The onions are in! Watch for pink onion roots when you buy your plants! I noticed some on several of the ones I had–this gets in the soil and is impossible to get rid of (takes 5 or 6 years). I believe I infected some of my soil last year, although I’m still not certain pink was the problem.

If you soak the onion starters in water before you plant them, it’s much easier to see whether the roots are pink or otherwise discolored. Discard any that look suspicious (or get another bundle from a different vendor!) Apparently it’s pretty easy to transfer via soil or water or tools.

I planted snap peas and snow peas, my favorite beans. They are a little hard to grow in Texas because they can only be grown in the early spring. I’ve planted these in Oct and November before–as long as I kept them covered during freezes, they did fine. This year, I waited until this weekend to plant them so that the soil could rest (and more importantly, I could rest!)

Tomorrow I’ll get flower bulbs in the ground. Next week…well, next week I’ll watch to see if the green onions come up and look for the beans!

I won’t put the tomatoes out until around February 15th.

Go on, go Grow Something!