Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Leeks!! Leeks!! Leeks!! In order to get wonderful Leeks in September like the picture on the left they need to be started from seed in the greenhouse in February. Leeks were started on Saturday February 12 when the moon was in Taurus. Taurus is a root sign and helps root growth. I like to try and plant by the moon. I follow the North American Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar. The calender is laid out to tell you what constellation the moon is in. The 12 constellations rotate through each month. Each constallation is one of the 4 signs - Leaf, flower, root, or fruit and when the moon is in a specific constallation then that is the time to plant that kind of vegetables So since the moon was in Taurus and it is a root sign the Leeks were started. The leeks are now on the heat mats and we are waiting to see the green leaves in hopefully 10 days.
With the temperature getting up to 48 degrees yesterday there is the excitement that Spring is really going to appear and the mounds of snow will eventually melt. The ice is the biggest problem. The melting of the snow as made an ice crust on top. The snow is up so high along the garden fence we have to climb the fence to get to the bees The front opening of the Bees need to be cleared so that air circulation can be improved. Especially since it is warming up and they will be starting to wake up and make brood for the queen bee so she can start laying eggs. Hopefully with the warmer weather we can shovel the gates open making it easier to get to the bees.

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