What’s a gal to do when it’s nearing the end of April and there are eight (8!) heavy, wet, clinging to everything inches of new snow in these parts? Lots of chocolate and a hot, steamy beverage come to mind. Or maybe a glass of something a bit stronger, but given my present condition, my best Mama judgment says nope.
Maybe just curl up under a heavy blanket and thumb through the seed catalogs and pine for warmer days…? Because spring will come and summer will come. Please? Last year this time, we already had sprouted plenty of tomato plants inside and I had already transplanted them into larger pots. Yes, it was unseasonably warm and sunny, but still. It kinda hurts to look back on that time given our present wintery mix. Sigh.
With hopefulness overshadowing the winter blues mixed with a heavy dose of retail therapy, I just placed my orders!
I decided this year that I will get some tomato, basil and broccoli starts from a local farmer instead of starting them from seed given the calendar and the weather. And use up what’s left of our seeds from last year. Sugar snap peas, anyone? Maybe we’ll plant those this weekend and it will be our new Easter tradition. Nothing quite like having a little dirt under the fingernails while chomping a chocolate bunny’s head off, I always say.
So what does a little seedy retail therapy look like?
- strawberry plants
- asparagus crowns
- bells of ireland
- dill
- parsley
- radish
- mixed lettuce
- spinach
- kale
- carrots
- delicata squash
- french fingerling potato plants
- honey ace melon
- jade beans
- fennel
- cucumbers
- beets
- tigger melon
- zucchini
- mache
- peas
