23 March 2007

Herbal remedy for the winter blahs

With temps of 75, spring is officially here, although the danger of the last killing frost won't be passed for over a month from now. Nevertheless, I've begun to get a few early season plants out. Yesterday, some spring onions went in, alongside the carrots and swiss chard, just outside the cold frame. I also seeded some dill in a small planter and some lavender inside in pots for later transplanting. The other seeds in flats are doing well; especially the sage. When I thinned it, the smell from the roots was wonderfully fresh.

Bed prep continues. I pulled the straw mulch off a couple of raised beds and will cover with plastic this weekend to begin warming the soil for tomato, pepper, melon, and strawberry plants.

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