Farmstand

Taught a gardening class today.  I concentrated on containers with edibles:  dwarf tomato, lettuce, and cucumber with nasturtiums and chives.  Used 8-gallon plastic terra-cotta pots with drainage holes. Cautioned them to use a saucer under so not to stain patio or porch floor.

Started the lettuce about 3 weeks ago in peat pots on the windowsill.  Time to set them out.  Cool and wet are the perfect time for them.

Yes, it snowed last night!  Quite unexpected, but nothing was bothered by it.  And, the rhubarb has just put its first leaves up right through it.  I love rhubarb.  It is rather sour, but cooked with sugar is just the right tartness for pancake or ice cream topping.  And cake!  My grandmother would make plain…

Checked the dried and storage garlic today and found two that have sprouted little green tops.  They will not keep now (the bulbs get mushy) so I planted them out with the winter garlic. This will test whether garlic should be planted in the fall or if it is ok to plant them in spring.

The garlic popped their little heads up today.  They were planted last fall about 6 inches apart and covered with lots of mulch.  During the winter they put out roots so they are strong in the spring. Garlic is tasty in so many types of dishes and also roasted.  They will grow about 3 feet…

Yes, i know it’s early, but it’s so sunny and warm I cannot resist the urge to plant.  so, peas went in today.  Planted them along the fence by the driveway to neighbor’s house.  It’s a nice sunny, sheltered spot so they should be fine even if we get a late frost.

The shallots are just poking their heads up.  They look like grass just now and I must remember not to pull them.  Shallots will be a nice mild substitute for onions and are not so hard to digest.