It is the perfect time for planting peas, lettuce, and spinach!. You can plant these seeds and the tricky spring snow can come again and only make the seeds happier! How delightful is that!
Things I do to get ready for Spring vegetable planting:
*Buy seeds- (Rite Aid has seed packets for 25c ea.) Bargain!
*Decide where to plant.
It is a good idea to plant your lettuce, spinach etc. in a new place every year. I think George Washington came up with this idea and you know- he was a fabulous farmer besides being the 1st President of the United States.
*Wait until the soil is dry enough to dig. Right now in my backyard- the dirt is perfect! Not wet or clumpy. It should be fine and loose. (Is clumpy a word?) Wherever you have decided to plant- dig it up alittle, mulch in last Falls good stuff and enjoy the dirt.
* I usually plant 3 rows of each- lettuce and spinach. I just dig the trowel in a straight line in my designated space, about a half inch deep and then go back and sprinkle in the seeds along the trowel path (they are small like salt from a salt shaker.) Gently go back and barely cover with dirt.
*Last year I planted a few more rows 10 days later to space the harvest out a little. It worked!
*The seeds need plenty of moisture- so rain, wet snow and then the Spring sunshine are "aperfectmundo" for these seeds.
It's that simple.
And then in about 45-55 days you are having lettuce and spinach salads like crazy!
Try it. Fresh lettuce and spinach are the BOMB.
Alyson
I've been itching to get my garden started this year. I really let it go last fall because I was sick with my pregnancy. So, now I am cleaning out my flower beds. I need to get some compost and then i will be ready to plant. Daniel has been asking every day if he can plant seeds. I'm trying spinach for the first time this year. I'm crossing my fingers. I love your new family blog!
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