SC - Recipe Request

[Aelfwyn@aol.com]

For those who live in the Northeast US; It is time to start your period 
gardens.

You can now separate your perennial herb clumps and your perennial vegetables 
(e.g., sorrel, sea kale, chives and rhubarb) and whenever the ground allows 
you to do so prune grapes (if you didn't do it a month and half ago).

If you haven't started your celery yet then do so. Celery takes 10 weeks from 
seed to being large enough to set in the garden for fall maturity. Sea kale, 
perennial herbs and biennials can also be started although a few will require 
potting up before actual planting time occurs. Herbs such as rosemary take a 
long time to reach appreciable size so seeding now is essential fori success.

Outside, any seed that specifies that it can be sown 'as soon as the ground 
can be worked' means exactly that. Air temperature is not an issue. Those 
types of seeds will stay dormant until the best possible time for growth and 
burst forth in all their glory. Get them in the ground as soon as possible 
for a really successful crop. These seeds include fava beans and peas, 
parsley, etc.

Remember that if you move or separate existing perennials you must put the 
mulching back around them because there is still plenty of time for cold 
weather and freezing temperatures.

Happy gardening. :-)

Ras
(who snacked on baby sorrel leaves and baby dandelion greens from his garden 
this week. :-))