I'm in it? Urine-it: Asparagus and a cold snap (not the pea kind)

Well, I ordered it a month and a half ago and it finally arrived - asparagus. It's really gnarly looking. The instructions that came with it are two pages long. Those who know me well, know that I hate reading instructions. It's not that I can't read them, I can read. I don't know what it is about them... I, ahm, need pictures. In the education world, we'd say that I am a "visual learner". Right, that's it, I am a visual learner.

I also appreciate bulleted instructions. So, anyone willing to offer those? Be my guest. And then in a few years when I am able to bust into the asparagus, you will be the one I bow to, promise.

In other news, fortunately we didn't get any snow, but much of Maine did yesterday. It's cold out and I am running out of room indoors to put my seedlings. They are about the kitchen and we currently have nowhere to eat or prep food - but it's for the sake of the watermelon, the basil and the peppers at the very least. Oh! And the pumpkins are starting to germinate. Yahoo!

Get out there and buy some Fiddleheads. Or better yet pick them, if you are able. Just be careful because they look like ferns that haven't matured. I stupidly made that mistake.

Happy growing, happy eating!
--Annie

Let the Misadventures begin...

If you've found your way to this blog in hopes of finding helpful gardening hints and tricks, you've made your way to the wrong page. I am simply a novice gardener and as some have said when I've described my 2010 gardening vision, "oh, my, that's adventurous." Which translates: "You're a bit crazy and I think you've bitten off more than you can chew." Regardless, I don't know much but I know it takes earth and water to make something grow, that's a start, right? I also love to eat; I love to eat good food. And I've always had a secret dream of having the best vegetable garden ever.

This is my first attempt at a large-scale vegetable/herb garden and I invite you along for the ride, but pack some Dramamine because it's inevitably going to be a bumpy one at best.

Okay, now the details:
I first began leeks and onions in the middle of March. Next came fennel and celery followed by bell peppers, butternut squash, acorn squash, watermelon, zucchini, cucumber and pumpkin. Lastly, I planted thyme, parsley, basil, chive, oregano and cilantro today.

Thus far things are going well. Spring came early in Maine this year and it has been tricky trying to figure out when the last frost will be, slated for May 20th, as everything is blooming about two weeks early.

Happy growing, happy eating! --Annie