Last Saturday was really nice; sunny and in the high 40s (or maybe low 50's) so I decided to start garden seeds. It took a while, but I finally dragged the table out from under the deck (the snow is still about 4 feet high there, and the bottom of the deck is about 5 feet, so it took a bit of doing). I got 36 each of tomatoes and peppers planted. I also planted 3 baskets of greens.
Tuesday evening the greens were up, and Thursday evening the tomatoes were up. The peppers are still sleeping, but they tend to run 10-14 days before gemination.
Last year I had repotted all the seedlings by April 29th and set them out in the collapsible greenhouse. Somehow I don't think that is going to happen this year.
Picture was Friday, late afternoon as I was getting home from work. Maybe by mid May we'll get the greenhouse up.
UPDATE: Strange, the rest of the state is under a red flag warning for wildfires. I don't think we have to worry about that at the Bogie manse!
The end of April is the estimated last date of frost here. I'm not sure I believe it and I'm prepared to keep my seedlings inside for longer, and have some frost protection ready and waiting to go for anything I do put out....
Posted by: Ruth | April 08, 2013 at 09:10 AM
Thanks for the progress report, Bogie. Last year, I had planted three tomato plants in mid-late March. Not this year. We had a little hail and a short downpour of rain, Sunday, and are on severe weather watch for tonight and tomorrow.
Posted by: Cop Car | April 09, 2013 at 08:34 AM
P.S. Those tomato plants were purchased, potted, and planted in the ground. As it happened, those were the only tomatoes that I got planted at all in 2012.
Posted by: Cop Car | April 09, 2013 at 08:35 AM
I don't think it's likely that I will plant any veggies other than a couple of purchased tomato plants, a zucchini, and perhaps a cucumber plant. I have done seedlings in the past, but I frequently loose them in the hardening off stage. I envy you the greenhouse!
I'll be watching to see when the climate allows you to plant. We're in the same time zones, but we have no snow. We tend to get the same severe weather that moves east from Cop Car's area. We had thunder and lightening the past two days, and expect almost 2 inches of rain in the next 36 hours.
Good luck with your gardens!
Posted by: buffy | April 09, 2013 at 06:37 PM
Buffy - our frost free date is May 30. And I've adhered to it most years. There have been many times that we have had frost that late in the year, so I don't mess around with trying to get plants in earlier.
Posted by: bogie | April 13, 2013 at 06:38 AM