Planting Potatoes

Yesterday I planted my potatoes for 2011. 76 hills of Kennebec and 44 hills of Red Norland.

Planting Onions

Last Sunday I planted my onions for 2011. That's 272 Copra, 160 Walla Walla, and 40 Red Zeppelin. Got a quarter of an inch of rain that same night and another much needed .8 of an inch last night.

Amy's Cabbage

My granddaughter is in the "Bonnie's 3rd Grade Cabbage Program".

You can read about it here: http://www.bonnieplants.com/CabbageProgram/GrowingtheBonnieMegaCabbage/tabid/82/Default.aspx

I was assigned the task of growing THE cabbage. A Bonnie Mega-Cabbage (OS Cross). I planted it on Saturday with a cutworm collar.
Then I covered it with a chicken wire cage to keep the birds away.

Another cage for deer. I only have one plant. The hardest job so far was taking pictures in a 25 MPH wind.

First planting in 2011

Yesterday afternoon I planted some spinach, lettuce, beets and carrots. This is how my handiwork looks this morning. April fool???

Cabbage and Broccoli

I have started 3 Stonehead cabbage and 6 Green Goliath broccoli plants. They will be ready to plant outside in the next week or two. I will plant more cabbage seeds outside, under a board, in about 10 day intervals for a constant supply all year.

Spring Is Coming

Spring is coming to this part of the country right on schedule. The progress can be seen in my asparagus bed. No planting for at least two weeks.

Groundhog Day 2011

The blizzard of 2011 is now history. I can barely remember the blizzards of 1948, 1954, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2009, and 1010.
I would rather remember peonies.

And butterflies