Gardening

WestMichRad

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4. I've started several crops indoors:

Mon Mar 3, 2025, 07:07 PM

Mar 3

Basils, sweet and hot peppers, some lettuces (I grow several heirloom varieties), geraniums, tatsoi. Also several species of native wildflowers just went onto warming mats today after finishing their cold moist stratification.
Next week I’ll start the first of our peas outdoors, if the top few inches of soil isn’t still frozen. (We still have a bit of snow on the ground, mostly in shady spots or where it was piled up.)
Our average last frost date is in early May here in SW lower Michigan, so I’m waiting another week or so before starting all of my tomatoes (about 20 varieties).

It’s nice to start playing in the dirt again!

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🍅 Is anyone starting their veggie seeds for the garden yet? What are you planting?🥬 [View all] Diamond_Dog Mar 3 OP

I only do herbs out on my patio and then dry them for winter's use. Callalily Mar 3 #1

Having your own dried herbs is so nice for winter use! Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #6

Tomatoes! QED Mar 3 #2

Sounds great! Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #7

I love the yellow pears! QED Mar 3 #10

Wow, awesome photo! Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #12

I've lived here over 20 years and hadn't seen them until last summer. QED Mar 4 #15

I usually buy starter plants but I read this article on garbage gardening questionseverything Mar 3 #3

Don't apologize! It's so cathartic to plan and plant a vegetable garden Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #8

I've started several crops indoors: WestMichRad Mar 3 #4

NE Ohio here. Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #9

Traditionally it's about May 15 here, WestMichRad Mar 3 #11

Thanks, WestMichRad! Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #13

tomatoes, peppers, basil, potatoes. The Wizard Mar 3 #5

Don't you just love fresh basil? Especially with home grown tomatoes. Diamond_Dog Mar 3 #14

I have regular basil and The Wizard Mar 4 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Figarosmom Mar 4 #16

I'm managing to keep my seedlings alive. MissB Mar 7 #18

Wow, sounds like you will have quite a garden this summer MissB! Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #19

Good luck to your sister and her surgery! MissB Mar 7 #20

Thanks, MissB. That's good to know! Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #21

I was shocked by how much I didn't know? MissB Mar 7 #22

I can only stay 5 days Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #23

started in February onethatcares Mar 14 #24