71 F outside! Greens are moving

It is really 71 F today, and tomorrow will be a good day.
I am sure it is not the spring yet, but so many thing suppose to be done.

So I am moving greens - from cells to greenhouse, from greenhouse to sunny spots outside.

Cabbages (earliana) moved to greenhouse bed.

 So did kohlrabi early white.

All overwintered in a greenhouse aisan greens moved to sunny bed outside.

 Green peas moved from cells to open space, under the row cover.

 Overwintered  parsley plants are very happy on sunny side next to strawberry.










 Meantime the spring is coming -

chives are popping out.

and crocuses

Winter greenhouse - green peas, asian greens and onion

The last snow, actually the second big snow
this season was heavy, about 12 inches and more.

 I came outside to clean the greenhouse roof, just gently shaking the film from inside and the snow slowly was sliding down.

The best of them are kale, parsley, chard and tat soi.
The weakest plants are cabbages and kohlrabi.

 Every day I am snipping some of the green leaves. I can't tell they are growing, but staying healthy.

Some day ago I prepared a part if the bed for early green peas, the temperature inside can rise till +50F.

Today I planted peas and some radishes.

 Leek, young onions and garlic are doing good too.

Some of the asian greens are preparing to bloom, to cold.

Harvest Monday 4/6/2015

My harvest today is some of the volunteer garlic.
Last year I planted some bulbs here and there to deter deers and also some of the small bulbs I probably missed to harvest. And now I have volunteers everywhere.

 The whole garlic bed, planted in different time.

 Overwintered lettuce and asian cabbage.












The first of the bulbs.

Green peas planted a week ago.




Shared at: Daphne’s Dandelions “Harvest Monday” where everyone can share links to their harvest or how they are using their harvests for the week.

Starting a first square foot bed

Some of the backyard in covered with snow, but the garden is full of spring sun. The forecast says there will be very mild night and good days like 40-50F.

So I decided to make One Good Raised Bed :)
I usually have 1-2 layers of  old bricks beds, but this one suppose to be a good example. I hope.

Last year it was a parsnip bed, parsnips were good but short and "hairy". I checked the soil - 4 inches of good loose organic soil and than red clay with rocks.

 No miracle the roots were not able to form. (I am gardening only 3 years and couldn't make all the beds fertile).
So I weeded, added lime, peat moss, "black kow", sand, urea fertilizer, 2x4 scrap woods and grid out of cord.

The first transplants are - spinach, chard, salad mix and Asian mix. I also sowed radishes and more spinach.

On the other bed with trellis (last year tomato trellis) I transplanted green peas - Lincoln.
All the plants we watered with warm water and covered with 2 sheets of row cover.

I have more peas transplants and I will wait till the first rows will survive.

Wishing everyone a nice spring gardening!

The First Ones!

 A lot of work in a garden done and time spent. And I get rewards! The First Ones:

The first asparagus, I am growing it 3rd year now and expecting  a yummy harvest this year.

 The first Rhubarb.

 The first Horseradish

 The first raised bed pest cover,for kale.

 Trellis for peas, not first, made of old bamboo poles, but I made more spider web crossing out of strings, to make then more solid.

 The green peas are not ready to climb yet, I guese we need some warm nights.

 Spring frost protection for young strawberries.

Frame support for 3 years old red currant bushes.

Indoor garden - green peas and amaryllis

As a New Year started I began to feel more and more garden addictive.
Every day instead of working I am thinking about new plants I can grow and new seeds I can start.
It seems to be not good for business, but I hope I find a good harmonic solution.

So today I was planting my new amaryllis bulbs and green peas.

My first amaryllis - "Souvereign" - opende his first beautiful red flower today. Almost for my birthday! I new it!

 Pre-soaked green peas are ready for planting.  I hope they will be good indoor.






And new bulbs are soaking in water. I got them for my birthday from Edensblooms

http://www.edensblooms.com/amaryllis




I am not expecting all of them to bloom this season.

 Those are super snappy green peas, my first time to grow them.

Look at this little one! The bulb is only 2 inches and this one can not wait to bloom. 

All new plants!