First I have to start out with a photo of our first hatch, because they are SO cute! Here are the Mystery Chicks
Aren’t they adorable??? This has got to be THE BEST WAY to start Pre-Spring Ever!! If you remember I have declared winter OVER as of yesterday in favor of Pre-Spring, and the weather today surely did cooperate. Warm and breezy and the thermometer read in the mid 60’s all day. Unfortunately I didn’t get to spend much of the day outside as I had lots of computer work to get done today and didn’t want to be too far away from the new babies.
Tonight I finalized our 2009 Garden Plan and ordered the rest of the seeds & plants we will need, except for two things I’ll have to find locally; celery & onions. I’ll have to check the Co-Op next time I’m over there, perhaps next week to buy an extra bulb for the brooder in case mine goes out. So… here is the list of this years veggies
- Spinach
- Mustard Greens
- Cucumber
- Green Beans
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Tomatoes
- Corn Bi-Color
- Corn Yellow
- Carrots
- Green Peppers
- Iceburg Lettuce
- Watermelon
- Sunflower
- Spaghetti
- Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Cantelope
- Parsnips
- Peanuts
- Leeks
- Yukon Gold Potatoes
- Celery
- Onions
The garden already has Strawberries, about 30 plants… and then there is the Blueberry & Raspberry bushes both of which look sad and will likely need replacing this year. I have pretty much decided to go ahead and get some big well started bushes to replace them with and hope I get the best results with that, instead of the ‘stick’ I planted that doesn’t look like it’ll make it. Most everything will go into the ground 2nd week or so of April to make sure we’re past the possibility of frost. A couple of things I’ll be starting inside in just a couple of weeks and move them out in April. We’re borrowing a tiller from a friend and in exchange we’re going to pass along quite a few of our extra seeds, and hope to get all of that done by the end of March. That gives us enough time to start transferring some of our compost & add some chicken manure to the areas we’re going to turn over. I can’t wait to get started. I hope your planning your upcoming harvest, the time is now!