One of my Favorite Times of the Year

Spring is coming fast. Seed catalogs are coming in the mail and the space where my garden will be is still flat, hard, and covered in grass. I have a lot of work to do.

For Starters, I have compiled a list of spring vegetables and a list of suggested planting dates

SPRING PLANTING DATES:

Asparagus after 2/1

Beans, snap bush 3/5 - 5/1

Beans, snap pole 3/5 - 4/15

Beans, lima bush 3/15 - 4/15

Beans, lima pole 3/15 - 4/15

Beets 2/1 - 3/1

Broccoli 2/1 - 3/1

Cabbage 2/1 - 3/1

Carrots 1/15 - 3/1

Cauliflower (transplant)2/1 - 3/1

Swiss Chard 2/1 - 3/15

Corn, sweet 2/25 - 5/1

Eggplant 3/15 - 5/1

Kohlrabi 2/1 - 3/1

Lettuce 2/1 - 3/15

Cantaloupe 3/15 - 5/1

Onion, plants 2/1 - 3/1

Parsley 2/1 - 3/1

Peas, english 2/1 - 3/1

Peas, southern 3/25 - 5/20

Pepper, transplant 3/15 - 5/1

Potato 2/14 - 3/1

Potato, sweet (slips) 4/10 - 5/15

Pumpkin 4/1 - 4/20

Radish 2/1 - 5/1

Spinach 1/1 - 2/15

Squash, summer 3/5 - 5/1

Squash, winter 3/5 - 5/1

Tomato, transplant 3/15 - 4/10

Turnip 2/1 - 3/10

Watermelon 3/15 - 5/1

Note: These planting dates are for the Texas Hill Country area. Planting dates vary from region to region. Check local university horticulture websites for possible planting date lists or go to the farmers markets in your area and start picking brains. No one knows better than the people who are market farming. Also, when choosing your seeds, look for information on which varieties grow best in your region.

After ordering my seeds I am going to work on my plot before they arrive. As I said, the area is still hard as a rock with mediocre soil. I will be bringing in soil and creating a raised bed. The best feature of this garden: it's right outside my front door. Yes!

Well, it is off to ordering seeds.

So This is The New Year: a brief rambling.

My mind is flooded. With all good things of course. Productive, creative ideas are almost throwing themselves at me like they never have before. Exactly what I wanted to happen with this New Year.

I feel as though I should make some sort of documented goal list. This is something that I never do which ultimately leads me to not finishing things that I start but then lends me the luxury of not having a list of failed goals at the end of the year. It's an awful way of looking at goals really. This year is the year of projects! (Note the exclamation point. I really am excited!)

So here is the list.

1. I have a nest. It's evolving into quite the comfortable space but is still needs some work. I will be in a comfortable space in 8 months.

2. Create my new garden space in the front yard and document it's progress on HGG.

3. Show my Art. I have never shown my art...ever. This year I am creating a show and hosting an opening.

4. Start making big steps towards making a living off of my craft. Start by re-vamping my etsy store and put together items for this year's Renegade Craft Fair.

So there it is, folks. In writing. These are my projects for 2011.

Wish me luck!