The winter solstice has passed and the first real week of winter is always a bleak one for our front - railyard garden . sure as shooting , some tasty greens and onions are still hang on , but everything else is now long drop dead . It is specially gray and dull right now , as we ’re expecting a rainy Christmas week alternatively of white one . While this is n’t rare in South Carolina , it still would be a skillful alteration of pace to have a little snow or least some temperature cooler than the 50s or LX .
On twenty-four hour period like this , I find myself think about the vibrant spring planting season . Before too long , I ’ll be turn the garden filth and conditioning it with some reinvigorated compost from our friendly neighbourhood zoo , known as comPOOst , which as you may suspect is made from carefully composted elephant and giraffe droppings . Then in mid- to late - February it will be time to set off plant , getting out some spinach , snow peas and all the best early craw . But before planting commence , I need to get down planning what I will be growing next year .
Time for Seed Catalogs
As a small fry , one of my favourite tasks around the star sign was getting the mail , sorting it , and then tearing loose anything institutionalize directly to me or addressed to “ Current Resident . ” As an grownup , I still love have the post , though much of the ring armour addressed to me is now regrettably circular . That being said , the drop and winter are great time to ascertain to get off with an inflow of holiday cards and most significantly the unexampled cum catalogues for 2015 !
I spend hr and hour doing some armchair gardening , poring over Page of the come catalogs , search at old favorites and considering new heirloom varieties to essay . Perhaps the most time consume catalogue in the whole mass is the “ Whole Seed Catalog ” from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds .
This splendidly exemplify catalog has the most unusual heirlooms , as the company searches the world over for fun and interesting cultivars . When dealing with unbalanced heirlooms or unusual cultivar , it ’s often a good melodic theme to chance some reviews online that will help estimate if this plant is right for your garden and the various success folks have had grow it .
Buy Local Seeds
As your seed catalogs come roll in , do n’t leave out your regional come companionship in favor of the self-aggrandising internal catalogs just because of high - timber , shiny Page . Purchasing your seeds from local supplier ensures that most of the heirloom seeds offered have been successfully tested and are well - suit for your state or region .
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