Savvy Garden

Planning for The Garden

by Julie on February 1, 2012

in Savvy Garden,Smart Food

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With all this warm weather, I’m itching to get my garden planted.  I want to be picking lettuce and arugula and herbs for my salads.  I want to be coaxing tomato vines onto the netted trellis set around the raised beds.

But I can’t just yet.  It may feel warm and springlike outside, but I know we’re bound to get some snow storm that wipes everything out.  So instead, I’m ordering my seeds and planning the garden layout.

All my seeds arrived last week (except the sungold tomatoes, which weren’t available from Seed Savers Exchange).  I can’t wait!

What are you growing this year?

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