The mulberries on the trees that line our yard are beginning to ripen. Time to pick, clean and dehydrate some to follow through on my goals for the year! I may even make some jam!
The tomatoes have been in the cold frame for a few weeks now and are doing well. Yesterday I moved the rest of the cattle panel trellises into the garden and connected them with temporary zip ties to the t-posts. Today I will be using the metal connector wires to make sure they are solid.... Continue Reading →
This will be our first full summer in our new house. We have a lot on our plate this year with gardening and landscape work, so I am trying to be realistic on my goals while focusing on using what we have (wild fruit, fruit trees, etc) and making the most of what we grow.... Continue Reading →
The tomato seedlings were repotted almost two weeks ago and have been out in the cold frame since. They are growing steadily and heartily. Hopefully they will be hardened off and ready to go in the garden in a week or two once the weather levels out.
This morning we added a cubic yard of compost to the beds that we cleared the sod from. After that we dumped back the extra dirt that was scraped off the garden and another spot we cleared. The beds are nice and fluffy now and ready for planting. Now it is on to cleaning up... Continue Reading →
Planted 4/21/14
On Monday, 4/21 we planted the first bed of the garden with: 5 Color Chard Sugar Snap Peas Spinach Carrots (Danvers Half Long) Radishes (xx, mixed in with the carrots) Cylindra Beets Pole Beans
Last June when we moved we spent lots of time exploring our new property and I was excited to find some planted asparagus in an old garden area that now has fruit trees. I cleaned it out this spring and have been watching it closely. How fitting that our first asparagus comes today on Easter!... Continue Reading →
