So.. I thought I started late this year because of how hot May started off. I planted May 28th.. But then on June 2nd we got a surprise cool spell that dropped below 0. Needless to say some of my squash and eggplant aren't looking so well. I really didn't think I had to cover them.
With it looking like I might have to rebuild on top of the rebuild, I've been thinking about how I've overcome some of these shortfalls in previous years.
Now, I'm going to be honest: I don't start all my garden from seeds. In fact, I would say I start with 25 percent seeds and 75 percent purchases from the garden center. I implement seeds later into the season. But now it looks like I'll be buying more when I had hoped to reduce our food costs and be working towards independence from the garden center. Oh well.
Another thing I like to do, because I'm a lazy gardener, is use seed tape. Didn't do that this year and now I am thinking it's time to crank it out.
