Spring is Here!!!!!

Oh no, here it is several days into spring and I don't really have it together yet. I have been to the Co-op and picked up a few plants (broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, onions and a few strawberry plants) plus seeds at various places. The bad part, I haven't set the plants out yet. I am hoping to get them into pots over the next week plus get my lettuce flats seeded.

I still can't drive and was worried about enough potting soil. However, a trek through the yard this evening has rounded up 4 leftover bags from last year plus enough pots filled with dirt that can be dumped and re-potted to take care of my cold crops.

Immediately after picking up the plants our temps dropped to single digits again and then we had a few roller coaster weeks of warm temps through the weekdays, rain on Fri and Sat which turned into sleet and 3-4 inches of snow by Sunday. Last week was mostly nice - about 60 degrees days and 40 nights - so I have moved the plants to the deck. I had to cover them for a few days when we dove below freezing again this weekend but they seem to be hanging in there since it didn't get below 29.

I am also behind on my seed orders but plan to finish that this week. I am trying to add more fruit to my diet especially cherries and blueberries. Both are great antioxidants and very good for you. Parks has a lovely small blueberry that can be grown in containers that I am considering. They also have a lovely fig that looks similar to the brown turkey figs. It is also small and can be grown in containers. Both are rated for colder climates.

I am off to finish those orders. Temps are in the 50's & 60's right now but it is steady rain so not much to do outside right now.