Sunday, February 20, 2011

Early Planting

Turnips and mustard were planted under plastic last month and are faring well now. The Kale was planted last week and Thursday afternoon the sugar peas went into the ground and a row of onions were planted beside the Kale. This morning (Saturday the 19th), the cabbage, broccoli and pak choy plants were set out. The flower bed out front became the new home of the hyacinth bulbs that I gave mama for Valentines.

That bed also got three short rows of iris bulbs. In the master gardener class, we were told to make a furrow and lay the iris bulbs out without covering them with dirt. They were then covered with about 5” of mulch. Everything was watered in well of course.

In the greenhouse, there is only a little more than a ½ flat of un-germinated seeds. Everything else has come up. There were about 3 flats of plants that came up and then died. They were replanted. Some plants have already been transferred to large containers. Quite a few more will have to be moved this weekend.


David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/

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