I'm not much for plugging products, etc., but I can't help it this time. The latest issue of Mother Earth News (April/May 2011) is really excellent. There's loads of good information in it for any gardener. It's $5.99 at a newstand, but you might be able to check it out at your local library.
The lettuce we started in peat pots is progressing nicely, if what seems to be very slowly. They really want to be outside all day in the sun.
The lettuce and spinach planted in the ground is doing well in spite of being heavily covered each evening to ward off the overnight cold. This cold snap has lasted longer than last year's late March cold. Some of the plants are a little flattened by the coverings, but I'm sure they'll bounce back when the blankets come off for good.
And in spite of the cold, things just keep popping up! The sprout below is a "baby" raspberry plant. Raspberries send out runners using their root systems. And they are quite prolific! If all the runners were allowed to survive, this garden area would be a dense briar patch by this time next year. Raspberry runners have even gone under our four inch deep concrete sidewalk and popped up on the other side in the strawberry patch!
The peony sprouts broke through the ground over the past few days. They'll bloom in May.
And the strawberry runners, which spread on top of the ground unlike the habit of raspberries, are responding to the sunshine now.
I'd be very interested in hearing from you regarding topics you'd like me to cover. Email me or leave a comment below with your question or idea. Thanks & I'll be back later in the week.
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