larry_stewart
Master Chef
Im excited.
Got a batch of seeds last week from my mail order, and my first batch of plants also arrived ( cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower).
Onions should arrive at the end of the month, and the local farm store should have potatoes available in a few weeks too.
Ive spent the winter thinking about what I did wrong last year, and how I can improve upon it this year.
Of course, the day I get my plants is the day before i was going away for a few days. The weather is a little unpredictable still here in New York, so Im hesitant to get anything directly in the ground. I planted the plants in 4 inch starter pots, just to give them room to breath for a week or two, until i feel comfortable enough that the weather won't kill them.
Just about everything is in raised beds or pots for me, due to voles, moles and other rodents. turned out to be a decent defense for me ( one of the things I've been tweaking over the years).
Last year I was smart enough to create a nice spread sheet as to when I planted, when I fertilized and when I harvested each edible thing in my yard. its nice to have something like that to fall back on. Makes tweaking that much easier having my own personal guide (wish I was doing it for the past 20 years, but better late than never).
My weakness is, If a plant pops up because it reseeded itself from the previous year (usually tomatoes), I tend to let it do its thing instead of removing it to keep ideal growing conditions for the other plants. Also, If I see an unusual plant or variety that I've never tried before,I get it. Doesn't matter if i have the room or not, I just get and deal with it.
Anyway, Im just excited and had to tell someone ( or everyone).
Here's to a great gardening year for anyone who gardens, and may the varmints move on to my neighbors yard and leave me a plentiful harvest!
Cheers,
larry
Got a batch of seeds last week from my mail order, and my first batch of plants also arrived ( cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower).
Onions should arrive at the end of the month, and the local farm store should have potatoes available in a few weeks too.
Ive spent the winter thinking about what I did wrong last year, and how I can improve upon it this year.
Of course, the day I get my plants is the day before i was going away for a few days. The weather is a little unpredictable still here in New York, so Im hesitant to get anything directly in the ground. I planted the plants in 4 inch starter pots, just to give them room to breath for a week or two, until i feel comfortable enough that the weather won't kill them.
Just about everything is in raised beds or pots for me, due to voles, moles and other rodents. turned out to be a decent defense for me ( one of the things I've been tweaking over the years).
Last year I was smart enough to create a nice spread sheet as to when I planted, when I fertilized and when I harvested each edible thing in my yard. its nice to have something like that to fall back on. Makes tweaking that much easier having my own personal guide (wish I was doing it for the past 20 years, but better late than never).
My weakness is, If a plant pops up because it reseeded itself from the previous year (usually tomatoes), I tend to let it do its thing instead of removing it to keep ideal growing conditions for the other plants. Also, If I see an unusual plant or variety that I've never tried before,I get it. Doesn't matter if i have the room or not, I just get and deal with it.
Anyway, Im just excited and had to tell someone ( or everyone).
Here's to a great gardening year for anyone who gardens, and may the varmints move on to my neighbors yard and leave me a plentiful harvest!
Cheers,
larry