Saturday, May 3, 2014

Saturday Morning Garden Walk

 Warm day, warm day! Warm week ahead!

Yarrow is ready to bloom.
 Fritillaria imperialis .
 Basket of Gold.
 North side of the garden. This year strawberries, currant bushes and new bed for squashes.
 Guess who?
Alpine Strawberries! Planted yesterday.
Red currant - first year of blooms.
 Tomatoes planted yesterday and the day before.
This year I am trying to separate them, cherry, large, Italian.
 That will be beefsteaks.
 More strawberries and greens.
 Tomatoes on wooden trellis.
 South side - cabbages and tomatoes.
Tristar  the very first berry.

Monday, April 28, 2014

Harvest Monday April 28 2014

And so it's begins!
 It is not much and not every day, but it is a start!

 Garden view from the deck.
Still a lot of work.
 Container greens

 Cold frame greens

 I planted most of the kale on black fabric this year.

 and most of the new strawberries.
 And I am growing the Andean tubers the first year, I am so excited!
This one is mashua.
 This is ulluco, just started.
And 2 types of oca (oxalis tuberosa) - Hopin and Sunset.






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.

Monday, April 21, 2014

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.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Wildlife inspection in spring garden

 Sunny April day - I was working on my herbs-flower beds. Last year there were 3 tiny - 1x1/2 feet patches - this year I made a big one along the fence.
 Tansy herb - happy and green.
 I also transplanted volunteer chives there.
 New roses - new buds.
 The garden beds are starting to be nicer, less messy.
 Fennel planted.
 New bed for peppers - garden soil + lime + compost + peat moss + black plastic and one month waiting.
 Red currant after nitrogen spray.
 Kale and kohlrabi were planted this week.
 Kale bed - this year on black plastic
 First green peas
 More braccicas.
 19+ containers with herbs and greens.
and at last wildlife inspections!
All the greens should be yummy and tasty.