Let the battle commence....

The crab grass battle that is! 120 pounds of organic corn gluten based WOW Supreme went down on the lawn today. I have another 100 pounds in reserve. That will get spread in a few weeks as a backup to this application. Right now it's really easy to see where the worst of the crab grass was last year. Lots of big brown patches. And also easy to see where the new grass seed took hold nicely last fall. I have tons of grass seed waiting to be overspread later in the summer. Thanks to Gardens Alive for all these great products that help keep my lawn and garden healthy and non-toxic! Of course, a wildflower meadow would be much more natural than a lawn, but even that would be hard to maintain in this pure sand pine-bush area that I live in.

Seeds Started Late

I finally started some seeds - a few weeks late, but it's worth a try. If they don't get big quickly enough, then I'll give in and get seedlings. Some of the seed packs were left over from 2009. I didn't get a chance to start any seeds last year, hoping these will do ok this year.

Seeds Planted:

• Bloody Butcher Tomatoes (from last year)
  
• Sun Gold Tomatoes (from last year)
• Yellow Stuffer Tomatoes (free packet from Thompson & Morgan)
• Celery Root! Found a packet of seeds from Italy at Adams Fairacre Farms last week.
  

Spring!

And so it begins. I stopped at Adams Fairacre Farms yesterday and  bought two tomato plants! I want to see how early I can put them out and how they survive. The first one will go out at the end of March, the other in mid-April. Both in pots with heat capturing walls of water around them. Also bought parsley and some lovely lemon thyme to put along the front path. And so it begins.... another gardening season. hurrah.