Planted today

moswell wrote:It was so gorgeous I couldn't stand it any more! I planted four squares of snap peas and two each of spinach, simpson elite, and romaine lettuce. Maybe next weekend I'll throw my broccoli out there.

I'd had plastic over the bed all winter, and the soil was nice and warm when I lifted it today. Score one for late fall prep - all I had to do was lift the plastic and plant the seeds!

gillenkl wrote:Newbie here.....can you plant romaine in shade? or very little sun?

JK wrote:I couldnt take it either . Yesterday I put out two tomato transplants and direct sowed squash and cucumber. I was originally going to have zuchinni too but it sort of skipped my attention that it is a squash and needs two squares . I refuse to give up a tomato square, so no zuchinni. As of now out of 32 squares I have 10 left unplanted. Hopefully be fixing that before the week is over

moswell wrote:It was so gorgeous I couldn't stand it any more! I planted four squares of snap peas and two each of spinach, simpson elite, and romaine lettuce. Maybe next weekend I'll throw my broccoli out there.

I'd had plastic over the bed all winter, and the soil was nice and warm when I lifted it today. Score one for late fall prep - all I had to do was lift the plastic and plant the seeds!

moswell wrote:I am very jealous that you could put out tomatoes already! I would love to do that, but I guess I need to wait another month and a half or so to be safe.

joe.patmos wrote:

moswell wrote:It was so gorgeous I couldn't stand it any more! I planted four squares of snap peas and two each of spinach, simpson elite, and romaine lettuce. Maybe next weekend I'll throw my broccoli out there.

I'd had plastic over the bed all winter, and the soil was nice and warm when I lifted it today. Score one for late fall prep - all I had to do was lift the plastic and plant the seeds!

Excellent work! I don't blame you for getting an early start. You'll be snacking on snap peas before too long.
Hopefully I will be putting my seedlings and sowing seeds in my cold frame this weekend. We've had Two days in a row over 65 here in southcoastal mass. Back to normal through the weekend. Bring on the cold weather crops.

Here is my plot plan:
{ } = 2nd crop

Radishes 16 {Squash; Winter 2}	Radishes 16 {Squash; Winter 2}	Lettuce; Arugula 4 {Cucumber; pickle seed 2}	Lettuce; Caesar 4 {Cucumber; Straight – 8 Seed 2}
Lettuce; Romain 4	Lettuce; Romain 4	Lettuce; Arugula 4	Lettuce; Caesar 4
Lettuce; Head 2	Lettuce; Kale 4	Lettuce; Head 2	Lettuce; Kale 4
Spinach 6	Spinach 6	Lettuce; Trout 4	Lettuce; Trout 4

GWN wrote:so moswell, did you just have clear plastic? over the soil?
That sounds so perfect, just lift the plastic and plant the seeds, almost too good to be true..

JK wrote:

moswell wrote:I am very jealous that you could put out tomatoes already! I would love to do that, but I guess I need to wait another month and a half or so to be safe.

Our last frost date technically goes to about the 24th but I really think we have had our last for the winter. Nature could always prove me wrong but I think Im safe. *knocks on wood*