{"id":28035,"date":"2021-03-30T08:26:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T14:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/?p=28035"},"modified":"2021-03-30T08:26:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T14:26:49","slug":"early-girls-and-big-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/2021\/03\/30\/early-girls-and-big-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Girls and Big Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28039\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hawken-03-29-21a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28039\" src=\"https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hawken-03-29-21a-644x412.jpg\" alt=\"Our windblown Irish wolfhound Hawken keeps an eye on me last night as I plant my garden.\" width=\"644\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hawken-03-29-21a-644x412.jpg 644w, https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hawken-03-29-21a-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hawken-03-29-21a-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hawken-03-29-21a.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our windblown Irish wolfhound Hawken keeps an eye on me last night as I plant my garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I know it seems a little early to be getting the garden in the ground, as in years past I have frequently dealt with mid-April frosts and freezes, but if you can get plants in the ground early, then have a little luck with the weather, you get a longer growing season, and a better yield.<\/p>\n<p>I might have to replant some if we do get a freeze, but it&#8217;s only about $20 worth of plants.<\/p>\n<p>My soil has gotten depleted over the years, so prior to planting, I tilled in a large bag of organic tomato\/vegetable garden fertilizer.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I planted&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ten Early Girl tomato plants<\/li>\n<li>Three Big Boy tomato plants<\/li>\n<li>Five red bell pepper plants<\/li>\n<li>One green bell pepper plant<\/li>\n<li>One orange bell pepper plant<\/li>\n<li>Three Sun Sugar cherry tomato plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My variety selection was based entirely on what was available at the garden center Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves cucumber, radish, and marigold seeds to plant, hopefully tonight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28036\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tomato-plant-03-29-21a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28036\" src=\"https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tomato-plant-03-29-21a-644x483.jpg\" alt=\"One of my tomato plants sits in the garden last night.\" width=\"644\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tomato-plant-03-29-21a-644x483.jpg 644w, https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tomato-plant-03-29-21a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tomato-plant-03-29-21a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richardbarron.net\/giantmuh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tomato-plant-03-29-21a.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of my tomato plants sits in the garden last night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know it seems a little early to be getting the garden in the ground, as in years past I have frequently dealt with mid-April frosts and freezes, but if you can get plants in the ground early, then have a little luck with the weather, you get a longer growing season, and a 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