This year I'm cutting out the middle man, i.e., the greenhouse, and planting directly into the garden beds. I've got one row each of butterhead lettuce, spinach, arugula, and Swiss chard. My plan is to do successive plantings until I run out of seeds.
Also, I put several inches of compost directly on top of the bed without trying to mix it into the topsoil that's already there and planted directly into it. That might be a mistake, but anyway that's what I did, from laziness, mostly, although I have a vague idea that the compost is very rich. Well, I'm sure it is; my vague idea is actually that it might be too rich.
It was quite challenging, to say the least, to plant with Sunny. She loves digging in the soft dirt, drinking from the watering can while I'm watering, and chasing the hoe and rake. Challenging to the point where I finally had to put her inside to finish up, as it was getting quite dark.
I was pushing to do it today because it's supposed to rain tomorrow. I hope not too hard - I'd hate for the seeds to get washed away. Hmm, just thought of that...
The garlic and shallots look great! And even my leeks seem to have survived the winter although they're awfully spindly. Dominique's, whose leeks spent the winter in the greenhouse, are thriving much more.
Also, I put several inches of compost directly on top of the bed without trying to mix it into the topsoil that's already there and planted directly into it. That might be a mistake, but anyway that's what I did, from laziness, mostly, although I have a vague idea that the compost is very rich. Well, I'm sure it is; my vague idea is actually that it might be too rich.
It was quite challenging, to say the least, to plant with Sunny. She loves digging in the soft dirt, drinking from the watering can while I'm watering, and chasing the hoe and rake. Challenging to the point where I finally had to put her inside to finish up, as it was getting quite dark.
I was pushing to do it today because it's supposed to rain tomorrow. I hope not too hard - I'd hate for the seeds to get washed away. Hmm, just thought of that...
The garlic and shallots look great! And even my leeks seem to have survived the winter although they're awfully spindly. Dominique's, whose leeks spent the winter in the greenhouse, are thriving much more.
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