Pictures and Progress

Almost everything is up in the garden! It was so awesome to leave for spring break with nothing up outside and the daffodills not quite blooming, and then to come back with beautiful daffodils in the front yard and seedlings in beautiful green rows in the garden.

I have been hardening off the celery, broccoli, and leeks, and today I transplanted the leeks outside. I also planted onion plants and another row of carrots. So far, so good. I took pictures two weeks ago to record the garden for March. Since I went on spring break that day and work has been crazy, I am just now getting pictures up.

Can you see the spinach just starting to come up?

The circle of pots for my pea teepee. They're not up yet in this picture, but now, two weeks later, several plants are over an inch long and just starting to put out tendrils.

The first two raised beds. Greens are in the back one, and root vegis in the front one. Nothing up yet though! The garbage bags are fall leaves from a free source waiting to build another bed and add to my compost.

There's some yellow coming... Now the daffodils are in full bloom!

A view of the whole front flower bed. A nice transition from the red nandina to the green of spring!

March Planting

My indoor seedlings are up and growing fast! I've already transplanted the broccoli to bigger cups. So far so good. I need to relook at how to harden them off properly.

Sunday I planted collards, turnips, parsnips, radishes, romaine lettuce, and dill in the brassica bed. I also weeded and finished setting up the bed that will hold my root crops. I put in old soil from my containers and then a generous layer of fall leaves. In one section, I added some peat moss just so I would be able to have some structure to plant seeds. Then, I planted the mokium carrots, scallions, swiss chard, and beets. I also planted parsley in a container on the porch.

Nothing I've planted outside has come up yet, but it has been really nice and warm since Saturday, so hopefully I'll see something soon.

One Bed Prepped

Today I prepped the bed that will hold the brassicas & greens this year. Since this rotates after the three sisters bed, I weeded and smoothed out the mounds. Then I put a new layer of mushroom soil on top. Now it looks very nice. I went ahead and planted kale and mustard greens in one end also.

So far, nothing has really come up outside. It is much colder than usual this year, and in fact, we will probably get some more snow again tomorrow. Boo! Inside however, almost all my seedlings are up and happy. They are now in their south facing window, and they are embracing the sun. Only the celery and anaheim peppers haven't sprouted.

I hope real spring comes soon!