Turkey Tracks: May 6, 2010
Seedlings
We are having the warmest spring. I feel like plants are about a month early this year. We put up our first pea trellis this year, and I planted peas in the garden in mid-April. The peas are all up now. So, I planted the second batch a few days ago. I can only stay in the garden for a little while on cloudy days as the black flies are horrendous right now.
It has been horribly dry too. We’ve already had to water the garden and the strawberries. For one day I thought we had lost the strawberries. I just had not realized how dry it was. And, it is not normal to have to water in Maine in April and early May.
I planted seedlings inside about a month ago. They are all up now, and seem to be growing well. We enclosed the little porch upstairs. It faces southeast and has no overhang, which is perfect for the seedlings . Here’s what they looked like about 10 days ago.
Outside the picture frame are about 70 sprouted leeks. I’ve never planted leeks, so I’m quite excited about those too. The seedlings are several kinds of tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts.
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