This is probably the coldest month this winter, but the garden is pushing through. I definitely didn’t get done everything I wanted to in January, but that’s because I was battling something digging up the garden. It was hard to do much when every time I came home there was a new hole in one of the beds. No clue what happened to the seeds I had there.
This month will consist of replanting a few things and taking care of what’s growing. The onions, cabbage, lettuce, and arugula are thriving even if growing a bit slowly.
I’m not sure if I’ll have time to build any of the extra beds I had planned on building in January. Those may have to wait until March. I have about as many free weekends in March as I do this month, but I have less going on during the week that month and can spend more time on the garden.
I did plant some in January, but I misplaced the diagram of what went where. We’ll have to wait a few more weeks until things are recognizable. At this point, I know the following are growing in the garden: lettuce, arugula, oregano, rosemary, peas, cabbage, onions. I think I have carrots and beet greens sprouting. Today, I planted brussels sprouts, carrots, lettuce, cabbage, and fennel.
I’m keeping a few squares open for planting in a few weeks. I hope that I can harvest a few things around spring planting and open up a few more squares. Building an additional bed or two will help with the rotation as well.
This month, I need to start planning for March plantings. This means that I need to start seedlings indoors: at least tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers. Those seemed like they could have used a bit more time last year before the summer heat hit. I can worry about squash and other faster growing plants around the first weekend in March.
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