A wonderfully balmy winter day was perfect for planting. Feb. 14 is often used as the marker for planting peas (garden, sugar snap, and snow) across the continent, but it's not often so pleasant as today, here in the Eastern U.S., although days like this are typical in late February.
The soil in the 'main' vegetable garden was frozen on the surface until about noon (it's shady this time of year now, because of the angle of the sun, and the increasing height of the shrub row and hollies beyond the fence). The satellite garden beds were warm in contrast -- I meant to check the difference in soil temperatures.
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| peas, onions, and garlic in the satellite garden |
I worked up the beds, planted 2 bundles of onion plants, sowed peas (of all sorts mentioned above), sprinkled out some collards and sprouting broccoli seeds as an experiment, and poked some radish seeds around the pea plantings.
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| garlic and onion beds |
My seed potatoes should be on their way tomorrow, so I'll get a couple of new beds ready for them. (I'm eyeing the 'wasted' lawn space between the garden shed and the satellite garden again). I need more space with full sun....
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| flats in cold frame |
I tucked flats of newly-sown lettuce, mesclun, and 'peas-in-a-pot'-- a dwarf pea that caught my attention in a seed catalog -- into the cold frame.
