Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Babies Comin' Up

The very first seedlings have emerged!! Here's the tiny first loops of green onions poking through the starter mix:
(I did the first happy dance of the year when I spotted them.)

Just seeded the leeks and bulb onions on the weekend up at Caitlin's greenhouse. The leeks are quite the investment. It's amazing to think that something I started on a snowy March day won't be filling our bellies until October when the snow may just be flying again.

PS Just this afternoon I pulled an installment of 2010 leeks out of storage & they're still looking good.
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  1. JoannaMarch 17, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    Just discovered your blog and interested in how a year in the life of a CSA looks. Not sure the full CSA principle would work here in Latvia as there are not many who can afford a whole year of vegetables in one year but I will look for ways of making it possible. So my first question is how do you store leeks?

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  2. AngieMarch 17, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Leeks store well partially buried in moist dirt. But I actually got away with just wrapping them in a damp sheet this year! They like it cold (as close to 0C as possible)

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  3. JoannaMarch 18, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    Thank you. That probably explains why we got away with letting them over winter under a blanket of snow - as long as the deer didn't get there first though. Just they are not terribly accessible under 30 inches of snow

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  4. Sasha@ BlyssfulhealthMay 3, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Hi Angie, Do you have any ground cherries seedlings this year. I think we picked up 24 seedlings from you last year from my aunt. We would love to do the same this year if it is not to late. (sacampbell2002@yahoo.ca)

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