If you haven’t done so already, you can plant chive, green onions, onions,leeks, and shallots for the next week or so. Sow seeds indoors or under cover outdoors for chives, leeks and green onions. Sink bulbs outdoors for shallots and bulb onion.
This is for southern gardens only with a frost line around zone 8 or 9.
Just wanted to share this nice article for growing cole crops. Published by Texas A&M.
As you may recall, I took two sprouting potatoes from my compost tumbler and stuck them in the ground… just to see what would happen. Well, I’m happy to report that both plants are doing quite well as you can see in the picture below.
I’ll probably do a side dig shortly to see if there is any progress as far as produce. If you’ve never done a side dig before, it is pretty simple, and can be pretty enlightening over time. Just dig gently downward (with your hands) along the side of the plant edges until you come to the bundle. You can just check them out or harvest a few for dinner. When finished, cover the plant back up with dirt and water well.
Just a short update on my pole bean tower and the beans I have transplanted to their new home.
As you can see here, I have very happy pole beans.
I’ve transplanted three on one side and six on the other. Three of the bean plants were not yet ready to be moved, so I’m letting them grow some. Within a few minutes of placing them next to the poles they were climbing away. Within a couple days they were wrapping and growing to what you see here.
This photo was taken yesterday and unfortunately, we had a heavy rain storm mixed with some light hail last night. The second bean plant had its wrapper stem broken, so it will have to self-repair over time. *sad face*
On an up note, I did move the other three bean plants into larger pots to encourage their growth and hope to transplant them next weekend.
Cheers!
Approximately three weeks ago, I turned my top hard-panned soil in the boxes designated for leaf and head lettuce and planted some seeds. Technically, I was about a month late in sowing, but both January and February are okay for these – I’ll just have to watch them if the weather heats up so I can pick them before they bolt and bitter up. Will of course leave a few for seed.
After our multiple-day rain down here in the Austin area, (thank you!) I ventured out when it wasn’t so muddy I’d track up the house. Much to my surprise, I saw happy tiny lettuce growing. Checking my chart, I confirmed the leaf lettuce had sprouted first and about two days later, the head lettuce sprouted as well.
Nummy garden salad will soon be on a plate near me!
Because the temperature goes up and down throughout February, indoor seeding is a must for certain plants in order ensure a crop as early as possible. So, if you haven’t done so already, get your indoor flats prepped and seeded as quickly as possible!
Here are the items I’ve already started indoors:
Herbs – basil, chives, oregano
Vegetables and fruits – pole beans, cucumbers, melons, onions, peppers, spinach, tomatoes
Cheers!
