I still have a lot to do to prepare my garden beds for seeds. I've picked out a spot but due to the massive amount of neighborhood dogs, a fence is a MUST. Since none of that is ready yet I decided to go ahead and plant some of the cooler season greens that I have in containers on the porch. I think it will be much more convenient to have salads growing on the porch anyway, this way they are readily available (and out of reach of dogs). Here is my garden journal entry for March 12, 2013.
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| Spinach and Mint |
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| Lettuce Amish Deer Tongue and Pepper Cress |
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| Lettuce Lollo Rossa and Arugula |
Packet Planting Information:
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| Lettuce Lollo Rossa - Sown in container 3/12/13 |
Lettuce Lollo Rossa - Sow seed on soil surface and rake in lightly or otherwise barely cover but not too deeply. Do not allow seedbed to get really dry. Thin gradually, enjoying the thinnings in an early salad.
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| Lettuce - Sown in container 3/12/13 |
Lettuce Amish Deer Tongue - Sow seed on soil surface and rake in lightly or otherwise barely cover but not too deeply. Do not allow seedbed to get really dry. Thin gradually, enjoying the thinnings in an early salad.
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| Pepper Cress - Sown in container 3/12/13 |
Pepper Cress - Should be sown in place in late winter through mid-spring and harvested before hot weather, or in early fall for a late fall harvest.
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| Spinach - Sown in container 3/12/13 |
Spinach Bloomsdale Long Standing - 50 Days Grown as a spring or an autumn crop, but quickly runs to seed in the long, hot days of summer. Sow in spring several weeks before last frost date; in autumn, sow right up to first frost. Seed is planted up to one-half inch deep. Allow 3-6 inches between plants. Needs very rich, moist soil to thrive. Harvest often to to keep the plant producing.
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| Arugula - Sown in container 3/12/13 |
Arugula - To be grown in reasonably moist, fertile soil. Should be sown in place in late winter through mid-spring and harvested before hot weather, or in early fall for a late fall harvest.
Mint (Packet Not Shown)- Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before outdoor planting time for earliest harvest or sow directly outdoors in a sunny location with well drained soil. Days to germination 12-16.
The seeds shown above in pictures are all open-pollinated, natural, pure, non-GMO seeds from RareSeeds.com.
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