall/winter-so we selected plants with the shortest DTM this year.
And I'm praying he's going to be wrong on that one. It's one I wouldn't mind him being wrong on. However, I am not counting on it.
I'm sure you've heard the saying. ......
If you mention something and it's good, it goes away, and if it's bad, it happens.
I am expecting to gain a little extra growing season on this end this year. It *LOOKS LIKE* at this point in time, we are safe to plant.
A friend started my tomato plants this year and they are already a really good size, way bigger than the garden/hardware store 6 packs.
I also found a nice container of huge green peppers that was a little pricey, but they are already two feet tall with lots of flowers, so if they can start producing NOW, we can get them all summer instead of the end of Aug.
I figured I'd grab them before they were gone.