Planning the Garden

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I am getting the itch, to dig my hands into the soil and start planting.  It doesn’t help that we have had the strangest winter!!!  The last couple of days the temperature has been in the 60’s! I can’t get into the soil, but I can start planning.

After the car accident in my backyard in December, I am not sure what will come back and what will not.  I am not sure if the roots were taken up or if just the top of my perennials were destroyed, will just have to wait and see, but that does not help with my planning – maybe I will have more space.  My fence was put back up a couple of weeks back and in the process they had to take down a tree, in order to get the new footers in – so that definitely opens up some more space and will give my yard more sun.

I have been contemplating building a greenhouse that I could disassemble during the summer, so I have been reading and looking at plans.  I found a great site http://www.earthcaregreenhouses.com/garden-tips/how-to-build-a-greenhouse-plans/ . I was thinking that I would use my patio for the base – still need to do some more research and then get to building – I will try and hold off until mid-March.

I was fortunate that my garlic bed was not destroyed, since in 3 years I had finally remembered to plant it before the snow was on the ground.  All around, while walking the dog I am seeing bulbs pushing up through the soil – I even some some crocus budding yesterday morning – couldn’t believe it.

Covering it for the cold that may come

I have sorted through my seeds and decided on what I need to order or get from my fellow neighborhood gardeners.  I have also started plotting out the design of my beds.  A great site to use is Mother Earth’s Vegetable Garden Planner http://www.motherearthnews.com/garden-planner/vegetable-garden-planner.aspx , it has a wealth of information.  You can also use the site for 30 days free!

Visions of what is to come!

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