Yesterday was the first day of Spring and I'm starting to think about planting -- even though I won't have my own patch of dirt until May and will probably be preoccupied with unpacking for some time after that.
So, I signed up for e-newsletters from Mother Earth News and the Herb Companion. Then I scanned some of their blogs and learned about a chart from NOAA that lists average dates for frost in New Jersey. Turns out I could have been planting spinach now. On average, May 9 is the last day of frost danger in this part of NJ and you can start spinach seeds 6 weeks before that date. Maybe next year. I'll content myself with spinach from the farmers market when it opens.
The Herb Companion offered free PDF downloads with my subscription. The one on planting herbs in planters has me inspired. I gave my rosemary planter to a neighbor and harvested the basil planter for pesto before leaving Colorado. For now, a planter will be my patch of dirt.
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