This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy was my first dog and he thought the garden was his, even though I did all the work. Now Suzie and Charley follow in his footsteps. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6A). I have a community plot, a backyard vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes, chickens, and bees. I use sustainable organic methods and do my best to grow all of my family's vegetables myself.
Monday, March 26, 2012
March harvest
We are harvesting lots of fat spinach leaves from my cold frame and tender lettuce from winter sowing under lights.
Looks great and I planted spinach 2 weeks ago and it just is not germinating. The seed is a year old and never have had a problem until this year. Your spinach looks tasty. I may just purchase another packet of seeds!
Fresh salads in winter are such a treat! In Sept, I plant mesclun, arugula, and winter lettuce in raised beds, cover with floating row cover. Plants grow for a few weeks until temps drop - enough for salads through the winter. Looks like you can do this with your cold frame.
My spinach seed is several years old. I looked up info about spinach seed viability with age and found a nice site: Iowa St seed viability info. Spinach seed should last 5 years, but it depends a lot on the way the seed is stored.
I had a package of onion seed that didn't sprout at all this year - at least 4 weeks waiting now. Its 3 year old seed that sprouted very slowly and sparsely last year. Iowa St says onion seed only lasts 1 year. Time to throw that package out.
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Looks great and I planted spinach 2 weeks ago and it just is not germinating. The seed is a year old and never have had a problem until this year. Your spinach looks tasty. I may just purchase another packet of seeds!
Also Happy Birthday to Skippy.
Lis
You have a beautiful blog and I love your photos. I found you as I was searching for a seed-planting guide, and yours is awesome, thank you!
Fresh salads in winter are such a treat! In Sept, I plant mesclun, arugula, and winter lettuce in raised beds, cover with floating row cover. Plants grow for a few weeks until temps drop - enough for salads through the winter. Looks like you can do this with your cold frame.
My spinach seed is several years old. I looked up info about spinach seed viability with age and found a nice site: Iowa St seed viability info. Spinach seed should last 5 years, but it depends a lot on the way the seed is stored.
I had a package of onion seed that didn't sprout at all this year - at least 4 weeks waiting now. Its 3 year old seed that sprouted very slowly and sparsely last year. Iowa St says onion seed only lasts 1 year. Time to throw that package out.
Your spinach looks so good. What kind is that? Nancy at Cozy Thyme Cottage
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