Planting Time
Its April 28th, the snow has melted off, and the first plants are in the ground!!! This morning I planted kohlrabi, kale, chard, Napa cabbage and radishes. Pending good weather I plan on planting scallion onions and parsley later this week.
The transplants are building up in my house and I've started to move the cold hardy plants like onions, kohlrabi, lettuce, and beets outside to harden off. The warm season plants are just coming up in their trays. Look for some potted tomato and basil plants at the first farmers' market. Total starts so far this season: 4480.
The potato seed has also arrive I'm looking forward to getting them in the ground mid-May. Kennebek and Dark Red Norlands will be the varieties this year. For anyone looking for the Adirondack Blue potatoes I grew last year, I will not be growing them this year. Due to the drought, my seed source had a crop failure for that variety but, look for them in future years. Thank you to Landis and Steve of Hermit Creek Farm for storing my potato seed.
The transplants are building up in my house and I've started to move the cold hardy plants like onions, kohlrabi, lettuce, and beets outside to harden off. The warm season plants are just coming up in their trays. Look for some potted tomato and basil plants at the first farmers' market. Total starts so far this season: 4480.
The potato seed has also arrive I'm looking forward to getting them in the ground mid-May. Kennebek and Dark Red Norlands will be the varieties this year. For anyone looking for the Adirondack Blue potatoes I grew last year, I will not be growing them this year. Due to the drought, my seed source had a crop failure for that variety but, look for them in future years. Thank you to Landis and Steve of Hermit Creek Farm for storing my potato seed.