Garden Kickoff 2014!

We started our garden this year earlier than we did in past years.  Our plan is to plant and harvest cool-weather vegetables (lettuce and spinach) in the first part of the season, and then replace those plants with the summer vegetables in June.  This weekend we cleaned up the garden plot and planted seedlings and seeds.  Here is the spring garden plan:

Some of the lettuce was planted as seeds, and we also planted seedlings from Home Depot.  The carrots, spinach, and kale were all planted as seeds.  We will cover the lettuce and spinach on the west side with a clear plastic storage container to protect them from freezing on cold nights and to promote germination during the cooler days.

We planted tomato seedlings early this year.  Two of the seedlings will be protected from frost by "walls of water," and we will cover the other two tomato plants with a clear plastic storage container on cold nights.