Recent activities have focused on getting seeds in the ground. I plant using two planting schedules, one by Clemson Home Garden Information Center, and one published by the local independent garden center, Hyam’s. The Hyam’s plan is more forgiving, with wider planting windows. According to them, I have plenty of time, at least 3 months to plant my lettuce. According to Clemson, for the coastal region, I have until 5 February. I am inclined to be on the early side. The graphic below captures where I am in getting things planted. The blue shaded areas are planted, those with a blue check went in this weekend. The bright pink S indicates I have started seed and will transplant later. The yellow-orange areas mark what I need to plant next, probably this week. The pink areas still need to be planted, but are not targeted yet. Using this little chart makes it really easy to plant in as small as 30 minutes chunks of time, which is all I have at times. I keep it on the computer, and rely on layers heavily to track succession/interplanting/planting status/and even keeping track of the irrigation hoses.
So, what got planted this week? A lot of lettuce, especially the Paris Island Cos Romaine and Buttercrunch. Many, many carrots also were planted. A section of sweet white turnips also got planted.
