Saturday, March 28, 2015

Transplanting!

I'm going to transplant all the veggies tomorrow.  We got two bags of potting mix, so I'll dump that in the raised bed to bring the level up to the top.  It's pretty full, I'm not even sure I need two bags.  I just really want to make sure I have it as high as I can, so they're not shaded.

I've got 9 Kale, 6 Radicchio, 6 Romaine, 6 Bok Choy.

I'm thinking the new bag of soil will be nice to plant in, because it's not too wet, it's not as cold.  If I feel like it, I might even spread the worm castings over top.

It's supposed to be above freezing for the next 10 days. It looks like we're supposed to get some nice sunny days and a little rain.  And I see that other people have their cold weather plants out already.

I've got some little tiny Kale seedlings that just barely started to grow, just one set of real leaves.  In theory, I should be able to transplant them now, but I'll give them another week under the lights and then a week hardening them off outside.

I might also put down some direct-sow seeds.  Let's say I put them in 3 deep.  That's 9 little rows of 3.   And a 3 by 3 area should be 2 by 2 feet.  So, I've accounted for 6 of my 8 feet.

I'm going to fill the Gutter Garden with Mesclun, I think entirely.  I guess I will try either Spinach or Arugula in the rest of the raised bed space.  Probably should have started Spinach inside by now.  I could also just do another round of Bok Choy.   They're claiming to be 30 days to maturity.  I'm sure I've been growing these for at least a month inside, and they're not really what I would consider ready to harvest.   (Yes, I planted those Bok Choy on February 21st.  5 weeks of growth looks really, really good, but not done or anything.)  If it grows pretty well, maybe another 2-3 weeks.



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