when are you sowing your garden this year?

[rbeau30]

Got my Rocky Mountain Painrted corn in the ground, they sprouted in 1 day. They are 2 inches tall already.

White Sunchokes are already a couple inches tall, Red ones are just starting to wake up.

I wish the wather would cooperate I need to till and plany my Zukes and maters. Although I am not complaining about the moisture, my grass seed is loving it.

Will be direct sowing the scarlet runner beans, and green pole beans monday next to the 8 foot trellis I built.

[tactical_2012]

Should I cover my fruit trees for this weekend's storms it is supposed to snow and drop below freezing. Trees were bare root and planted in march. They are starting to flower and leaf

[Brian]

Should I cover my fruit trees for this weekend's storms it is supposed to snow and drop below freezing. Trees were bare root and planted in march. They are starting to flower and leaf

Ouch great question. I was super excited about how well my apple trees were budding out this year. What do you cover them in? Black trash bags? Landscape fabric?

[buffalobo]

Cover would help to protect from frost/freeze, but may cause more damage from heavy wet snow.

If conditions are such that you shake/knock away snow then cover for over night protection. More than likely freezing temps will be short duration and shaking snow off to avoid breaking branches will be sufficient.

[HoneyBadger]

Anyone else planting rice this year?

[encorehunter]

I lost a lot of peaches and apples last night from the wind and rain. I am beginning to like the idea of rice this year. My garden is looking more like a swamp. The lambs quarter is loving it.

[rbeau30]

My peaches WERE Olive-sized. I am sure what blossoms I had are gone on my apricots. the rest of my trees haven't gone to full bloom.

My Hops WERE 3 feet up the twine.

We will see tomorrow what the damage is.

[tactical_2012]

Stopped by Holly Acres Nursery and they said not to cover the trees.

[rbeau30]

Stopped by Holly Acres Nursery and they said not to cover the trees.

well at least i feel better about something.

[Brian]

OK so it's finally nice now. Finishing up a little fence-thing for my raised beds tomorrow. Is it too late for bush beans, pole beans, sweet peas, potatoes, etc.? I'm assuming not as I plan to dump some of those babies in ASAP.
Yard was a mess this year.