March 4, 2010...When I went out to pour hot water in the chicken waterers, I was happy to hear spring bird song, but the weather is still cold and windy! We just can't seem to warm up in NW SC this year. The snow of 3/2 has melted and I am hoping that is the last one this year. Because of this cold spring I am late planting my spring seeds, so maybe I will skip spring and go straight to summer plantings....not a chance! Who could wait?
I have planted English peas by the fenceling and potatoes in the winter carrot bed that the deer demolished a few weeks ago. They think they will still find carrots there, so they are tearing that up looking for them, even though I covered it with light row cover. That's OK, those potato seeds were old leftovers from last year and I planted them too early because they were sprouting all over the place. I'll take my chances and plant over again if they don't make it.
We moved the greenhouse to a new location with a perfect orientation to the sun and against the wind: facing the southwest with woods on the northeast side. The ends aren't closed up yet, so working is a cold affair in there. I have many seeds to get planted very soon.
This afternoon I will plant the pepper seeds, but they will stay inside with the water heater and the geothermal mechanics until they sprout. Then they can go in the greenhouse. Tomato seeds go into flats next.
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