Starting Tilling of Garden and Planting First Corn Seeds

It is pretty much the month of May once this day is over and that means it is time for tilling.  This obviously depends on the weather and normally I plan to till the garden in the month of May, but usually not the first day of the month.  This year was a little bit different and I wanted to start as soon as possible.

Basically I wanted to get my new corn seeds in the ground as soon as possible and wanted to get a little bit head start on these seeds.  Usually by mid May I am beginning to till the garden and setting up bean trellises, digging holes, etc.

Since the weather is good enough and the soil is warm enough without the threat of a frost it is a good time to start planting at least my corn seeds.  I want to get them in the ground right away and that is what I did this evening.

I also wanted to get a few more lettuce plants in the ground since tomorrow it is supposed to rain and I don’t want my plants staying in the containers for too long.

I pretty much planted at least one of each variety today.  This will include all the types that I planted: iceberg, romaine, butterhead, and looseleaf.

The good news is that my early lettuce plants that were added to the garden are just about ready for harvesting.  I probably could have picked some of it today, but instead I think I am going to wait another day or so.  This way I can start enjoying the first harvest of the season.

So far my indoor plants are growing quite well and the weather was quite warm this past weekend and I was able to put them outside to give them some fresh air.  All I am waiting for is some consistent warm weather which should be coming soon to put them outside overnight.

Once I keep them outside for an entire night I can then place them in the garden shortly after that.