For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."
you don't need to wait until the last frost to plant these
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When you're a gardener, waiting until the last frost date can feel soooo long in winter, especially if you've had a few weeks of false spring (what I call June-uary) and are feeling the itch to get something in the ground. (Hopefully no one in Central Oregon fell for it last month when it's been high and dry, because this week it's gonna be COLD! We need the precip though!) But—did you know you don't have to wait for the last frost to start planting? You can actually sow many types of seeds while the soil is still cold, and they're hardy enough that even if you get a surprise snowstorm, they'll make it through and germinate when conditions are just right. So if you're chomping at the bit to get in the garden... ​Here are 43 seeds you can plant in the ground BEFORE the last frost!​ This week, I'm in the kitchen all day every day, as we're starting to cook and shoot all the recipes for The Route 66 Cookbook. My husband is the photographer (as he is on all my books) and we're hoping to shoot about 35 recipes over the next couple weeks. Usually I can make three or four recipes per day, depending on what's going on with our kids' schedules—it's super tricky working around dropoff, pickup, and other things. It's also REALLY hard for us to keep up with all the food once it's made! (Our kids are little and don't eat all that much.) I know, "hard" problem to have, right?!! 😆 We're planning to host a couple of casual dinner parties so we can have help clearing out our fridge. Once we wrap photography, I don't think I can cook (or eat) again till summer. 😂 P.S. If you just can't wait to get in the garden, here are 43 seeds you can sow directly in the soil BEFORE the last frost. P.P.S. If you need a good seed inventory sheet, there's one included in my Ultimate Garden Diary. |
Garden Betty
For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."