Spring ON the farm

With just a few days of sunshine this month, I can’t help but want to jump into planting the seeds and tubers I have been collecting all winter.  However, I know all too well, they will not thrive until the ground has time to warm up a bit more.  Instead, I am filling my time sewing seeds indoors, hardening-off flower and vegetable seedlings that can be planted soon, and preparing new fields.  

As an educator, I love planning and preparing.  The amount of time I spent planning this winter is paying dividends as the season begins.  Perhaps I will share my seed sewing schedule in the future, if any of you are interested (let me know).    I am attempting succession planting to ensure I have an endless supply of blooms. I am also trying to increase my dahlia yield by taking cuttings from presprouted tubers. There is no end to the amazing things you can do in the garden.

Between baseball and softball with our youngests, we are finding time to turn two new fields as well. The mud and saturated ground are not making our jobs easy, but I am confident we will double our farmable square footage and hope to have you all out when the flowers are in bloom. Until then, thanks for reading and reach out if you have any questions about succession planting, dahlia cuttings, or any other garden related questions.

Jessa