It's Getting Busy.....!

Days are now spent sterilizing trays and pots, filling them with soilless potting mix and then planting the seeds for the early spring crops. These trays contain onion seeds. The brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage) have already been planted, as well as a few very early tomato and pepper plants that will go into the greenhouse as soon as they're ready in an effort to have early tomatoes and peppers at the Farmer's Market. This is the beginning of the very busy time of year for us, but this year we're better prepared. We've spent several weeks planning every phase of the garden this year.....first, what varieties we will grow, inventorying the seeds we have from last year, where we will order the new seeds, when we will begin planting the seeds that will need to be transplanted later, and a succession planting calendar for this growing season. This detailed planning has helped us relax since we feel like we have a pretty good handle on the work to come. One quick look at the daily calendar and we know what needs to be completed each day.