Well I planted the pepper seedling's Sunday, 36 Roma tomato seedling's and 150 onion sets. We did have a frost last Wednesday night/Thursday morning however the Tomato plants came through like troopers.
This Wed/Thurs temps are supposed to get down to ~40 degrees F so up on the mountain we will probably see ~5 degrees less or 34-36 degrees F. Once Thurs passes it will be clear sailing and I can get the softer seedling's in the soil.
Which means:
> Melons*, (* = Question below)
> Cucumbers,
> Summer & winter squash, and
> Potatoes.
Then I will plant in my last raised bed a second crop of carrots, lettuce, swiss chard and radishes.
Once my first raised bed gives up it's harvest I will plant rutabaga and turnip seed in it.
*= I have never successfully planted melons as yet. I have done a lot of reading about growing melons in the
north and this is my plan. I am hoping some folks on this forum can give me a thumbs up on my strategy or
offer some enhancements to me plan.
I have heavily manuered/composted 3' x 12' beds and covered with black gardening screen. This is to keep
the ground warm (Above 70 degrees F) and moisture in between watering. The seedling's will be planted 3'
apart in the black gardening screen - So eight plants per section. Everything will be planted in a remote part of
my garden so there will be no need for me to go there and potentially step on vines.
Thoughts?
Once I get everything in I will post some pictures. :-)
It looks like brat and i are the only ones working on their Victory Garden this year as nobody else is playing.