I woke up this morning to severe weather alert of wind-chills at around -35 Celsius. So like any good gardener, I decided to plant. 9 weeks till my last frost is tomorrow and I was planning on waiting till 8 weeks to do my tomatoes, but this cold winter can't hang around and I needed the therapy.
Problem is If I give each plant 2 feet on the trellis, I should only plant 5 plants. Squeezing them to 1.5 feet each gets me 7 else I have no place for cucumbers and other climbing. Does anyone else see the issue I face? I think I need a new trellis.
Planted 4 seeds each
- Isis Candy
- Black Cherry (my personal favourite)
- Belgium Giant
- Green Zebra
- Black Krim (not a huge success in last years poor weather)
- Purple Cherokee (not a huge success in last years poor weather)
- Red cherry
- Sungold
- Italian Heirloom
- Kumato
- Roma (determinate)
I also planted
- Copenhagen Cabbage
- Filderkraut Cabbage (excited about this one)
- Blue Hybrid Chinese Cabbage
- Purple Sprouting Broccoli
- Romanesco Broccoli (no luck last year, but I love the look of these)
- Covolo Broccolo Spigariello
- Brussels Sprouts (last year I started these too late and only got a few)
- Tuscan or Dino Kale
- Red Russian Kale
- Blue Curly Kale
- Noble Giant Spinach
- Okra ("They" say plant in place, but last year I only got 2 or 3 fruits before frost. so lets call it an experiment)
I still have some chard and a few other seeds that I could try push the time envelope with, but I will do another tray in a couple weeks as back-up as these may be a bit early. Perhaps if I keep planting, spring will get the message.
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