Yesterday, after I posted, I worked in the yard a bit. I cut back a few plants that were a little worse for all this ice and snow and then tackled the vegetable beds. Lets just say Jeremy did not prep enough this fall. There are still some dried stalks which is never a good thing to leave over winter. It encourages nasties to grow in your lovely soil. I did clean out two of the beds. I need to get myself motivated. It is almost time to seed some snow peas and lettuce.
The snow peas are a new trial. I have never grown them before. I figure a buck eighty wasted on seeds if they are a total flop will not be the worst thing I have done with my life! I do enjoy them steamed with garlic...YUM!!
Lettuce...oh how you are the thorn in my side you sweet tender leaves of green and red. If I buy plants they are always too sickly or it is too late in the season and they immediatly bolt and turn in to a bitter milky mess. If I plant seeds...they take forever to come up and then...yes..they bolt in to a bitter milky mess. This year I have vowed to direct seed them earlier and to use two different locations. One bed is in mostly direct sun and the other is in definite partial shade. I am hedging my bets. Fingers crossed people!!
One thing that did make me happy while cleaning up was my shallots. Yes those little oniony things that we buy in the store for ridiculous prices. I purchased some generic cultivar last fall and tried them out..no biggie. they did their thing...I took all the best looking bulbs and reset them in a permanate onion area. yes I have an area just for multiplying onions..and you should as well so stop judging me.
These little fools are doing killer. Even with all these low temps they bravely way their ragged leaves. I am so looking forward to a nice spring harvest. Can you say quiche?
Well back to lusting over seeds and other things. Be well and do good work people!!!
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