Guess what…we started planting this week!! WOOT WOOT I am so excited. You know what this means, this means we are one step closer to fresh veggies!
Oh man I can’t wait!
I think the first thing I will make when I have fresh tomatoes and basil is a margarita pizza. Yum! Doesn’t that sound good?! I hope there are some of you that share my excitement and are already dreaming of the yummy things to make with the fresh produce.
First row of Yellow Onions being planted. We are still using our onions from last year, granted they are starting to get bad. We did find Yellow Onions kept the longest compared to white and purple.
My husband working hard while I am taking photos 🙂
To me this is just the perfect time of year to be outside; the weather is fantastic, not too hot not too cold. I am a big fan of spring and fall. The bad thing is the dreaded frost that could come at anytime with little warning and do some major damage.
Last year was a prime example; we had our entire garden planted then started hearing of frost warnings. Our garden was huge so we were able to save quite a bit of it, but there were many plants that didn’t fair so well.
Thankfully we used Walls of Water around a majority of them. Any of the plants surrounded by those had no problem surviving.
Does anyone use these?
Wall of Water around our first pepper plant!
I know there is always the trick of the coffee can or milk jug, but these things are great! They work like mini greenhouses and help against frost and also extends the growing season by letting you plant them sooner. They are relatively easy to set up, although it is better if you have two people.
We found this out the hard way.
A few days ago, I started planting as Brent concentrated on filling Walls of Water. He was pretty much soaked before I realized I could help him. It made the process go much quicker with less water on us and more in the holes!
I picked up some more just the other day at Earl May in Kearney. You can get three for $12.99 very reasonably priced, and their staff is very friendly and helpful. I just happened to get one of Brent’s students!
Wall of Water. The package says it all! Season extenders, plant earlier, easy to use, reusable and best of all made in the U.S.A!
So for those of you anxious to get out there and get planting give these a try and let me know what you think!