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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

March 30-April 5, so they say.  I use March 30.  Of course, that is the
50/50 date.  It has snowed and stuck in mid April, and snowed in early
May here....very, very unusual though.  Was it two years ago that
everything was killed by that mid-late April hard freeze?

In my big beds, since there is composting going on in there and there is
plenty of air pocket insulation, things say warmer, probably 10-20
degrees warmer than the ground directly.  I just watch the weather, and
if the temps drop, I cover my beds with reemay, plastic pots, tarps, or
whatever.

I had to go to town today and I could not help myself as I drove by the
feed store.  I bought a Gala Apple, almost 8 ft tall,(with ball is 9+),
for $13.  The tag states that it is a dwarf tree, but I think not.  Then
I saw some Brussel Sprouts-transplants, and you know, I decided what the
heck..lol...I sowed seed in January, but it never sprouted, old seed...I
have new seed and was saving it for the Fall garden, but I took the easy
way out.

Rob, we sowed onions at about the same time.  Mine look more like chives
at this point, about 3" tall.  They are in a 1x2 wooden flat.  Stem
diameter is like toothpick width or a bit less.  When can I remove them
from flat and put them in the ground outside?

A neighbor came by today to see how the garden was going, and he brought
a gift of California Red onions.  These were in a 9 pk, but there were 2
per cell.  I traded him some of my mild yellow onions that were about
the same age as he only had white green onions and the red ones.  It was
a good trade, I think.  I hoed a row, and planted them today, too.
Lucky me.  If these Red Burgundy guys take off, I will be drying onions
for weeks!

I just took some pictures... will try to publish them later today...not
much to look at,,,,yet...

I still have a few cauliflower to transplant, but there was an anthill
in the bed.  I doused the ants with boiling vinegar water, and now I am
waiting on them to find another home before I can transplant the last of
my cauliflower.



Robert Walton wrote:
> Bev, I'm curious, what is your average last frost date?
>
> Rob - Va
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:32 PM, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
> > Today I planted the following greens in the garden beds:
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