[Diana in Wisconsin]

February Garden Chores: A Short and Fun List

Plan Your Garden
Buy Seeds
Winter Sowing
Get Your Gear Together
Monitor Your Houseplants
Take Inventory
Take a Class

https://northerngardener.org/february-garden-chores-a-short-and-fun-list/

[Diana in Wisconsin]

10 Household Items to Repurpose for Gardening Bargains

Found Objects (Planters)
Paper Bags
Old Kitchen Utensils
Newspapers
Tin Cans
Coffee Grounds
Bar Soap
Disposable Aluminum Pie Tins
Packing Peanuts
Hosiery

https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/gardening-basics/basic-garden-bargains/

Diana here: I will add Yogurt and Cottage cheese containers - the big ones are perfect for tomato, pepper and eggplant transplants, and Toilet Paper and Paper Towel rolls. When cut down, 72 will fit in a standard sized flat. Perfect for starting Snap Peas and Sweet Pea flowers that don’t like their roots disturbed for transplanting.

Lastly, eggshells. Dried out and crushed fine, they are a great source of calcium for tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, zukes and cukes; prevents Blossom End Rot. I toss a generous 1/2 cup into each planting hole, then do a top dressing later as the plant grows. Works like magic! :)

[Liz]

One Pot Casserole / 6 - 8 servings
Easy on you--ground beef in sauce w/ toasty buttery seasoned rolls, then oven baked.

Ing 4 Tb butter, divided 2 lge grated carrots, 1/2 onion, diced 1 green bell pepper 5 minced gar/cloves, 2 1/2 lb grnd beef 1 1/2 c ketchup 2 Tb br/sugar 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp dry mustard 2 c beef stock 2 Tb ea tomato paste, Worc, s/p 12 slider rolls, 1 tsp everything bagel, or sesame seeds

Directions Soften on med 2 tbl butter, carrot, onion, green bell pepper about 4 min. Add garlic; cook a min. Add grnd beef, breaking up w/ wooden spoon, cook til no longer pink 5-7 min. Drain some liquid or fat in skillet if needed.

Add ketchup, brown sugar, chili powder, dry mustard, beef stock, tomato paste, Worc, s/p. Stir/combine/simmer 3-5 min. Add hot sauce if desired. Transfer to 9X13" casserole. Nestle rolls (tops and bottoms together) into burger mixture and brush w/ 2 tbl melted butter. Sprinkle tops w/ everything bagel or sesame seeds. Bake 375 deg 8-10 min til tops are toasty. Serve immediately.

[metmom]

YEA!!!

It’s February.

Convenient for you that both Feb and March start on Saturdays.

Saves posting an extra thread.

[Texas resident]

February in SE Texas is the worst month. Freezing cold and rain. But when March gets here, the winter switch goes off.
First week of March is planting time.
Tomatoes and Peppers are the best crops down here.