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  • On your mark… Get Set… Garden!

    On your mark… Get Set… Garden!

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    Somewhere under this snow is my playground.

    Well, there is still a great deal of snow on the ground here in Southern Michigan. It’s hard to think that the growing season is just around the corner.  The garden is looking frosting this eventing.  Just a week ago the temperatures were still in the lower-teens, but you can feel it. You can feel the warmer weather wanting to breakout and the feel of dirt between your fingers.

    Time to bust-out the dirt and seeds and get busy…

    I’m beginning this season seed starting with a great variety:

    Broccoli – Waitham 29 (Burpee)

    Brussel Sprouts

    Cabbage Orient Express (Burpee)

    Cucumber – Armenian Yard Long (Ferry~Morse)

    Cucumber – Picklebush (Burpee)

    Hot Peppers – Big Thai

    Hot Peppers – Jalapeno (Burpee)

    Kohlrabi – Early White Vienna (Burpee)

    Lettuce – Green Ice (Burpee)

    Lettuce – Green Salad Bowl (plantation products)

    Lettuce – Ruby Crunch (Burpee)

    Okra – Clemson Spineless (Burpee)

    Spinach – Space Hybrid (Burpee)

    Summer Squash – Dark Green Squash (organic)

    Sweet Pepper – Big Dipper (Burpee)

    Swiss Chard – Fordhook Giant (Burpee)

    Tomatillo – Gulliver Hybrid (Burpee)

    Tomatillo – Purple (Ferry~Morse)

    Tomato – Roma (Burpee)

    Tomato – Super Sweet 100 Hybrid (Burpee)

    Tomato – Yellow Pear (Burpee)

    Tomato –San Marzano (Burpee)

    What will you be planting this year?

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