I am just sure spring is right around the corner. J and I are picking thru seed catalogs and taking inventory of the seeds from last year. The two of us decided on a blog for a few reasons; first, we give away our plants to friends and family and thought they may enjoy checking in to see how thier future tomatoes and peppers are coming along. Secondly, I am hoping to make a record of what we did in order to avoid making the same mistakes year after year. Finally, I got a new camera and this seems like a pretty good way to use it.
This year know I need to make a few changes.
This year know I need to make a few changes.
- No one needs as many petunias as I tend to start. The first seeds sown are so much fun that I get a little bit carried away. By the time they are in the 4" pots there are so many it is ridiculous.
- I am not going to harden off plants for anyone but me It is just way to difficult. Now, if someone were to donate a greenhouse I would certainly reconsider...
- I am going to reduce the number of plant varieties and of plants generally. Again I get carried away and by mid summer I have a garden that cannot be accessed without heavy machinery. This leaves me feeling overwhelmed and I abandon the place altogether. It is no surprise then that veggies go unharvested and/or never ripen because they end up in full shade due to the surrounding jungle.
- We will start plants a bit later to avoid having to plant spindly plants that take a long time to recover from transplanting.
- Along those same lines I will not rush the transplanting and/or hardening off timing. Last year I drug what seemed like thousands of plants in and out of the garage a few times trying to avoid a few cold spells.
Now that I know what I am NOT going to do this should be a peice of cake. Right?
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