By Mike Thayer
Starting seeds indoors helps relieve the symptoms of Spring Fever
The first official day of spring, March 20th, is right around the corner. Closer yet, is Daylight Savings Time, we lose an hour of sleep, a.k.a., “Spring Forward,” in moving the clocks up an hour on March 13. For many folks, that means it’s time to start playing outside in the dirt!
I’m one of those playing-in-the-dirt loving people. Gardening is a simple pleasure for me, from creating veggie or flower beds, to planting, to weeding, to the harvest, from start to finish it’s all good. And it doesn’t get any fresher than going out to the backyard, patio or balcony and picking fresh produce for dinner.
It’s a little early though to go crazy planting all kinds of things outside, frost is a danger through late April in my neck of the woods. In lieu of that and with spring fever in mind, I’ve been busy planting seeds and creating my own starter plants indoors. Growing plants from seed rather than buying starter plants at a big box store is less expensive and will allow you to plant more variety in your garden. I’ll be able to start planting cold tolerant veggies direct in the soil outside such as peas and onions outdoors here in a couple weeks. In the meantime, I’ve got all kinds of NOT cold tolerant veggies started indoors such as a variety of tomatoes, squash, cucumber and peppers.
These little green houses help speed up germination time
A former apartment dweller, I’m in a new place this year, that’s right I’m now a house dweller with a yard! Yahoo! What I haven’t figured out yet however, is where exactly to place my veggie garden. I plan to go with raised garden beds – stay tuned for that project blog post – but with a few trees in the backyard, I need to determine the best spot for maximum sun exposure. I’ve been keeping an eye on the shade patterns as they develop and fade sunrise to sundown, keeping in mind that the winter sun patterns won’t be the same as the summer sun. The best placement for my raised beds will be finalized a couple of weeks before Mother’s Day, May 8th.
Related: Spring Planting Time
$pend Wisely My Friends…..
Stay tuned for “Project Raised Bed”, I’ll be putting together some raised garden beds with wheels!
Getting ready for spring planting 2022 – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer
Starting seeds indoors helps relieve the symptoms of Spring Fever
The first official day of spring, March 20th, is right around the corner. Closer yet, is Daylight Savings Time, we lose an hour of sleep, a.k.a., “Spring Forward,” in moving the clocks up an hour on March 13. For many folks, that means it’s time to start playing outside in the dirt!
I’m one of those playing-in-the-dirt loving people. Gardening is a simple pleasure for me, from creating veggie or flower beds, to planting, to weeding, to the harvest, from start to finish it’s all good. And it doesn’t get any fresher than going out to the backyard, patio or balcony and picking fresh produce for dinner.
It’s a little early though to go crazy planting all kinds of things outside, frost is a danger through late April in my neck of the woods. In lieu of that and with spring fever in mind, I’ve been busy planting seeds and creating my own starter plants indoors. Growing plants from seed rather than buying starter plants at a big box store is less expensive and will allow you to plant more variety in your garden. I’ll be able to start planting cold tolerant veggies direct in the soil outside such as peas and onions outdoors here in a couple weeks. In the meantime, I’ve got all kinds of NOT cold tolerant veggies started indoors such as a variety of tomatoes, squash, cucumber and peppers.
These little green houses help speed up germination time
A former apartment dweller, I’m in a new place this year, that’s right I’m now a house dweller with a yard! Yahoo! What I haven’t figured out yet however, is where exactly to place my veggie garden. I plan to go with raised garden beds – stay tuned for that project blog post – but with a few trees in the backyard, I need to determine the best spot for maximum sun exposure. I’ve been keeping an eye on the shade patterns as they develop and fade sunrise to sundown, keeping in mind that the winter sun patterns won’t be the same as the summer sun. The best placement for my raised beds will be finalized a couple of weeks before Mother’s Day, May 8th.
Related: Spring Planting Time
$pend Wisely My Friends…..
Stay tuned for “Project Raised Bed”, I’ll be putting together some raised garden beds with wheels!