Spring is on the way, I already started

[lettuceleaf]

http://mckarion.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/pushing-spring/


I aint going to wait that long! I wont, I got to have a dirt grubbing, finger nail busting fix NOW!!

Whew! thank goodness, I know about alternative gardening methods.

 

[vfem]

hi and if I hasn't said it before.

I know the feeling, I'm going NUTS in waiting!!!

 

[digitS']

I'm curious LettuceLeaf, there in South Carolina what elevation does it take for it to be "officially the last killing frost is about April 15. This is mid February, officially there are 2 whole months til spring planting time."

Wow! At that latitude, seems like spring would reach you sooner.

Steve

 

[lettuceleaf]

digitS, I live in what is known as the Piedmont region of SC., in the NW section of the state zone 8. Cool weather crops go in around March 1 but we are cautioned that warm weather cropping would be better delayed til
April 15; the suggested date for setting tomatoes, for example is May 1.

I frankly put a couple tomato plants as early as mid March (I grow in self contained planters), but it is cool enough that there seems to be little advantage beyond brag rights for large plants by June 1.

Most gardeners follow the old time tradition of Good Friday being the date to get the garden in.

Except that it is too wet to do anything right now, except in raised beds and containers, I can plant any cool weather crop ie cabbage, beets, carrots, etc.

 

[vfem]

digitS, I live in what is known as the Piedmont region of SC., in the NW section of the state zone 8. Cool weather crops go in around March 1 but we are cautioned that warm weather cropping would be better delayed til
April 15; the suggested date for setting tomatoes, for example is May 1.

I frankly put a couple tomato plants as early as mid March (I grow in self contained planters), but it is cool enough that there seems to be little advantage beyond brag rights for large plants by June 1.

Most gardeners follow the old time tradition of Good Friday being the date to get the garden in.

Except that it is too wet to do anything right now, except in raised beds and containers, I can plant any cool weather crop ie cabbage, beets, carrots, etc.

Yep... I'm in southern/mid NC 7b and our last expected frost is April 15th as well. I always try to get such things in the ground as Lettuce, cabbage, radish, carrots...ect about now. I'm a bit behind because of the WET.

I'll have peas in the ground the first week of March.

I do have a few things going in my greenhouse already

 

[lesa]

I am thinking of growing 4-8 inches of snow tonight and a second planting on Thursday!!! Grrr...27 days till spring!

 

[vfem]

I am thinking of growing 4-8 inches of snow tonight and a second planting on Thursday!!! Grrr...27 days till spring!

 

[HunkieDorie23]

I was watching the news this morning and they were talking about S.A.D. which is the clinical definition for winter blues and I thought ... they should plan a garden. The snow has been melting for 4 days here (this includes with 1/2 rain yesterday) and we still have 6 inches on the ground. Snow is in the forcast for the next 3 days. But... seeds are here and bought potting soil Saturday. Blues are gone!