Month: March 2018

Onions, Radishes, and Beets

72degrees! We’re about 6 weeks out from the average last frost (April 23)

I got a shipment of onion plants from Territorial today, a mix of Redwing, WallaWalla and Ringmaster. I’m not sure about the price ($29) value vs. sets at The Grange (~$5 each set) but we’ll see how they come up. About 120 starts total.

*instructions say to plant exactly 1″ deep, and no deeper.

Onions went around west c and west d. Tomatoes will go in center.

West E got a smattering of mixed beets and radishes. (1/2 deep) with space left for the bean trellis.

I also refreshed, filled and top dressed the pots. Planted parsley in one of the hanging baskets (the other has strawberries). A bonus onion found a home next to the borage.

UPDATE: Squak Mtn Nursery had bunches of WallaWallas for $4. So I guess if I order I don’t get a good deal, but I get what I want?

The Grange had all the same varieties- $5 each?

First real garden weekend

The weather was gorgeous this weekend, and we did a LOT of work. Two new raised beds (South D, West E). Put pavers down and dug out at the base of the rocks (Lower). We got a couple of orphan plants- 6 rhubarb starts (planted by huckleberry, upper bed C, and south Lower). New white rhododendron in the back north of the spruce, and a bonus sprout uphill from that. A couple of flowers- not sure their names /: One has pink carnation type flowers (planted in the pinks) and one has little blue-purple flowers like a viola (jumping some thing…) P filled beds and added soil amendment.

snap peas went in the ground at lower F. Territorial 2017 Sugar Magnolia on west, super snap on south.

Here’s the new rhody. The other one is a little tiny branch…

Plans for 2018

2018_gardenlayout

I’m sure this plan will change, and please oh please do not judge the quality of the sketch (I know it’s terrible.) Beds “South D” and “West E”  here will be newly built asap. Garlic is already living where it’s labeled, everything else is in flux!