February 18, 2012 The Beginning of the Spring Garden

Longer days with sunsets past 5:30, pitchers and catchers report for training camp. Spring is in the air and it can only mean one thing, time for our yearly pilgrimage to Primex Garden Center. Primex is located in Glenside, Pa. about 20 miles from our home. In February they have a 25% off sale on seeds, so this is the time we stock up for spring planting. Last night we discussed the successes and failures of last years garden. We sorted through previous seasons seeds that we keep in a refrigerator. From this we decide what we need to purchase.
Today reminds me of an early spring day in what has been a very mild winter. The temperatures are in the 50s with blue skies and sunshine and we are driving with the skylight open.  Our shopping list included vegetables, herbs and annual flower seeds, soil mix, gloves for me and a new grow light. Tomorrow Joe will start planting the flats of seeds that will be the beginning of our 2012 garden.

Joe making his selections

 

 

We have become partial to many of the Italian seeds in the past few years 

Primex has a large assortment of garden accessories. Love these planters!

 

Sorting last years “leftovers”.

The first phase of planting. Garden 2012 is underway.

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I love to cook, garden, entertain and celebrate holidays with family and friends in Bucks County Pa. I was an off-premise caterer for over 20 years with events ranging from ten to four hundred guests.