Where to begin?Let's start with today and go backwards.
Upon returning home from the must see Ottawa Tulip Festival we found a very dry garden.
The forecast earlier in the week called for some rain but it looks like it is staying south.
So after another round of planting (spinach, golden and chioggia beets, swiss chard, carrots and arugala) we watered in the seed beds as well as the beds planted earlier this spring. During seed germination, soil moisture is especially critical. Seeds are not the only things requiring water at the moment. The perennial fruits also require plenty of water, especially the newly planted. Transplanted crops well watered at the time of planting require less, but still need to be monitored.
Saturday was an exciting day with many shareholders showing up to pitch in and lead on projects like trellising the peas, weeding and harvesting spinach and helping with the current building project. We are in the process of building a "multi-purpose" structure intended to be used for garden tools, curing alliums, housing hens, and who knows what else.
This week we also planted the early potatoes. Besides being the catch crop for the Colorado potato beetle, this planting will supply us with five different varieties of yummy taters.
Also planted was a cover crop of buckwheat and another round of snap peas and snow peas.
On Wednesday we are expecting delivery of day old chicks.
Thanks to everyone for all of the extra energy.
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