Turning the Page

May is here.  The days are warming up and it’s time to really get the gardens going.  Around here, the adage is to not plant until Mother’s Day.  The real danger of early planting reared its ugly head last week with the cold snap that killed the marigolds which had been planted along the chicken run.  But a look at the 10 day forecast shows no temperatures lower than the 40’s so it will be time to get out and planning this weekend.

This afternoon, the strawberries went in.  We bought 50 bare root plants from Indiana Berry and while I don’t expect any berries this year, next year will hopefully yield some good jams and pies.  As you can see from the picture above, the individual plants are hard to see (trust me, they are there) and there is plenty of space for runners to fill in.  According to the planting guide we received, I expect the number of fruit bearing plants to triple this year.

I will let you all know if we manage to get the beets, onions, pumpkins, green beans, and winter squash in.  What are you planting this weekend?  All in all, it should be a great way to spend my birthday weekend, even if the Web-Mistress lost count and added years to my age on my cake.

Andy