written by Yvonne
Last weekend I opted to sew instead of garden. But, alas, there is much work to be done if we are to have a bountiful harvest. According to the 10-day forecast, the lowest evening temperature we're lookin' at is 48. (Guess we're not going to get a real winter this year.) Therefore it's time to take the row covers off and prep the soil for Spring/Summer. A Jerry Baker Spring Soil Booster was made with beer, mouthwash, dish soap, corn syrup and instant tea. I applied that to all four beds.
Here's what poppin' up: Buttercrunch lettuce, radishes...
and basil, chamomile, and marjoram.
Out in the boxes, both types of peas have sprouted - well more than sprouted actually. This cowpea was planted two weeks ago. The cowpeas that wee planted two weeks prior to that, have not come up.
These snow peas are taking off. It isn't visible in this photo, but two of them have runners. Gotta get the stakes out so they'll have something to grab on to.
The arugula has fed us well, but it has flowered and thus needed to be removed to make space for something else.
I think coleslaw is on the menu for this weekend!
Swiss chard, collards and spinach (which you can't see very well - it's between the collards and the cabbage) are producing quite a bit. We ate Swiss chard this week and we'll have collards tonight and this weekend. Now that it's getting warmer, we'll be pulling the collards out in the not too distant future. In the meantime, I'm going to use as many of these greens over the next few weeks as possible.
Garlic - 'nough said.
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