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Tellow pear tomatos are just one
of the great varieties waiting to be
a part of your garden.
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So our first near-freezing
temperatures of the season came after the groundhog predicted an early
spring. Guess we can't always count on his predictions. At the nursery on Monday morning the
birdbaths had some ice in them and there was plenty of frost on the tables. But fortunately it has warmed up just in time for
veggie weekend. Join Kerby's this Saturday at 10am for the spring vegetable gardening workshop, and
see below for some of our favorite spring vegetables.
Not only is it veggie season, but we just got a new shipment of gorgeous
tropical plants in. Click here to see a few pictures and then stop by to
see how cool they are for yourself.
Happy
Gardening,
The Kerby's Nursery Family
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Brogdon, Lula, Joey,
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Spring Vegetable
Gardening
It's crunch time! Or at least it's
time to get your veggie gardens started so that you can harvest fresh,
crunchy vegetables this season. For the nitty gritty on how to grow your own
vegetables, come out to our workshop this Saturday at 10am. To tantalize
your taste buds, check out these veggies that you can start planting this
time of year.
Collard Greens -
Delicious, especially cooked with a little ham hock and molasses, collards
are a cool-season vegetable, but are also the most heat tolerant of all the
greens. Plant seeds or young plants now to extend your greens harvest into
the early summer. Greens are a great crop, because you can harvest the
mature leaves and allow the young ones to keep growing, for a long harvest
period.
Peppers -
Whether you like hot or mild, there is a little something for everyone when it comes to peppers. Kerby's has bell, jalapeno, chilis and cayenne in stock now.
Beans -
A wide variety of beans can be grown in our area, and are a fun crop for
early summer. From bush beans to pole beans, lima beans to black-eyed peas
(cowpeas) there are lots of different types to choose from. For pole beans,
you should build a small trellis structure to allow them to climb up, but
you can also plant beans with corn and allow them to twine up the corn
stalks. Talk about making your garden efficient!
Melons -
A fresh, juicy melon on a hot, summer day. Yummy! Plant watermelon and
cantaloupe from seed now and watch these vining plants produce enormous melons.
It's amazing what good soil, a little water, fertilizer and sunlight can
do!
Tomatoes -
are everyone's favorite.
They are a warm season crop, and with the warm weather arriving on time this
year, it's time to plant. From super sweet 100s to beefmaster, and
a few new heat-tolerant hawaiian varieties, there is a
tomato for every taste. If you are really adventurous,
try some heirloom seeds, such as Black Krim, Cherokee Purple or Abe Lincoln. They'll be some of the best tasting tomatoes
you've ever had.
There are so many vegetables that you
can plant, that it gets hard to choose which ones to plant. Make sure to plan
your garden before you start planting to maximize the space, without
overcrowding plants. In no time at all you'll have a table full of fresh
vegetables, straight from your garden.
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