Home Forums Miscellaneous Topics Rural Living Too Early To Plant A Garden?

Maybe, maybe not, depending on the weather. Anyway, the urge to play in the dirt hit me yesterday, so I planted some stuff in the high tunnel. Set out a few cabbage and broccoli plants, planted some green peas, beets, and carrots. Thought about planting some potatoes, but have never grown any inside like that, so am still thinking about it. I can somewhat control the temp in the high tunnel, so maybe it won't get too cold. I started out using drip lines for irrigation, and still use them for some things, but have gone to an overhead sprinkler system for overall coverage. The biggest problem I've found with the high tunnel growing of vegetables is with the fertilization process. Most fertilizers contain salt, and you get a high salt concentration in the soil, which damages the roots and can drastically cut production. That's why I went with a sprinkler system, in the hopes of putting on more water, which will help leach the salt out.