First Sign of Spring

Spring has to be around the corner if the number of seed catalogs in the mail box is any sort of indicator. We love getting them just as all gardeners probably do and we spend lots of hours comparing the offering of each company. We try to stick with organic seed as much as possible but with a growing season that is usually about 90 days it is hard to find every thing we want. We like the open pollinated varieties too but same problem there. We are going to use more low hoop house tunnels this year to try to extend our season as much as possible. Johnny's Select Seeds has a bending jig for sale so that you can make your own hoops from electrical conduit. They  have a excellent video on their web page that shows how to do it. With the cool summers we typically have it is hard to get those heat loving vegetables like tomatoes and peppers mature early in the season. We also want to try starting some sweet corn in the green house to see if we can get sweet corn earlier than the middle  of August which is when it was ready last year. Well ,I better get busy and start sending out my seed orders, spring is just around the corner!