Just got a dwarf Belmac apple and a 4-in-1 European plum in, as well as my kale and chard in the ground. Long as we don’t get anymore hard freezes, we will be fine. Tomatoes, peppers and eggplants are coming along nicely to put out in 3-4 weeks. I love this time of year!
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When we had the frost warning last week, we covered the garden. It ended up getting down to 41… it’s meant to be the same tonight… I should cover them up again, right?
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Wouldnt be a bad idea. It would be a pity to kill of your garden right after you set it.
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I think she’s right.
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Well that improved a little!
Here’s a Habanero pepper plant I dug up last fall and kept indoors over winter. Looks like it made it!
Also, setting peas. Hooray for raised planting boxes - less crouching.
Radish situation
Spinach the size of my palm
Also, carrots are sprouting but they’re teeny-tiny. Pictures next week maybe
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well those flowers ain’t no pansies!
oh, wait…
looks like the watering did the job.
that is some giagantic spinach! does it get bitter when that big? i don’t let mine get that big before i pick them for fresh salads. it seems the heat, my shitty soil, or some combination lead to my spinach and spinach-like greens (tatsoi - a fave Japanese spinach) turning bitter. like i mean, spit it out bitter.
habaneros are really hardy, aren’t they! they can winter over and produce buckets of peppers over multiple seasons. had one that lasted two whole years, producing the entire time. got over three kilos off that one bush before a very bad whitefly infestation did in all the peppers that year.
take care of that back! you’ll need your strength come harvest time!
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I think It’s the heat that makes spinach bitter. I pull mine as soon as it starts to show signs of bolting. I’ve had some limited success growing spinach beneath my beans where they get a lot of shade.
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I saved some small potatoes last year to use as seed potatoes. Opened the box this morning…
Somehow I forgot that Styrofoam is translucent
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Oh dear. This is Kiss Me Deadly all over again.
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Umm. Are they just really ready to go or do you have to compost them?
I would never have considered Styrofoam that thick could let light through!
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They arent usable. They’ve used up too much of their stored energy.
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Bearded Iris Stepping Out | DutchGrown™
Stepping Out | Tall Bearded Iris – Schreiner’s Gardens
Tall Bearded Iris (Iris ‘Stepping Out’) in the Irises Database - Garden.org
Tall Bearded Iris Stepping Out Flowers in an English Garden by Tim Gainey
IRIS b-e 'Stepping Out’ - Iris barbata elatior - pépinières Lepage Bretagne Bord de mer
Stepping Out.
That is all.
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Maybe throw all of them in a 5gal bucket (not at the same time) of half-strength Maxicrop, in the shade?
Soak each for 15-20 minutes, then drain well. Keep them in the shade for the day. Walk away. Come back the next day and see who perks up.
ETA:
Oh oops!
Well that improved a little!
Well done!
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Got my winecap mushroom bed in and wood chips soaking for my pink oyster buckets. Planning on bringing my tomatoes out to start hardening off, and my potatoes are peeking out above ground. Spring is fun!
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Did my first spinach harvest today. These were spinach set as seedlings in October and left covered by fleece all winter. That’s inches, not centimeters
I thought a vole had made a nest in the spinach bed but then I found a rabbit in the garden. I had to remove the nest, thankfully before there were any baby bunnies in there.
Carrots have popped up. I may have to cover them again because the squirrels keep digging into the beds
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Cross-posting from one of the food threads:
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I had put it off, thinking it was a little late to start them, and maybe I’d get some next year…but I just ordered two packets and got the free shipping 
(Thinking I’ll plant one packet this year and save the other for next year…I know seeds are packed for the current year, but some should still sprout next year, shouldn’t they?)
Just wanted to mention it in case anyone else is interested in their seeds/plants/goods. Looks like they are located in Maine, so I imagine the free shipping would end whenever it’s midnight in Maine…
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