Yes, it is the middle of winter ~ even though every sign of spring peeks its tell-tale signature existence through on days that do not drop down to the 40's or lower.
It's difficult, then, not to follow the impulse to put those spring/summer crops into the ground. After all, it seems impossible that it might freeze again before March!
Alas, refrain we must, as as surely as we jump the gun, without a cold frame or hoop house, we'd be in dire straights, crying over the frozen promise of abundant summer harvest goods.
There is evidence, however, of forward motion of spring in the garden! Zone 9, Mississippi Gulf Coast is able to take on a spring planting of potatoes, which will mature just before the summer heat begins to threaten.
So, plant potatoes we did! Three varieties, all certified organic stock. We shall see how they fare. For both the
transplanted-from-Iowa Compost Guru and myself, this January spud plant is a first.
I've yet to see anything his hand touches fail on a big scale . . . I'm drooling. :)
