Will Spring EVER get here!
It snowed again today in Central Indiana! That's how cold it is. And windy. This makes doing anything outside absolutely horrible. Ugg!
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westend wrote:Anyone planting a vegetable garden this year anywhere?
I'm planning on it but, when, is the operative word. We still have a foot of snow on the ground but it is melting fast. The Sun is very strong, even in April. My record early planting date was April 4 for a double row of tomatoes. I started the plants from seed and they were inside hoops for the first few weeks.
Hoop gardening can sure extend your seasons but a guy has to be careful that daily temps don't get too high without allowing ventilation. I've burned up a few plants by not reacting fast enough. FWIW, I got my tomato harvest about a week before everyone else, not hardly worth the effort.
One year, though, with adjoining beds of indeterminite hybrid tomatoes, I was able to get the "tunnel-o-tomatoes". I used 5' concrete rewire for hanging support and the plants grew together, forming the tunnel. It was awesome to reach up to harvest a Big Girl or a Big Boy in the tunnel.
