Welcome to SPRING!
While there may still be a frost day, the chances have decreased considerably. A variety of seedlings are starting to peek out of the soil. Spinach, lettuce, peas, carrots and radish. I had planted some sprouting potatoes in February and the warmer temperatures mean they are already 6-8 inches high and wide. Onions and garlic plants last fall and early winter are looking to be a bumper crop.
The yard is showing all of the hard work of fall and winter and I've enjoyed purchasing perennials online this winter and receiving them just last week for more planting fun.
check out www.bluestoneperennials.com for some great finds.
Plot Rotation
One of the advantages of my garden is that I can rotate the location of various crops. This year I have built a new tomato bed, a wooden Tutuer (which my husband says looks like a medieval torture device) and created color coded stakes for companion planting. I'm hoping these ideas will help me stay a bit more organized and create happier plants. Photos will be in my next post but to give you a general idea of the changes check out the photos below.
As you can see, the rain garden is close to complete. The iris plants in it are getting close to blooming, the clover has filled in as a low maintenance lawn replacement(we dont water the grass during the summer). As always, there is more to do but its getting closer to being drought and heat tolerant. Last summer I added the supports for hardy kiwi and while it seemed for a while that a nasty infestation of spider mites had killed them off, they are thankfully going spring strong. I also have 5 celery plants that survived the winter and are putting out new stalks. yummy....
check back soon for more photos, ideas and general gardening fun!
