Not Yet…

After a brief but refreshing stretch of almost “spring” weather, a couple of 20 degree nights are sweeping down upon north Georgia again. This is actually not bad timing all things considered; the garden beds are almost fully prepped for the season and the only “new” plantings out there right now are a few dozen young shallot seedlings.

The early spring seed starts have long since sprouted and have been moved out of the hot box to make room for tomato and pepper starts. These should be well hardened off by now having spent the the better part of the last two weeks in this makeshift cold frame:

But 20 degrees is too much for these semi hardy little plants, even on the sun warmed patio bricks, so Mrs. Cohutt’s sunroom once again offers temporary refuge.

Since the garden has been at its dead low point on activity worth documenting of late, I’m just going to fill the rest of this post with baby pictures- my baby lettuces, kales, cabbages and chards.

Lettuces, “Forellenschluss” or “Speckled Trout” and “Amish Deer Tongue”

Kale, “Red Russian”

Broccoli, “Purple Peacock”

Chard, “5 Color Silverbeet”

Broccoli, “Purple Peacock” behind Kohlrabi, “Early White Vienna” and Chinese Cabbage, “Michihili”

Lettuce, “Forellenschluss” or “Speckled Trout”

Lettuce, “Bronze Arrowhead”

Lettuce, “Reine des Glaces”

Lettuce, “Amish Deer Tongue”