Looking for Summer

 

There is something about January. The days start getting longer.

Even if it’s only by the seconds. Houseplants start to develop little

sprouts. The Amaryllises drop their blooms, and the poinsettias

look a tad tired. The stores start carrying vegetable and flower seeds.

Many can’t be plant for months to come. Still the Kitchen Gardener

MUST give it a try.

 

 

I started the seedling bench in the Greenhouse a few months ago. All

I did was haul in dirt and prepare the bench. It has slats for easy drainage,

so first I layer newspapers to keep the soil from falling through.

 

 

Then I wait for January. This time I’m planting peas.

 I give them a good

soaking overnight in warm water.

 

 

 This helps the germination.

 

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 Cover it up and give it a good soaking.  The soil tends to dry out faster than a regular bed.

So It needs a daily drink. Normally you wouldn’t want to do that because the seeds would rot.

 

Because I’m trying to keep the soil temp (for now) over 50 degrees I’m keeping the heating lamps on 24 hours.

I’ll do this until I see something sprouting.

 

 This is another bench. I took the design from Bob Thompson’s Victory Garden.  My husband

made them. They’re collapsible.  That way if we moved I could bring them with me.  Also

commercial benches are usually metal. My old clay pots are way too heavy for metal to support.

 

 

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 So now I wait, I hope I have good results. 

 

 

 

…Tomorrow I’ll plant Radishes!!

 

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