I planted tomatoes (in waterwalls), tomatillos, and put more bean and pea seeds out (stupid robins). I also put some sunflower seeds by the lower wall and P got me an artichoke! I did buy one graft San Marzano tomato that’s huge, a banana pepper, and some lithodora (that p planted on the slopes.)
Author: alisonml
Potting outside
Uppotted tomatoes and tomatillos. Moved peppers outside. Put an orange pepper, all the okra, and a eggplant in planting bags. Refloored the greenhouse.
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Uppotting and progress
Moved a few more seedlings to the greenhouse ahead of warm weather- and here are some progress shots
Beans, kale
It’s been coolish, but Soil temps are over 60, and we have some warm weather coming up. Planted green beans, wax beans, and some marigolds in west e. I put seeds I saved from last year on the corner nearest the neighbors house to see if they grow as well as the purchased ones.
Planted runner beans and Romano beans and nasturtium in south d- where the broad bean favas failed to over winter. I guess I’ll try them again next year? The “cover crop” favas look great, so maybe I’ll have some small beans again. All new beans went under robin baskets.
Added a few more peas to the pea bed, and put kale seeds around the outside.
Transplanted the last couple of late planted peppers, and up potted two tomato sprouts and moved them to the greenhouse, where everything is looking good on a seed mat on the ground.
Fertilizing, weeding, progress, uppotting
It’s been warm for a few days, but we’re in for a stretch in the 40-50s. I weeded and fertilized the strawberry patch, fertilized the potted herbs, harvested more rhubarb for soda, mint for drying. The older plum tree is finally blooming, so hopefully we’ll get some pollinators. the peas are finally large enough to uncover, and the beets and carrots are sprouting. Garlic and onions are doing well. Potatoes (from grocery store) are sprouting and I’ve covered them a couple of times.
I up- potted a few of the larger starts and put them on the floor of the greenhouse, and moved the (late) sprouted peppers into 3” pots. I’m still unhappy with my starts, but I think some will pull through. (Btw- I felt the same way last year and it wasn’t as cold!) I definitely think starting with the little pods and transplanting is the best way to go.
The squash in the walls look good, the ones outside not so much- which I expected. I also fertilized the asparagus and cut a few pieces.
Squash in waterwalls
Bigger pots and new seeds
Planted okra and squash seeds and moved some seedlings into bigger pots.
Cilantro, spinach, arugula, and dill all coming up in the greenhouse.
Potatoes and up potting
The little moss pods I tried this year sprouted and grew faster than the seeds in the paper pots, so I up-potted most of them. It might be worth doing all that of them like that next year?
I also took advantage of the brief sunshine to plant some sprouted potatoes in our grow bags. It’s supposed to get cool and rainy tomorrow. (Ps: the potatoes were cut, dipped in wood ash, and healed for a few days.)
More peas, heathers
P tore out the raspberries the other day, and he covered the bed with cardboard and grass. We’re hoping to reclaim for asparagus (?) next year.
I also planted some more peas and cilantro-neither of which have started sprouting yet- and some dill in the greenhouse.
P planted a couple of winter blooming heathers next to the plum trees to hopefully encourage pollinators.
The spinach and arugula are starting to come up in the greenhouse, excited about that!