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January Garden tasks

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IMG_4944 Is there anything sadder than a garden in January?  Thankfully, here in the South, our growing season is year-round.

It’s time for peas and carrots, cabbage and kale.  I really should have had them in the garden in the fall, but since I didn’t, it’s kinda a “now-or-never” deal.  Once the temps hit the 80s in March, I find the broccoli and kale start to bolt.

I’ve always used my google calendar to remember when to plant (and when to look for tiny sprouts) and when to harvest.  I’ve printed out my January Garden Tasks to share with you:

January Gardening Calendar

Please remember these things:  I’m not a professional, I’ve compiled several different tables to come up with what works for me, I live along the I-20 corridor in Louisiana, and you need to use common sense when planting in your area.  Our last frost date is somewhere between March 4 and 10.  If yours is later, you have a few more weeks!

Happy Gardening!

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My Accidental Herb Garden

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I decided I wanted an herb garden. 

So…I started one.  In pots.

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Sad, isn’t it?

Then I looked out over my big garden this week and saw this:

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How’s that for an herb garden? 

That’s last year’s oregano, mystery mint (not sure when I planted it!), last year’s parsley, the rosemary that won’t die, and cilantro that seeded itself.

A bountiful herb garden without work? 

es, please. 

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Our North Louisiana Garden, March 2012

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Here’s a quick peek into our little garden today:

 

We are eating broccoli, spinach, and asparagus right now, but very, very soon we’ll have a whole produce section!  Here’s what we’re growing.

In the 4 x 4 bed:

  • sugar snaps
  • white potatoes

In the 16 x 4 bed:

  • lettuces
  • onions
  • chard
  • broccoli (from the fall and new)
  • cabbage
  • mint
  • parsley
  • asparagus
  • rosemary

In the north 8 x 4 bed:

  • roma tomatoes (just put these out)
  • banana peppers
  • green bell peppers
  • basil

In the south 8 x 4 bed:

  • onions
  • sugar snaps
  • carrots
  • tomatoes
  • chives

In the 2 x 8 bed

  • spinach
  • strawberries
I think we have all the raised beds we’ll need for a while.  I’m excited about how many veggies we can fit into such a small area. I’m relying on Square Foot Gardening and hoping that we really aren’t crowding our plants too much.  I’ve also done a lot of mixing and matching, mostly based on tips from Carrots Love Tomatoes .

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