Rain Rain...

Well as you know, the circle garden is full.  But the sunroom and greenhouse are once again bursting at the seams with anxious greenery.  The swiss chard is sitting, the parsley is perculating, the cabbage is feeling cooped up, and the lettuce would love to stretch its legs.  These plants want out!!!

 

So every chance I get, when the soil dries out in between rainy days, I am out there working on the next section.  This area will be done a little differently than the circle garden.  Instead of removing each chunk of sod by hand, I am shredding everything into the soil with the tiller.  This requires a bit of wire grass removal, but is much quicker and easier than the intensive hand method.  The soil won't be dug as deeply, but will still produce nice crops of the smaller plants like chard, lettuce, kale, and spinach.

    

As you can see, the triangularish shaped section is not yet finished... the tips still need some work.  After the tilling is complete, I will use a rake to shape the beds and paths.  Then I will add compost, clay (the soil here is just too sandy), and organic fertilizer.  Only a few more days of work and this baby will be all planted up!   Meanwhile.....   spinach and kale looking like a sea of green....

  

Chocolate mint and Spearmint

ROSEMARY!!

Any one want a radish?

Bok Choy

Arugula

Tatsoi

Collards

Broccoli

 

All growing steadily and happily.   Adding to the diverse list is the new onion section that we recently created down by the water, next to the dock...

These terraces are a combination of sandy soil, added clay, and compost.  Although not pictured, baby onion plants have since been planted here, two rows per bed, 4 inches in between each plant.  Some time during the summer, hundreds of onions will be harvested here.  The seed potatoes are growing eyes like crazy and will be cut up and planted soon...

And try to contain your excitement, but the seasons first tomatoes will also be ready for planting soon...

Have you started your gardens yet???