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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 10:56:56 AM
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The first day of Spring for 2009 is March 20th! That is 52 days from now!
Some of us will get to plant a little earlier and some will have to plant a little later. But I will be starting plants inside here soon so the will be nice and big- ready to be planted out side!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our blog: www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
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Edited by - Alee on Jan 27 2009 07:17:53 AM |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 11:07:03 AM
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me too Alee.. I think the locals here say June 10th though for outside planting.. So will have a short season. I am planting inside plants to give them a good head start.
http://www.k-fallsfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
Come visit the barn at http://barndoorcreations.blogspot.com/
Cheryl
Farmgirl #309
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." Maya Angelou |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 12:24:11 PM
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I can't WAIT for spring! Where do you find out the target date for outside planting in your area? The ag extension? Showing my ignorance here, but in the past I've only bought transplants from the local herb festivals. This will be the first try with seeds!
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
I made an airplane out of stone. I always did like staying home. -Shel Silverstein |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 2:41:38 PM
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| Amanda, I am just 75 miles north of you. Our last frost date is around April 15. I Plant potatoes the 3rd week in March. Onions the 4th week in march. I plant peas, lettuce and radishes the 1st or 2nd week in April. Unless we are having a really warm spring, I don't plant greenbeans, corn or squash until about the 3rd week in April. I don't set out my tomatoes or peppers until the 1st of May. As you can see, our plant dates runs about 2 months. Depending on the weather and what you are planting. |
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farmmom22
True Blue Farmgirl
616 Posts
Tammy
Scottsville
KY
USA
616 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 8:57:12 PM
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I'm so ready for spring! My list of wants is reeeaaallly long! I haven't even checked when the last frost date for my area is though. I guess I better call good ol' Steve at the ext. office tomorrow. I always start seed and buy transplants from the local Mennonites. There is nothing like digging in dirt is there?
Best farm wishes |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 9:14:06 PM
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I work at our local extension office. We have lots of farmers already bringing in soil samples. The next few months will be very busy. I love my job. Extension offers so much FREE info and farm services. Our county is even doing the soil testing this year for FREE! It was $4 per sample. Girls also remember most Extension offices offer free canner testing (well in KY anyway). the site for our local office. http://ces2.ca.uky.edu/wayne/
I work as staff assistant now, for 3 yrs I worked with the EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education). Now I do a lot for Homemakers in our county. For example the monthly newsletter. In fact, I have to get Feb. in the mail tomorrow.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2009 : 04:56:44 AM
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I can smell the freshly dug dirt already!
If the snow is gone (I often help it with a shovel), I can plant the cool weather stuff in April. I can plant everything else by mid-May but, have to keep the frost covers handy and watch the weather channel without fail until the end of June. My first year up here, I lost my entire garden after a heavy frost on June 21 and had to go buy new plants.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog:
http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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Edited by - lisamarie508 on Jan 26 2009 04:57:38 AM |
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2009 : 05:00:15 AM
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I don't plant until around Mother's Day here. We could still get a frost/freeze up until then.
I need a nifty little countdown for my blog.... off to look!
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2009 : 06:34:37 AM
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Alee- On Chrismas Day I changed my screen saver from "Merry Christmas" to "Countdown to Spring".
You can't tell that I have cabin fever, can you?
Lillian |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4738 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4738 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2009 : 07:14:57 AM
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Boy am I hoping for an early spring here in the Chicago area! It has been another super cold and snowy winter so far. I have a lot to prepare for on the first day of spring. It is the Persian New Year, Nowrooz, for us. I have lots to do to prepare my table, make the food and get our grass boats ready. I'll explain later in the holiday section!
Dawn in IL |
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peachy
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Melissa
Fennville
MI
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2009 : 07:39:47 AM
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I could really use a bit of spring in January! lol This wintery weather is getting so depressing...I just pulled all my seeds and bulbs out this morning just to look at them! I really wish I could remember what some of these are that I saved...I must have been in a hurry last fall and forgot to mark them - oops! I guess I'll have summer surprises!
Melissa
Farmgirl Sister #360
Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain! |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2009 : 07:53:45 AM
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Technically the last day for frost here in Missouri is April 15th, but I usually wait til the end of April or beginning of May to plant, because Mother Nature doesn't always listen to the County Extension office...LOL!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city!
http://farmgirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3318 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3318 Posts |
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farmmom22
True Blue Farmgirl
616 Posts
Tammy
Scottsville
KY
USA
616 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2009 : 11:11:25 AM
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Mellisa suprises can be good! Joy what part of So. KY are you in? I live in Scottsville and don't know what I would do w/o our Extension office! They help a farmgirl in training out so much! And speaking of winter weather, it's calling for ice tonight and in the morning. UGH! I guess I will have to snuggle under a blanket tonight and read a gardening book!
Best farm wishes |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2009 : 12:36:44 PM
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I'm going to have to find out what the Tulsa County Ag Extension's got. Thanks for all the good advice.
Belle, your planting dates are especially helpful, thank you!
Melody are you in the UP? My boyfriend went to school at Michigan Tech and talks about the UP all the time. :D
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
I made an airplane out of stone. I always did like staying home. -Shel Silverstein |
Edited by - DearMildred on Jan 26 2009 12:38:03 PM |
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LivingWell4You
True Blue Farmgirl
1411 Posts
Karen
Hillsboro
MO
USA
1411 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2009 : 5:10:00 PM
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Lillian, you are so funny! Couldn't even wait for the new year to start your countdown, huh?
I'm already feeling behind so I'm not counting down. I keep thinking "I should have done this already" and "I should have done that." Guess I need to get that garden journal started..............
God bless -
Karen ~ Chickherder & KMW (Keeper of Maven Words)
Farmgirl Sister #311
"To own a little bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds and watch the renewal of life - this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do." Charles Dudley Warner |
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