As we move into Spring, you can feel it in the air. It may be cold but you know warmer weather is around the corner. It's time to put out that garden. It is supposed to be cooler than normal for the rest of March and April, perfect for the spring garden.
Perhaps you have felt captive to whatever the grocery stores want to charge you these days, but you have options you don’t even know about - really you have options! We’re talking crops like peas, radishes, spinach, carrots, lettuce, beets, and Swiss chard that actually THRIVE when temperatures are between 32° and 60°F. Peas can even be frozen solid and will display no ill effects, and when they thaw, they simply continue growing!
But even better than the temperature range, is the time factor. Most “cool-season” vegetables produce in 60 days or less, some in as little as 25 days. Now is some of the best time to work in the garden, less watering and less heat. How about tomorrow?
Perhaps you have felt captive to whatever the grocery stores want to charge you these days, but you have options you don’t even know about - really you have options! We’re talking crops like peas, radishes, spinach, carrots, lettuce, beets, and Swiss chard that actually THRIVE when temperatures are between 32° and 60°F. Peas can even be frozen solid and will display no ill effects, and when they thaw, they simply continue growing!
But even better than the temperature range, is the time factor. Most “cool-season” vegetables produce in 60 days or less, some in as little as 25 days. Now is some of the best time to work in the garden, less watering and less heat. How about tomorrow?
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