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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.