It's finally time to get planting! The ground is good and soft, the weather is getting warmer and it's time to get some seeds in the ground.
- radishes
- arugula
- lettuce
- spinach
- potatoes
- peas
This is first time that I'll be growing peas and potatoes. I decided to go with the Asian snap peas; you can eat them raw or cooked, and you don't have to shell them like traditional peas. I just couldn't see myself spending the time to shell the regular peas. As for the potatoes, I bought the "special" potatoes at Agway where I bought my seeds this year. The guy at the store told me that they do differ from the potatoes you buy at the grocery store, but I'm not sure I'm buying that. I'm going to try and plant some regular potatoes from the store and see what happens. Either way, the method is the same: Quarter the potatoes and make sure they are buried under a good mound of soil. Each quarter should yield one potato. For the most part, because of my very rocky soil, root vegetables that take a long time to grow don't do very well in my garden, so we shall see...Radishes are also a root veggie, but they grow very quickly. If you're turning up your nose at the thought of radishes, you really should give them a try. They add a nice crunch when sliced thin and tossed in your salad and are a really tasty addition to a stir-fry.
Remember when you're planting to pace yourself. You don't want to plant 10 rows of radishes or 8 rows of lettuce -- at least not all at once. The key to a vegetable garden is spreading out your crop so that you are not inundated with one type of veggie. For example, I planted two rows of peas last week, four potatoes and one row of everything else. Next week, I will repeat that and plant the same thing again. By the time the first batch is ready for harvest, it will be time to plant the warmer weather veggies, like cucs and squash.
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