Last night while The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and I watched Freakanomics I sorted through my giant bin of garden seeds hoping to find something new plant this weekend.
Well, clearly I am behind.
I still have sunflowers to plant {doing those this morning!} beans, ornamental corn, another round of lettuce, more kale {I can’t believe I’m saying that} ornamental millet {the Handsome Husband LOVES this plant} and oh, and more basil. Is it even possible to plant to much basil?
There are also a oddball seeds I need to get started in flats, and I need to finish planting our pumpkin and winter squash seeds too. Typically I don’t start those until June 1st, but I’m feeling a little anxious this year. Must. Have. Pumpkins. Lots, and lot’s of pumpkins!
How are your seed packets looking these days? Do you have everything planted yet?
I’d say it looks like I’ll be spending all day in the garden. Again. Does it ever end?
Happy Saturday everyone. Get out there and do something you love.
~Mavis
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The Prudent Homemaker says
Picking peaches today from our tree.
I still have things to plant: zinnias, vincas, cucumbers, and replant zucchini and butternut squash, which either never came up or got eaten (I don’t know which).
Plus I have the entire front yard to plant once we get done preparing it. We put dirt in two beds yesterday, where some lemons will go and some flowers will go.
I agree there can’t be too much basil. I am planning to plant it all along my walkway in the front yard once we get those beds established.
Diane says
A) No, it never ends (otherwise, why would we call ourselves “gardeners”?)
B) I noticed in your photo that you have a packet of Tiger’s Eye beans. Have you grown them before? I grew them a couple of seasons ago, and they’re WONDERFUL – beautiful to look at and they cook up tender, delicate and creamy. Enjoy!
C) I’m waiting until pretty near the first of June to plant our bean seeds and the eggplant and pepper starts (I may have to transplant those again). We’ve got forecasts for low temps back down into the mid-40s this coming week, and I want my beanie babies and warm weather-loving plants to get a running start with warmer nighttimes.
Did I mention that it never ends? Maybe for about ten days in December…
Veronica says
Millet makes a great cover crop that, when plowed back under, adds great organic material to your soil.
Krista says
i tried to grow pumpkins last year, we had these great big huge beautiful vines and gorgeous flowers but every time we would get a female we thought it was pollinated (we even hand did them because of the lack of bees in our area) about a week later they would shrivel up any tips? i didnt get a single pumpkin last year at all the kids were devistated
queen of string says
I was going to plant my beans this week, but night temps are now forecast at 7deg c, so I think I might start them in pots in the greenhouse instead for now. I am interested in what you are starting in flats, and concerned I have missed something!