A chilly, rainy day. The garden bed that I dug and hadn’t filled in yet is now a pond. On Saturday, when I bought my rhubarb, I picked some up for my friend (whose hobbit name is Iris Boffin of Needlehole.) Anyway, Iris had taken a day off from work today, so she came over… Continue reading Nothing much going on here.
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The weekend went by too quickly, as usual. A grey, rainy day today, with rain and a little hail. So no gardening today. I was a seriously sleepy Mommy this morning — the bed was so nice and warm, and my brain was so set on finishing its REM sleep…. Apologies to all, by the… Continue reading this and that, including today’s Garden Report
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Yesterday I went to the nursery and found out that they had no garlic or rhubarb yet. Apparently these are imported, and all the shipments are hung up in Customs. Oh well, all the more time to get my beds ready. I started them exactly the wrong way — I should have laid my paths… Continue reading Gardening news and other stuff
Here’s the plan for my garden:
The north rows will be used for tomatoes, with (God willing) broccoli, rhubarb, and herbs in the middle rows, with carrots and lettuce towards the south end. The fence shades the east edge of the bed in the morning, so I’m trying to keep shade-tolerant plants on that side. Mel Bartholomew also recommends including squares… Continue reading Here’s the plan for my garden: