Last week in Memphis we had temps in the 70's and lower 80's . Sooooo , because of those predicted temps I went ahead and planted some lettuce and spinach for salads ... and I was actually kinda worried that the temps might get too warm too soon . Today it's 52° with temps predicted to gradually rise to the low 70's over the next few days . I've got some very nice looking lettuce sprouts peeking thru the soil , but the spinach hasn't shown much yet . I'm really looking forward to fresh green salads in a few weeks !! Tomatoes are just starting to come up in the starter trays , but I haven't yet seen any signs that the marigolds are germinating . I'm figgerin' that in two more weeks it will be safe for planting stuff that can't stand frost ... and by then I'll have a few layers of newspaper down and covered with more compost . I've decided not to use the fertilizer I have on the veggies , but I will use it on the flowers . I'll be depending on natural sources for plant nutrition this year . Can't be more dismal than last year !
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13 years ago