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Thanks for the feedback - that's what my family said too but it was hard to believe when it's been so warm and sunny lately! But it sounds like they were absolutely right.
So if I can't transplant until Memorial Day, when should I start my seeds indoors?
Thanks for the feedback - that's what my family said too but it was hard to believe when it's been so warm and sunny lately! But it sounds like they were absolutely right.
So if I can't transplant until Memorial Day, when should I start my seeds indoors?
If you have a greenhouse I would start immediately. However, if you are going to start growing them inside and then transplant them outside I would wait a couple of weeks?
I WISH we could be confident that NH has had it's last frost, but I doubt very much we've had our last snowstorm! We're in the middle of a very important season right now--maple syrup season. For that we need COLD nights and warm days, just like we're having. As you have already read, plant out date around here is Memorial Day weekend, unless you have a warming method such as Walls of Water or maybe a cold frame.
Depending on what sort of fruit trees you have, you may have missed the time for pruning this year. Many varieties of apples are done in January/February, while we're still having cold days. If you prune now, you might start the growing process, and a cold snap will kill off that precious new growth. I recommend watching the orchards in town to see when THEY prune. After all, they're dealing with a crop
I'll be starting my sugar snap peas tomorrow, and hopefully we'll get a couple pickings in before they die off in the June heat. They don't like to be moved once they are established, so they are directly planted into 5-gallon buckets. Sugar snaps are great for kids to pick and eat. In fact I don't think I've ever actually cooked one, as they are so good right off the vine.
As far seed starting, I try to start as close to April 1 as possible, reason being that if you have seedlings growiing inside for much longer than 6 weeks, they tend to get 'leggy' rather than 'bushy'. Of course that's just my experience and YMMV
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Yes, we're getting excited too and have bought a bunch of seeds and some indoor seed starter sets. I was talking with someone who works at Lull Farm today and she said they already planted their raspberries. I need to learn more about our fruit trees and see if they need to be pruned.
Are we pretty confident that southern NH has had its last frost?
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Thanks, that's really helpful. No greenhouse, unfortunately (I wish!). So it sounds like if I'm aiming to transplant at the end of May and I don't want my seeds inside longer than 6 weeks, I shouldn't start anything inside until mid-April?
I guess I sort of get a 2 for 1 because I grow a lot of vegetables and fruits along with buying the CSA shares. I really don't trust the FDA after the last peanut samonella outbreak The more local foods that I buy the fresher they will be. Another added benefit is that you are indirectly reducing pollution by purchasing locally instead of depending on produce trucked in from much longer distances.
Thanks for the tip on the tomatoes.
I agree GS, and there is also the positive economic impact it has on your hometown/county/state, instead of some outfit outside the country.
Happy Gardening.
Wondering if anyone else had SNOWFLAKES coming down today???
Val - Somewhere around noon yesterday I looked out the window and it was snowing like crazy up here in Littleton - a little while later, the sun came out and was out the rest of the day
Yes-we had that crazy weather here too. The first part was mostly flurries. The second part-a couple of hours later- was heavy snow-almost squall-like and it lasted a while. It covered my deck and the road completely but luckily had melted in a few hours.
Just a heads up that Costco has some pretty good deals right now on some gardening supplies- I noticed a composter and greenhouse (small one) specifically.
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The more local foods that I buy the fresher they will be. Another added benefit is that you are indirectly reducing pollution by purchasing locally instead of depending on produce trucked in from much longer distances.
