The peas are out of control. We need to get them in the ground, but the temp is supposed to be 19 degrees tomorrow night. That just won’t do; however, in a few days it is supposed to be 60 degrees and sunny. Today Mom did some transplanting to larger containers, but it was a tedious process. We have decided to hang on for a few more days and then plant them in the ground and protect them with row cover. In the meantime, Dwight has fabricated some climbing dowels. We will also have to get a couple of 5′ stakes and then some twine for the peas to climb. Should be an exciting time in the garden this weekend.
Okay, it’s that time of year: gotta figure out what to plant when! Just looked up the estimated date of the last frost and it is about May 1, so I am going to back everything up from there. Here’s a pic of our saved and purchased seeds for the year. All ordered seeds have arrived. We still need to get Blue Lake green beans and a few other varieties. As suggested, I have been storing them in a closet on the north side of the house. Nice and dark and cool. We have quite a few varieties of winter squash saved, so we will separate them into the Eastfork, Pine Forest, and Piper properties.
