So, it was 70 degrees yesterday and is the same today and tomorrow, with evening lows only in the 60s. It surely doesn’t seem like it is 10 days to Christmas! So, in the spirit of experimentation, and since I have a whole lot of open squares in the garden, I’m trying some winter gardening. (Thanks to FoxCarolina for the forecast image!)
I went through all of my seeds to see which are frost/freeze tolerant and came up with over a dozen varieties. When I went out to the garden to plan what would go where, I realized that I am out of plant markers! Can’t plant without knowing what is in which square. So – ordered these little guys from Amazon:
At $5.99 for 100, it seemed like a good deal. Plastic, so I can re-use them and they should be more readable than the wooden stake type markers that I had previously. I’ll use sharpie, which I can then remove with acetone when I’m done and reuse the marker. They should last a very long time! I did have one stake marker in the ground (that I had forgotten) marked kale. So, I planted Red Ursa Kale in that square.
Once the markers arrive, I’ll plant some more freeze tolerant varieties. If they don’t do well, then I learned something. But, if we continue with the mild weather, I’ll have baby greens in mid-January!
