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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

Rob; the weather in northern PA has been phenominally warm and pleasant 
(with a couple of cold spells) for this early in the spring. I've gotten 
most of my beds prepared. I finally planted out my lettuce, Chinese cabbage, 
onions (I always grow Ailsa Craig, too, and Walla Walla this year), leeks, 
and potatoes. I hope winter doesn't decide to make a comeback. If it stays 
nice, I'll be tempted to put out my early tomatoes under plastic earlier 
than I'd planned.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:12 PM
Subject: [Homestead] Garden on the mind


> Glad to see some posts. I'm sure everyone has been busy. I like that about
> spring. Time to get shaking and get some work done. What I do in spring 
> sets
> the tone for the rest of the year.
>
> There are lots of little sunflowers coming up everywhere from seed that 
> the
> birds dropped, I'm letting a few well placed ones grow.
>
> I outlined the herb plot with Jerusalem Artichokes. I'm sure I'll regret
> that some day!
>
> The chamomile reseeded itself. I lost the rosemary to cold. I see arugula
> coming up very late. Also have some creasy salad coming up and some 
> spinach
> mustard. It might be a productive little plot. I also planted a nice 
> little
> spot of Alfalfa. I want it for tea.
>
> I planted out my onions I grew from seed today. I planted some other 
> starts
> and sets I'd bought. Mental note to plant onion seed on New Years Day 
> 2010.
> I counted 180 Ailsa Craig plants. That's my heirloom. I hope it does well,
> I'd like to save seed. I planted probably 100 Candy onions, I've planted
> that hybrid for 3 years and it always makes nice onions.
>
> It's been so rainy here, I just had yesterday and today to get in the
> garden. It's been on the cool side, hard frost last week, but I was
> surprised at how warm the soil is. Those whippoorwills must know what they
> are doing, they are back.
>
> Rob - Va
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