Starts

We were just talking tonight about how, with a 11.5-month growing season, it seems like starting a lot of seedlings indoors or in a hooped bed might not really be a big priority. It might be nice to get a jump start on tomatoes (oh, yum), but really we can otherwise just enjoy those things that are ready when they're ready. Our last freeze is typically February 15. We can plant quite a lot of things directly outdoors now, and even before February 15 we had all those greens, broccoli, onions, garlic, shallots, peas, etc. going pretty well. If we do do starts ahead of time next year, we would really make the hooped bed quite a bit more secure so the top doesn't blow off again. It looks like there's a good chance we lost the pomegranate tree, and possibly the lemon and lime trees. The pomegranate and lemon can be easily replaced by locally-available trees so we'll wait and see. With limited time available, we have to be really careful to maximize and prioritize what we can do. Tomorrow - hoping to plant the kiwis and berries.