Garden Fuss

Last year was such a success using the winter sowing method we are prepping for the upcoming season. Organization is everything, as is labeling! Gather your supplies which should include all or most of the following:  containers, tape, cutting tool [ie.. box cutter, scissors], permanent marker, wooden dowels or plastic cutlery (for labeling), seeds, potting mix, and water. For more information on this method please check out our previous posts . 

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 I have been researching the construction of cold frames lately and I have to say it seems like a project I should take on this spring after the thaw. Has anyone else been successful at the building and maintainance of a cold frame? I would love to know what your results have been and be even more excited to see pictures of functional cold frames. The conundrum I am in right now is permanent or temporary frame? I would like to increase the height,depth, and width of my smaller border garden and think the addition of a cold frame would both allow me to extend the growing season later into the year, as well as give me a place to harden off and even start seeds earlier in the season. My current winter sowing method seems promising and I will have many pictures posted soon. (most likely today) Please send pics as soon as possible I am getting the gardening itch and it's never to soon to start  planning planting .

The March Birthdays are in full affect starting out with Tina's Croque Monsieur. This brunch was so easy to make and so yummy! I am still getting rave reviews about it. In a few minutes I will be getting the chocolate cake in the oven so pictures of that will be posted as well. I am going to try the Best-Ever Chocolate Cake recipe with my own twist of course. ;o)

What an awfully long winter we have been having. I have had a hard time staying on topic for this blog. Mainly sticking to the gardening aspect of it with so many months of down time now. Well today I have been moving ever closer to my winter sowing project . I will begin putting out the brassicas soon (i.e. cabbages, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli). To which I will also be adding leeks, and a few different types of winter squash. The squash did very well last year using this method. I decided to start a little earlier so I can get fruits faster. Since we are on the subject of winter sowing now, have any of you started planning for your spring planting? If so what method of seed starting has worked for you in the past? Any new methods you've considered? As the weeks progress I will be getting busier and busier preparing for the arrival of spring. I plan on building a cold frame and expanding on the hooped green house I built last year with the assistance of my lovely