Beans are up

My bush beans are up. It took almost 10 days, it has been so cool. Soon they will be big enough so that I can discern the rows well enough to start attacking the grass. I plan to hoe a lot and maybe put down some strips of black plastic. I planted 30 ft. rows of bush beans and will plant several more rows.

The corn I planted at the same time is not yet up, and the corn I planted a month ago never did come up. I attribute that to poor seed. I got it for free and it was probably packed for 2008. The free carrot seed also did not germinate well. I will replant carrots.

Garden Layout

One way I like to spend the month of February is drawing plans for my garden. This is especially fun the very first year when the garden is still just an idea. Later, I will change the plan to agree with actual plantings. I will also keep records on the plan -- actual varieties of seeds planted, dates, harvest quantities and dates, etc. I usually print the plan on a large piece of paper and post it on the wall. This year, I will post it on this blog and share it. Expect to see more posts later about how it all works in reality.