This week brings great weather to the shore of Lake Ontario in Williamson, NY. The weather forcast is calling for plenty of sunshine and 70's all week. This is just coming off the bad week of cold lows at night and damage to many crops in the area. Tomorrow is the day though.
After work tomorrow, I will till up my garden plot for the last time and begin to plant my strawberries. I just recieved twenty new plants and I am very anxious to get them in the ground. The problem with strawberries is that you must wait a year before they produce like they should. But that doesn't matter because it is a very easy crop and very tasty when ready.
Oh, I have a great success story about blackberries as well. There are tons of wild blackberries throughout the back woods and I dug a few runners from the ground. I prepared a small strip and planted them in the yard. This year they grew to five times the size and are beginning to bloom. There will be many berries on there this year and I have just planted more. Free is always great!
Soon, the frost free date will be past and the frost sensitive crops can be planted. This is the best time of the planting season. The tomatoes and peppers can go in the ground and with the right amount of care, they will grow to become very tasty vegetables.
This year I thought I would try somethinig different as well. I am trying out some cut flowers to sell to the local florist. We will see though how that turns out.
One last thought for the night. I plant on using weed free fabric for the peppers and tomatoes. This will prevent weeds but still allow water to soak through for optimal watering. Many people use mulch to surpress weeds and it makes your garden look very atractive but in my case I would spend so much in mulch it's worth just weeding what I need to.
I can't wait for tomorrow afternoon to begin my planting. I will try to get some pictures up of what I am doing. Keep checking back for updates.
