The first day of spring (March 20th) is only two weeks away!
(Surely Old Man Winter must be looking forward to a good loooooong rest following the blockbuster of snow, ice and below freezing temperatures he produced for us this year.)
Miraculously, the ground has finally thawed and the soil is now workable...the equivalent of a personalized invitation to my nature loving husband to go outside and get dirty preparing our two small gardens...tilling, removing moss and rocks, carefully creating neat rows and planting our spring veggies: Rainbow Chard, Peas, Spinach, Radishes, Russian Fingerling & Yukon Potatoes, Beets, Turnips and a few herbs.
The fruits of our gardens will be available in 8 or more weeks (depending on the weather). At which point we arrive to my part in the equation. And while, yes, a simple drizzle of olive oil and sea salt are often best with these fresh jewels of the earth, I'll be sure to share a couple of my favorite recipes honoring my sweet gardener.
Do you have any gardening plans this year? I'd love to hear about them!
A caddy-corner view of the freshly tilled and planted gardens through the sweet pea trellises.
looks great! we are attempting berries this year!!!
Posted by: andrea | Sunday, March 06, 2011 at 08:16 PM
Oh yum, I love berries! Such a great idea. What type/s are you growing?
Posted by: Juliane | Sunday, March 06, 2011 at 09:19 PM
I see you have your seeds stored in little see-through sealed plastic baggies with the original packets inside for reference. What a great way to keep them stored and fresh. Where did you get the little baggies from? They look nice and sturdy. Also, does this keep the seeds so that you can use any leftovers the following year? I have a number of leftovers that I'd hate to waste.
Posted by: Pamk | Friday, May 27, 2011 at 11:39 PM
Actually those seeds were packaged that way, PamK. However, we do store our extras in ziplocks. As for replanting leftover seeds, we plan to do so for our summer garden- however the older the seeds get the less likely they are to germinate. I know last year we used leftover seeds successfully from the year prior- and since our fall garden is the same as our spring selection- we'll be able to use those leftovers. xoxo j
Posted by: Juliane | Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 10:13 PM