And the 2007 season begins!!

As of yesterday, I officially started gardening for 2007! Woot woot! There may still be a foot of snow on the ground but that's OK. We can start seeds inside. I have a shelf with a grow light in the laundry (ah, memories of college days!) and we're getting a jump on the season with the cool-weather veggies that won't tolerate our normally short spring.

I planted a tray each of broccoli, onions, pod peas (victory freezer) and snap peas (super sugar.) If I can get them up and solidly grown by mid-May, our average last frost, they can go right into the ground with a head start. In a couple of weeks I'll start 2 more trays of peas to extend my season a little. We LOVE peas around here!

Now I just have to decide where I want to put more raised beds in the backyard and how many. Right now the possibilities seem endless but I know that by August I'll be so over the watering and weeding that I should contain my enthusiasm a little.

I have a few books from the library I've been reading up on, mostly managing produce gardens in the upper midwest, and I've been compiling my info and tips. I need to type it all in here someday so I have it on record when the books go back!