[gardeners] Chat
Terry King (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 07 May 1998 12:26:22 -0600
Whoooo. Its been really hot here in the PNW for the last couple of weeks.
Temps in the 70s and 80s everyday and no rain in sight. We may be looking
at a horrendous fire season if theres no more rain before summer.
I've been spending my mornings working on my garden. This week I
prepared the soil and planted 40 lbs of potatoes, 20 lbs of Yukons, and 5 lbs
each Red Ponitacs, Norland Reds, Kennebec and Russet Burbanks. I've also
been getting the new strawberry beds preped. I planted 100 strawberry
plants this morning, 50 Honeye and 50 Ft. Laramie. Next is to get the
potatoes mulched and plant some walla walla sweet onion plants.
The spinach and onions I planted from seeds a month or so ago are doing
great and are about 2" tall. The roses and raspberries are all leafed out.
My older apple tree is blooming and the bartlett pear and winsap apple are
about to break bud. I'm hoping that the winesap blooms in the next day or
so while the other tree is blooming so I might have some apples this year!
This is such weird weather for April and May and the plants are growing so
quickly that everything has gotten way ahead of me.
Hope all is well with everyone!
Terry King North Central Eastern Washington
taeking@televar.com USDA zone 4, Sunset Zone 1