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MyMission

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8. I planted flats of lettuce, kale and arugula
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 12:30 AM
Mar 2020

In several pots. I got the plants at tractor supply several weeks ago when I was buying extra dog food. I'm Already picking some, great to eat fresh greens.they tolerate the cold weather.

And peas are a great cold weather crop I plant every year. Plant now in ground or pots with trellis or poles. I planted some late last month and some several weeks ago, and some today. I stagger my planting every few weeks. I expect to have some peas by May.
Also planted some radish seeds.

I'm also going to get some cherry tomato plants, which I generally grow in pots when I start early, so I can cover or bring them in if the weather turns cold. I may start some seeds inside but usually buy already started, assorted varieties. I sometimes get them from Lowe's or home Depot or the local co-op. The local college won't be having their plant sale this year, and I'll miss that because I usually get assorted starts from them.

And being outside in the fresh air and sunshine is a very good thing.

Thanks NRaleigh for the information and encouragement. I wanted to echo what you wrote about cold weather crops and gardening. I plant in pots and in ground because I have the space. I can move pots with the sun and voles impact what I'm growing in the ground, so I tend to like container gardening better, but I do both.
I'm in Western NC.

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I started tomatoes indoors. femmocrat Mar 2020 #1
Started mine too mgardener Mar 2020 #11
Putting in our raised bed veggie garden finally! Canoe52 Mar 2020 #2
Couple questions for you Bayard Mar 2020 #3
hollyhocks, zinnias, apples - even squash and cukes - are prone to downy mildew NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Tbear Mar 2020 #4
Watermelons Bayard Mar 2020 #5
hmmm.... NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #7
Thank you dear! Bayard Mar 2020 #9
I planted flats of lettuce, kale and arugula MyMission Mar 2020 #8
k/r patricia92243 Mar 2020 #10
What would you recommend as a covid crop ? drray23 Mar 2020 #12
let me ponder and do a proper response when I am on my laptop NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #14
A few thoughts below NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #15
Thank you so much. drray23 Mar 2020 #16
This is great thank you. mahina Mar 2020 #13
Post removed Post removed May 2020 #17
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