Yay! Today we got out in the garden and kicked things off for the season :) It still amazes me that I am actually out in the garden in mid-February. Growing up, these would have been the darkest, coldest, snowiest days of arctic weather that winter had to offer. Today's high was close to 60 and it's supposed to be mid-70s tomorrow. I LOVE North Carolina :)
I cleared out the strawberry pot (the one I previously assumed was dead a would need to be replanted) and I am amazed at how vigorously the plants are already growing. They even threw out a few runners that we've decided to let be for now. Perhaps the strawberry pot will surround itself with a nice little strawberry patch.
A trip to Lowe's almost got us going with the modest soil ammendments we have planned for this season. Unfortunately, the tiller still remains out of commission. I'm going to try a combination of peat and compost for the areas where we're planting directly in the ground. I'm sticking with Miracle Gro Organic Garden Soil for the raised beds and barrels. That seemed to work pretty well last year.
Carson and I put in the first seeds of the year today as well. Off in the side bed, we planted a small row of heirloom carrots, half-row of buttercrunch lettuce, and another half-row of little ceasar lettuce. Sadly, we totally forgot to water the new seeds. What in the world? Well, looks like I have a chore for tomorrow.
The 2011 garden season starts today :)
