Hurray! Today is March 1st. For Central Florida in my growing zone that means the danger of frost and freezes has past. Quiet happily this coincides also with me coming back to my normal self after being in bed on and off all weekend with a head cold. I started out my day with preparations for spring growing. I pruned back all the dead wood from the Neem and Moringa olefiera trees, the candle bush (Senna alata), cork screw gingers, hibiscus, and various other shrubs and herbs. I weeded the old mugwort from mugwort patch. There are already lots of little baby variegated mugworts coming up. Finally I turned the raised bed and compost pile.
I've been looking through my seed box and have pulled a few items to get started in the raised be this week. I'm going to give butternut squash, amaranth, red clover, okra and watermelon a go in the raised bed. I have various other seeds to start in pots including holy basil, agrimony, calendula,tomatos and bell peppers. I think somewhere I have bok choi and parsley seed too.
Wednesday I will get the herbs pruned back and start seeds in the flats I prepared at the Fair Share Garden. I'll be sure to post pictures when things start growing.
3 comments:
Yeah!! Can't wait to see your Garden when it gets going Cory! Sounds great! I can't wait to get fresh herbs going for my cooking. Nothing more beautiful in recipies than fresh basil, rosemary, dill and parsley. So aromatic and beautiful! I have a great recipe for Bok Choy salad if you would be interested..... Glad you are feeling better. :)
Your garden sounds lovely, Cory. I envy you a bit, being able to start gardening already! In my neck of the woods our last frost free day is in early june, although we usually take a chance and start planting the last week in May. In the meantime I will have to make do with looking at seed catalogues and reading gardening magazinesQ
Thanks for the kind comments! Kirsten.. I'll let you know if I get the bok choi going good.
Wowza.. Planting last week of May! That is harsh Julie!
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