2022 Garden - What we’ve learned so far
One of my favorite thing about gardening is that there is always something to learn!
We started seeds in mid-February so we have had about 6 weeks of gardening under our belt already. It may not be the back-breaking, sweaty, dirt-under-your-nails type of gardening that happens from late April through June (and beyond) but it’s still gardening!
Luffa takes a long time to sprout! Usually all of the tips you need for successful germination are on the seed packets, but in this case our friends on Instagram gave us some tips: clip the end with nail clippers & soak in a wet paper towel in a ziplock for at least 24 hours. Ours still sprouted despite NOT using these tips, but it took almost 3 weeks! I’m so glad we started them in February!!!
Raccoons love garlic. Okay, so maybe they don’t LOOOOOOVE it, but they’re at least interested in it??? Either way, we didn’t plant garlic for them so it’s time to get that garden fence up!
Planting peas on St. Patrick’s day is an old tradition, but new to us. I think I am subconsciously searching for tradition since becoming a mom. Tradition + garden? Say no more…We’ll see if it will pan out, but I honestly don’t care. Getting seeds in the garden in mid-March was such a boost to my mental health.
Waiting is worth it. The jury is still out on this one too, but we actively waited to start tomatoes and peppers. We started two weeks after when we started them last year. You never know what the weather will do, but so far it’s looking like we are still on target for getting them in the ground a couple of weeks into May. It’s always a gamble…we want them to grow quickly but not so quickly that we have to juggle a million plants inside and outside every day!
Teamwork!!!! Okay, so this isn’t a new lesson, but still a really important one. Caring for seeds and seedlings can be a lot. Ours live in our basement or our greenhouse, so out of sight most of the time. While we think and talk and plan all things gardening a lot around here, it can be hard to remember to show up for the seedlings some days. That’s when I’m so thankful for Josh. I tend to be the starter and he tends to be the sustainer, sometimes to his chagrin.
Raccoon fur in our garlic bed…
Has your garden season started? Tell us what you’ve learned so far!!
