Anticipation

Written by karen on February 10th, 2016

Today is one of the first really warm days this spring. It seems like it’s been a cold winter, and we are eagerly anticipating warmer temperatures and some quality time in the garden.

I’ve begun my starts in the house and am starting to think about what’s going to go into which bed.

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We’ve also started clearing a space for a small new greenhouse.

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I’m not deviating too much from last year’s garden, but I am planting a few new things — a new variety of tomato (Skyway, a large red tomato which is supposed to be nematode resistant and do well in heat), turnips, and shishito peppers (the last two are both things we love to eat).

Before we know it, asparagus will be popping up. We love those perennials.

 

1 Comments so far ↓

  1. Algot Runeman says:

    Wow, I’m trying like mad to visualize February 11 as “spring.” Here in New England, we typically anticipate another month of snow potential with planting dates WAY off in May.

    Perhaps you have ties to the solar seasonal cycle. Solar spring did just begin. http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/astronomy/northern-hemisphere-solar-spring-is-underway/55351146

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