The birds are hungrier than they were last year, and are decimating some of my seedlings! Especially all things lettuce. I blamed the earwigs for chomping on the baby plants overnight, until yesterday when I planted some larger lettuce starts. I went outside an hour later, and lettuce leaves were flung in every direction. Will try some bird netting or …
Soil Testing
Welcome to the 2012 growing season! Tomatoes and peppers are sprouting their first true leaves inside, under the grow lights. The weather is warming up, and hardy vegetables like broccoli and cabbage have already been transplanted outside. Before the beds get more crowded with this year’s plantings, there’s no time like the present to do some soil testing. Not only to …