The joys of garden mathematics and mess

So today was the cookie party, and we had one person show up. (With tasty chocolate macaroons, so it was not a total loss)... However, that took up a good chunk of the day.

I got a preliminary calendar for planting this season. It only covers the basic plants we will be growing, so I need to spend the rest of the evening doing the math for the more unique ones. (And boy, do I love math!)

From our local extension office, the almanac and some weather websites, It looks like the frost-free date in my zip code is approximately March 18. And given my propensity for patience, that is the date I am going with for my calculations.

The websites I found to be the most helpful (and packed with helpful information) are the following:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/freeze-frost-dates/

http://www.burpee.com/gardening/content/gygg/growing-zone-information/growingzoneinfo.html

http://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-dates/SC/Columbia

Richard says that he and I are going to get the next bed built tomorrow or Monday. We have all been passing around a nasty bug, and I have been eating Vitamin C like candy. So, chances are that it may be more like Wednesday.

Tomorrow my plan is to go out and clean up the yard, and do what I can while the ground is frozen. Honstly I may try to get the next section of patio done before my mom returns from Virginia. It was so embarassing to have a glass door and company in the same room. (There's a reason there are no recent garden pics for you to enjoy). I hear that things only get cleaner by first getting messier, but the interim is truly disturbing. The largest part that bothers me, I guess is the patio furniture that doesn't have a patio yet. It gets shifted around to whatever area we are not working on at the time. Which is predominantly why I want to get that part of the patio done. Because it is exactly 3 months until the frost free date, and that is not long to have the foundation ready.

I will post the garden schedule next post, and I made a special post that I will publish some time this week. In the meantime, feel free to ask me any questions, or throw some suggestions my way!