Get in The Garden
Planting early spring’s cool crops.
This is going to a perfect spring for growing crops that thrive under 75 degrees fahrenheit.
It'll be a great weekend to set some time and get in the garden..
A garden is practical. It’s about lifting some burden off your grocery bills. Planting will cost a few dollars. Saving hundreds!
Cool crops grow quickly. Nature does most of the work. Excellent project for young kids. A radish sprouts rapidly.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
It’ Planting Time
Planting early spring’s cool crops.
Green Springing
Green is sprinkling around Ohio.
My instincts are telling me an early spring.
Don't rush and plant those seeds just yet+
But in the next few weeks. You'll want to begin your cool crops outdoors. They can handle some cold days!
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Getting to The Roots
The benefits of growing root vegetables.
I'm a practical gardener. Meaning I am realistic about space and garden costs.
Radishes, beets and turnips are a great way to get the most out of the cool crop season.
Beets and turnips are edible from root to leaves. Making a great addition to salads.
Like my lettuce and spinach. I pick turnip and beet leaves. By selecting leaves. The lettuce or root crop regrows new leaves, without hindering the plants.
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Spinach Super-Powerful
Spinach is a superfood.
What makes spinach so good for us?
Spinach is rich in iron, Vitamins C&E.
Full of potassium and magnesium.
Growing this fresh and eating will improve your immune system and tummy troubles.
Might even have anticancer properties.
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Remember to Pea
Planting peas in spring.
Starting Our Spring Gardens
It's time to purchase and plant our cool crop seeds.
The very 1st thing that I plant are my peas.
My choices are "sugar snap" and "snow" peas. I don't grow "shell" peas, but they are equally delicious.
Peas must have something to grow up. If you decide to repurpose an item as their structure. Make sure you aid the pea vine by securing it to the structure, with garden twine.
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St Leafy Green Day
Celebrating leafy greens.
Lettuce Lovers
My favorite lettuces to grow are Black Seeded Simpson and Buttercrunch.
We have already learned that when you grow lettuce in your garden. You companion the produce with sweet alyssum.
We need the parasitic wasp to eliminate any aphids ruining your lettuce crops.
The second crop to plant with your lettuce are herbs.
Parsley is not a good early spring companion for lettuce. The herb promotes early bolting of your lettuce.
Dill is my favorite herb to pair with my cool crops. The smell keeps the bunnies away!
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Parasitic Wasp Magic
Parasitic wasps are beneficial against aphids.
No romance blossoms more abundantly. Sweet Alyssum and Leafy Spring Greens!!! The magic is the parasitic wasp!
Sweet Alyssum flowers are irresistible to tiny parasitic wasps.
These insects use the aphids as a nursery for their baby wasps. Also baby wasps love to feed on aphids.
The wasp requires the body cavity of the aphids to survive.
No chemicals. No aphids. No garden problems. Thanks to our helpful wasp!!!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
