On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:08:10 -0500, "Snag" wrote:

Last week in Memphis we had temps in the 70's and lower 80's . Sooooo ,
because of those predicted temps I went ahead and planted some lettuce and
spinach for salads ... and I was actually kinda worried that the temps might
get too warm too soon . Today it's 52° with temps predicted to gradually
rise to the low 70's over the next few days .
I've got some very nice looking lettuce sprouts peeking thru the soil ,
but the spinach hasn't shown much yet . I'm really looking forward to fresh
green salads in a few weeks !!
Tomatoes are just starting to come up in the starter trays , but I haven't
yet seen any signs that the marigolds are germinating . I'm figgerin' that
in two more weeks it will be safe for planting stuff that can't stand frost
... and by then I'll have a few layers of newspaper down and covered with
more compost . I've decided not to use the fertilizer I have on the veggies
, but I will use it on the flowers . I'll be depending on natural sources
for plant nutrition this year . Can't be more dismal than last year !


It's snowing here in Piedmont NC. Last week it was in the 60's or
maybe up to 70. Hope my veggies survive. The temperature right now
is reported at 35F. All of the plants are supposed to be cold hardy.
Guess we will find out.

The tomatoes are still in the greenhouse and will be for at least 3
more weeks. Peppers and eggplant seeds were just planted last week in
the greenhouse. When the snow stops I will go out and see what is
happening.
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