More favorable dry weather this week allowed for more progress in the garden.
Most of last year's growing space has been plowed and is waiting for this year's succession of crops.
On Saturday, with the help of a dedicated group of nine fellow gardeners, we planted 3000 onions, give or take a few. In one bed we transplanted beautiful storage onion starts. These plants were started from seed by our friends at Bittersweet Farm in Huevelton. In the second bed we used another technique, planting onion sets (small bulbs) which we quickly mulched for moisture and weed control. The perennial flower bed is mulched and looking good. The peas are poking up as are the other seeds planted the week before last- radish, spinach, beets and arugula. On tap for this week is tree planting, prepping beds for the early brassicas (which are plants in the cabbage family ie. broccoli), more onions and leeks.
A timely rain today will make everyplant in the garden a bit more happy and offer everyone in the house a chance to get caught up on housework and errands!!
Most of last year's growing space has been plowed and is waiting for this year's succession of crops.
On Saturday, with the help of a dedicated group of nine fellow gardeners, we planted 3000 onions, give or take a few. In one bed we transplanted beautiful storage onion starts. These plants were started from seed by our friends at Bittersweet Farm in Huevelton. In the second bed we used another technique, planting onion sets (small bulbs) which we quickly mulched for moisture and weed control. The perennial flower bed is mulched and looking good. The peas are poking up as are the other seeds planted the week before last- radish, spinach, beets and arugula. On tap for this week is tree planting, prepping beds for the early brassicas (which are plants in the cabbage family ie. broccoli), more onions and leeks.
A timely rain today will make everyplant in the garden a bit more happy and offer everyone in the house a chance to get caught up on housework and errands!!
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