January To Do's

Yes, it's cold (or is it? today?), but there are plenty of things to do in the
garden and in preparation for the upcoming growing season...









Here are a few things to keep you busy:

• feed the birds!
  
• dream. dream of what you'll be doing in the garden Feb/Mar.
• make a list of veggies, herbs and flowers you did not plant in 2010.
• prepare your garden beds now to be ready for planting in late Feb/March
  
• start a garden diary or blog. Make a sketch of your garden spot now, and add in what you'd like to plant this spring.
• plant fruit trees when available.
• buy seeds: beets, carrots, lettuce, english peas, radishes, spinach for planting late this month, early Feb. Get seed trays ready for tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to be started indoors.
  
• keep your pansies, snaps, and ornamental kale watered!
• don't massacre your shrubs yet unless you want to look at it until warm weather arrives!
• send me some of your garden goals for 2011.
• join us for "TheDirt" video chat on Thursday, January 20th at noon.

Blessings from the Garden.
ML

Get Busy!

Time has a way of slipping up on me!

According to the UGA calendar for

Vegetable Planting in our area,

we need to put some things in the ground!

(Pictured is early "fall garden" 6 toms,

3 bells, 1 eggplant, sweet potatoes)

As of today, I've not seen any veggie transplants for fall.

Go ahead, look at this list, make your

own list and you will be ready to buy when transplants come in.

Also, check out Johnny's Select Seeds, Seeds of Change,

and Kitchen Garden online. Lowe's on Peach Orchard Rd.

carries a variety of seeds--lettuce, beets, carrots,radish...

Seeds to Buy

beets

carrot

cucumber & squash(no later than 8/31)

lettuce

radish

spinach

turnips

chard

chinese cabbage

Transplants

broccoli

cauliflower

cabbage

collards

kale

mustard greens

Experiment with this list. Check the veggies you like. One source states that 6-12 broccoli plants will be enough for a family. I am starting with 6 plants.

We love beets, I've ordered "golden" beets and regular "red" beets from Johnny's. Play with different varieties of the veggies to add color to your plate this fall/winter!

Here is my list from Johnny's Select Seeds. I wait patiently by the mailbox!

golden beets, ruby red chard, easter egg radish, mokum carrot, de cicco broccoli,

bonsai pak choi, gypsy broccoli

Get Busy!

Blessings from the Garden.

ML