Waiting for Spring

[ksmith]

I'll be starting the tomato seeds this weekend, using seed trays and a grow light. The feed store where I get the kidz' dogfood will be selling pepper plants, I assume when it's warm enough to plant. I'll be planting strawberries for the first time. Assorted herbs. I'll be trying raised beds this year, a 4x8 foot patch that, I hope, will produce enough for me to attempt canning. If not, maybe there will be enough for freezer sauce and jam and lots of veggies.

I will be using the deck planter again, but for herbs and flowers only. Last summer's upside-down tomatoes didn't do very well. Two of the four plants grew very well, but they only produced a few tomatoes each. All in all, a waste of time, unfortunately.

I still have plenty of dried oregano and rosemary, but I may still grow fresh. Thyme. Parsleys.

I'm looking forward to this.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The cool thing about Lasagna gardening is you can plant seedlings immediately. You don't have to wait for everything to break down. The worst part is you may have to water more often because it drains more quickly.

If you are planing seeds, though, just make the top 2" soil or some soil-like medium so the seeds can sprout and take hold.

You could use cardboard as the bottom layer, too. I grab newspapers from work (we have 5 subscriptions) or ask coworkers to save them for me. Or grab them from the curb on recycling day.

Jody in PA