The vernal equinox has arrived at last, and although we have snow flurries in the local forecast, the evidence of spring is everywhere around us in pink, white and yellow.
Today is also the release date for Appalachian Cooking. For those who pre-ordered online, your book should ship today. The book is widely available, so please pick up a copy and start enjoying the simple and delicious cooking of the mountain South.
In the garden, you still have plenty of time to plant spring greens of all kinds, along with peas, cabbage family, onions, garlic, beets, carrots and turnips. If you grow members of the cabbage family, make sure to protect them from the white cabbage butterfly, or its larvae will ruin your crop.
It is too early yet for summer vegetables, although plants are appearing in the stores. Tomatoes, peppers or other warm season crops are likely just to sit there if you plant them now. The traditional time to plant is around Mother's Day, which is some weeks away yet. If you wait until the soil is fully warmed up, you will get a larger harvest and avoid disease problems that may occur with transplants that go out too early.
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