Now is the time to plant lettuce, kale, and spinach for a late spring salad. I will be planting these in the sunniest of my raised beds. You can also put out some flowers tolerant of low temperatures down to 32 degrees. Seedlings can be planted now, but its suggested to install a… Continue reading Planting the Spring Salad
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Hardening off seedlings
Most of the seedlings have been moved to the upper deck into the new double cold frame. The frame seems pretty flimsy so we will see how long it lasts. The seedlings are doing OK so far although a couple that probably should have been planted outdoors are not fairing so well (sunflowers). I’ve used… Continue reading Hardening off seedlings
Seed Starting 2010
Colorado has a fairly short growing season, so many of the plants that would normally be started outdoors after danger of last spring frost I chose to start indoors. Getting the timing right is always a challenge. If you start too soon, plants will tend to be leggy and will have a hard time adjusting… Continue reading Seed Starting 2010