The Garden Sprouts

We received a couple days of light rain, but colder temps last week.  Temps stayed in the 50s.  This weekend we have sunny and 70s so I went out to my garden where I can see the beans starting to sprout, my mesculan is about 1/4 inch high and my seedlings are making new leaves.   

Planting Beans, Beets, Carrots, and Onions - Rain

Yesterday right before a thunderstorm I planted Green and Yellow Beans, Carrots,  Onions, Beets, and the rest of my Marigold, Parsley, and Basil seedlings.    We received 2 inches of rain in sporadic rain showers from night before last through yesterday evening.   

Planting day at the Community Garden

Today is the first day of the community garden and I spent the afternoon planting my seedlings.   I raked out three 3 ft rows and planted tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, squash, cucumber, leeks, parsley, basil, cilantro, marigold, eggplant, dill, spinach and kohlrabi seedlings.   I also planted some Mesculan seed.   I have carrot, bean, lettuce, and beet seeds to plant tomorrow and the remaining seedlings of onions, basil, and parsley.

Here are before and after pictures of my plot.

wild flowers

wild flowers

wild flowers

May 13: Wild flowers in pasture

Pasture

Community Garden Update

The Wildlands Trust has tilled and amended the soil with composted turkey manure from Bongi's Turkey Farm (where we buy our fresh turkey for Thanksgiving, sliced turkey lunch meat, and occasionally treat ourselves to a fried chicken picnic lunch). They are also trying to get rid of the ants by spreading coffee grounds. "Earl Proulx's "Yankee Home Hints" recommends sprinkling coffee grounds around your garden to eliminate cutworms and ants. He also says that "to get rid of ants in the lawn, mix about 1 pound of coffee grounds in 1 quart of hot water and pour this on anthills. Red ants, which make big hills, will require a big dousing." I volunteered to help out with the fence yesterday and after 5 hours of work 4 of us were able to put up the posts around the perimeter of one of the gardens. The back garden will have a metal fence because you can't see it from the road. I need to get busy and plan out my garden - there is a seedling sale this weekend and we hope to be able to plant Memorial weekend.   kg

May 5: Picked 1st. contender and yellow beans today. We are
dry again and having to water (irrigate) at least every other day.

Spring Continues at the Farm