Time to Plant

This will be my third year having a garden. Oddly enough, each year it gets bigger and bigger. Although there is an obvious economic value in turning $15 dollars worth of vegetable plants into $115 dollars worth of fresh produce, there is also an intrinsic value of seeing hard work sprout from the earth and bear fruit. I encourage all who participate in The Suburban Challenge to plant a garden this year.  Intimidated?  Stick with me and I'll walk you through it......

The Week of March 19-25:  Prep your soil.  Plow, till, tear up!!  Get oxygen to the dormant soil and start killing off the grass in the area you are using for a garden.

Plant Spring Garden March 19-March 28th:  The following plants can handle a little cold so they will do OK if we have a few more cold mornings in March and April. Plant them now and you will have spring salads and coleslaw for May and June.

• Broccoli
• Onions
• Potatoes
• All Lettuces
• Carrots
• Brussel Sprouts
• Cabbage
• English/Spring Peas

Friday March 18th we had the garden plowed.  Saturday March 19th we planted English Peas, Spinach, and Carrots all from seeds.  We then planted 4 green cabbage, 2 red cabbage, 10 spring onions, 10 broccoli, 4 romaine lettuce, 4 brussel sprouts, 3 swiss chard, and 3 bok choy. In this picture you can see the romaine lettuce on the right and the brussel sprouts on the left. 

If this is your first garden only plant a third of the above amounts!

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This post is dedicated to Rex McCall....The Ultimate Gardner!! During World War II he trained German Prisoners of War how to garden.  We miss you and love you Pawpaw.