2023 Vegetable Garden

allnurses Guide · Feb 4, 2023

So far I have two types of Cabbage, Glass gem and sweet corn, Brocolli, A couple different types of raddish, green beans and lettuce. Tomatoes, Cukes, salad greens and carrots. Also 10 cullinary herbs and 15 medicinal herbs.

Seeds have all been ordered and will arrive in 2 weeks. Now to get serious about soil prep.

Hppy

nursej22, MSN, RN · Feb 4, 2023

It's too cold and wet here to do any soil prep. I just started the Master Gardener training this week, and am going to the NW Flower and Garden Show in 2 weeks. My garden is still a dream. I will start seeds in March.

allnurses Guide · Feb 4, 2023

My husband laughs because I have seeds Starting all over the house succulents, three kinds of trees, going to talk to a neighbor about seeds from his magnolia grandiflora.

I have 600 square feet for vegetables and another 300 square feet for herbs I am going to try some strawberries too.

allnurses Guide · Feb 5, 2023

My culinary herb seeds came today. and I have a 3 day weekend coming up!

allnurses Guide · Feb 5, 2023

nursej22 said:

It's too cold and wet here to do any soil prep. I just started the Master Gardener training this week, and am going to the NW Flower and Garden Show in 2 weeks. My garden is still a dream. I will start seeds in March.

Do you get snow? At the end of Summer spread Peat moss throughout your garden space and in the Spring when thing warm up work it into the soil. I prefer to use a rototiller but you can work it in by hand.

nursej22, MSN, RN · Feb 5, 2023

Yes, we get 2 or three snowfalls each Winter, sometimes as much as a foot. And it can get to down to zero for up to a week at a time. I have a large compost that I use to add organic material, and sometimes plant a cover crop. Our garden spot is so wet in the Winter, that I wait to work it to avoid compaction.

allnurses Guide · Apr 9, 2023

Well after conning the husand into rototilling ther garden spot yesterday I got started onPlanting. Corn is in and 6 types of tomatoe and hope to get cuks broccoli and cauliflower in . Lettuce has been started in the green house and I pulled my bee safe out of the fridge today. I have to find the best place to anchor them.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Apr 10, 2023

Too cold to plant veggies yet, 32F overnight except for Spring lettuce. Did get Tulips, Daffodils and new Hyacinth bulbs into revised raised garden beds; planted Lenten Rose Hellebores in front house. Hilly area @ edge front yard Daffodils finished and Hosta raising their heads now.

Enjoy your food bounty. Only doing Spring mix lettuce and grape tomatoes as just me eating most days as chef son full when he gets home for dinner.

allnurses Guide · Apr 10, 2023

NRSKarenRN said:

Too cold to plant veggies yet, 32F overnight except for Spring lettuce. Did get Tulips, Daffodils and new Hyacinth bulbs into revised raised garden beds; planted Lenten Rose Hellebores in front house. Hilly area @ edge front yard Daffodils finished and Hosta raising their heads now.

Enjoy your food bounty. Only doing Spring mix lettuce and grape tomatoes as just me eating most days as chef son full when he gets home for dinner.

Some people say that gardening is cheaper than therapy. I'm not sure about that but I do find my vegetable garden to be very therapeutic. Plus it reminds me to build mindfulness with regard to the food I grow and eat. Ihad my first vegetable garden when I was about fiv. My dad taught me how to plant and grow food and doing this annually is my way of honoring his memory.

Hppy

allnurses Guide · Apr 19, 2023

So I got 8 Green Globe Artichoke seeds through a seed exchange and planted them indoors. Four have germinated which is a pretty good germination percentage. Will be moving them to bigger pots in the next couple of days

allnurses Guide · Apr 22, 2023

Got my grow lights up and started more artichokes, broccoli sprouts and 7 different kinds of peppers. Ordered heirloom seeds from Baker Creek that were shipped today.