The fruit trees are blooming, as are the tulips, and spring is definitely here. Finally!
Today was overcast but strangely warm, it finally started to rain just as the sun went down. I finished 90% of the hard work in the veggie garden today. That involved finishing 3 of the last 4 rows to be dug and raked. The only one left is for the tomatoes and since I’m not putting them out until next weekend it can wait.
After I finished the rows I transplanted 20 broccoli / broccoli raab starts and 20 lettuce starts. More than I intended, but we’ll just eat some of it really young to make room for the next round in the succession planting plan. The broccoli is mostly starts I bought last weekend as mine went weirdly leggy. When I picked them out at the plant sale I didn’t think about the fact that I was supposed to be transplanting broccoli in rounds of 8 starts - not 16! And since I ended up buying four varieties we’re a bit long on broccoli.
As for the lettuce, well, really I just should have thinned a lot better than I did a while ago. But since I didn’t, I transplanted A LOT of lettuce today. Oh well, we’ll just start cutting sooner than we normally would. Plus it meant that tonight we got to have salad made with today’s thinnings! Yum!
After all of that I ran out of steam. So tomorrow we’ll seed carrots, radishes, peas (finally!), bush beans and spinach. Then hopefully it will start to look like a garden and not just a bunch of dirt. The next round of lettuce, broccoli and basil are under lights, along with the first of the Brussels sprouts and dill.
Now the easy part starts right? I’m much more looking forward to weeding, seeding and harvesting than I did moving all that damn dirt! I’ve got a secret to share about moving that dirt, but I need to take a picture first…
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I’ve been putting my broccoli rabe thinnings in salads too. They add such a nice zing.
Our broccoli went all tall and leggy on us too… what the heck is happening there?? It grew TALL then sprouted some tiny heads that started to flower so we picked ‘em and ate ‘em! LOL Did you just start over from scratch?
And what’s this rotation thing?? I’ve never quite gotten the hang of it but we’re making a run of it this year. I’ll watch yours and see how it goes then follow suit. HA!
Grandpa would be proud of you!!! You’re planning, and planting remind me of his being very busy this time of the year.
I remember seed catalogs, and seed catalogs, and more catalogs. He ordered a lot of his stuff by mail, and it was amazing to watch him work…
Your uncle Bruce his planting right now at Grandpa’s place. He has finished roto tilling, and planted onions yesterday. Amazing how far ahead of us you are…..
Can’t wait to see pic’s of the garden as it grows.
Today is mother’s day…..Call you mom!!! I’m sure you already have.
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Laura,
I am hearing a prediction of 85 for Friday! Yikes! I hope my seedlings don’t scorch into cinders. On the other hand, my rhododendrons are blooming bigger and better than ever this year. I wonder if it has to do with the longer and colder than normal winter we had. Happy planting.
I’m so jealous! We haven’t stepped foot in the garden yet - can’t get enough dry days in a row