Cold Frames Ready for Spring

by | Dec 3, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening

These two cold frames should be in production right now, but as can happen,  I never got around to seeding them this September.  If I had, we’d be eating salad greens, right now.   I’ve had several plantings  with some excellent  production out of my one frame:  Greens Under Glass,  and the second one was give to me this summer by my friend Dave Peterson, who was the primary instigator in getting them built.  I discussed the construction of them in a...

Enough With The April Showers

by | Apr 18, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening

Here’s a picture of my garden beds that I took this afternoon.  Had I taken it early in the morning there would have been a light layer of snow over the whole area.  April has been most cruel, so far.  Cold and rain are the norm and it is not expected to be any nicer in the week ahead, in fact it will probably be worse. In most years I could be planting already.  April 15th is the recommended date in this area for seeding peas, a lot of root crops, salad...

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