Every day is inching us closer and closer to warm weather. There’ll still be a few chilly days between now and then, but before we know it the sun will be beating down its warmth and we’ll be able to plant with abandon and no fear of a hard frost.
The cabbage we set out has grew quite a bit. Lots of new growth on all the plants. We set out 23 and have only lost one. The Deer Hunter and I still haven’t covered the cabbage but its on our list of things to do.
This time of the year it seems our garden chore list is never ending. Adding all the new beds on the bank has certainly made it longer. Letting little Quincy sell me so many pretty plants has added to it too.
We always accomplish everything, but early spring always makes me feel antsy about getting it done.
I hope to move my peppers out to the green house before long, maybe even this week. They look really good and one or two even look like they’re about to bloom.
Once I get them moved out I’d like to start a few more things. Not sure if I’ll do them in the greenhouse or in the small greenhouse we have indoors.
The milk jugs Chatter and I planted several weeks ago haven’t done that well. Only one of them has growth in it. Maybe the others will surprise me and come up any day now.
Here’s the best planting signs for April 2023.
Taurus: good for all root crops and above ground crops 20, 21
Cancer: best for planting above ground and root crops 24, 25, 26
Scorpio: best for flowers and above ground crops 7, 8
Pisces: good for planting and transplanting above ground crops, trees and shrubbery 15, 16
Last night’s video: Going Up the Ridge to Get Matt’s Stand.
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One time Daddy planted some corn and told his Sister when he planted it. She told him he’d planted on the wrong sign. His corn grew 12 feet tall!
I think planting on certain signs of the moon has some truth in it. I think it boils down to a gravitational response to the biochemistry in the plant.
I commented earlier about Daddy saying there will usually be colder weather around Easter. Today’s 12 noon forecast predicts Saturday’s high temperature to be 48 degrees. If this holds true it will be 38- 40 degrees cooler than today’s temperature of 86 degrees. Like Tipper said, there will still be some cool days ahead. I live in Greenville County, SC
Here in central WI we still have a lot of snow so the garden planting is in limbo. Last Saturday we woke up to over 15″ of the white stuff. It’s been warm enough to melt some and the rain has helped melt it also. Love your show and your family! Happy Easter!
Looks like best planting days do not want to match what I want. Hoped to do almost all planting next week when there are no days listed. Closest match is Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th but forecast is rainy and in the 40’s at night. I have been watching soil temperatures and at the 2″ depth they keep falling to around 50° F by about 8AM. That’s too cold for warm season garden plants; corn, tomatoes, squash, melons, beans to grow yet. A cold rain may drop soil temperature back even lower.
Tipper, I didn’t personally believe in sign planting until I have seen you do it and the proof is in the healthy plants you grow! I have to say I’ve “rethunk” my position and will plant by signs. Were those tiny baby peppers in those green containers? I look forward to seeing more of your lovely garden and plants as the season goes on. HAPPY GARDENING AND JUST GETTING OUT THERE!
Sadie-thank you for the kind words about our garden 🙂 The plants are tomatoes.
Glad things are growing for you and hope they all continue to grow well.
I have been successful with the seed I planted in a milk jug. I think my Daddy was right when he said there would usually be a cold spell at Easter. It is predicted for a few days to be 15- 20 degrees cooler than it has been in the last week. Something I wonder about concerning planting by the signs, I can understand sowing seeds by the signs but when you buy plants such as tomatoes, how do you know what sign the seed was planted on to grow the plant? I recently watched a video of a farmer planting hundreds of acres of produce and he said the same thing my Daddy said, he only watched for the moisture and soil temperature to get right and then he planted.
I haven’t actively gardened in decades but watching you and your family the better part of last year has inspired me greatly. I’m in Southern California not far from the coast so frost is very very rarely something I’ve ever had to deal with. It has been unseasonably cold and wet this year but we definitely needed the rain.
I did see yesterday’s YouTube video and was wondering where the bears are this time of year? And do you have any advice for keeping the raccoons out of my garden? I saw one Monday morning and I’m concerned.
Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful and blessed day.
Anna-so glad you’ve enjoyed our videos! Thankfully the bears mostly stay off to themselves unless they find some food or garbage on a regular basis at a certain area. We’ve never had an issue with raccoons, but hopefully someone who has will have some tips. I know folks who grow corn here use live traps to keep them out of their corn.
We so enjoyed your trek through the woods to retrieve Matt’s deer stand and realized how much we do miss upstate Georgie. We moved away from the Cherry Log area almost 2 years ago and really miss the ‘walk in the woods’ Some of the terrane made us realize how much the Cherokee and other Native Americans walked those mountains and hills. Finding arrow heads is a special thing to discover. Thanks for your garden update. God Bless.