Seed Ordering Time!

Amidst all the shoveling of snow, chipping of ice off the driveway and porch steps and dealing with ice dams on the roof, it's time to look forward to the garden!  I have a lot of seed left over from the last couple of years that should still be viable, so I only ordered a handful of things this year: green beans, celery, carrots, radishes, cauliflower, peas and some hot peppers.

I decided last year to try doing sets of onions rather than just from seed.  They didn't get very big before the tops died off, but that seemed to be the case for many people around the area.  So I left the onions to overwinter in the garden.  I have no idea how they will turn out, but I've got my fingers crossed!  Having a chicken-roamable area around the entire garden was very helpful in keeping the grasshoppers under control, but the chickens refused to eat squash bugs.  So I'll have to figure out another way to control those pests.

So, three more weeks until it's time to plant the broccoli seeds!  And before you know it, the snow will be melting and it will be time to start the growing season.