
Spring is coming fast. The blueberry bushes have leaf buds (above). The flowering quince at the side of the house is about to bloom. I planted our first seed starts this morning.
The plan for seed starting is...
1/30/10 - 6 celery (
Utah 52-70) and 50 onions (
Talon)
2/27/10 - 12 cabbage (
Derby Day), 12 basil (
Sweet Basil), 12 tomatoes (10
Nova, 1
Oregon Cherry, 1
Siletz), 4 peppers (
California Wonder 300), 2 eggplants (
Millionaire), 2 cauliflower (Snow Crown), 2 broccoli (
Thompson)
4/3/10 - 14 squash (2
Black Beauty zucchini, 2
Yellow Crookneck, 4
Mesa Queen acorn, 2
Fairy, 2
Banana Pink Jumbo, 2
Small Sugar pumpkin), 2 melons (
Tigger), 4 cucumber (
Wautoma)
To be direct sown are green beans, edamame, fava beans, black-eyed peas, carrots, corn, garlic, lettuce, snow peas, peas, beets, radishes, spinach, and potatoes.
We're also putting in asparagus crowns in about a week. We also hope to get the grapes in this early spring - Interlaken or Niagara, Elizabeth or Fredonia, and Gewurztaminer.