Busy times!

Back on March 30 & 31 (2015) I managed to plant the broccoli, onions, beets, kale and spinach.  My green kale did not come up very good and the red has outdone itself.  Also, the spinach did not do too well but will just have to do with what is here.  We had about a month of rains and so it has been hard to get into the garden to do anything.  However, I did work on redoing the rock border around the front of my house.  Bermuda grass has been taking over the border next to the flower beds and several other places.  That stuff is awful!   Now I'm trying to weed and put out the main garden things like tomatoes, peppers, okra and beans besides the squashes and melons.  The weeds have taken over! 

Guess I did say I'd been busy.  There were Master Gardener meetings and 3 gardens in town to help take care of. There was Easter and a birthday party for a 3 year old.  I went to a 2 day regional church women's gathering and then helped 2 days at the city wide garage sale and now I'm trying to get back into the mode of baking cookies for the Farmers Market on every Saturday.  Our local Master Gardeners had their annual plant sale last Saturday and next weekend is our Truman Days sidewalk sale and event in town.   Did I mention that I work too???? Guess I wouldn't have it any other way as I would just get bored.  :-)

Spring is Here 2015!

March 24 , 2015  Hello Spring!

Last week on St. Patrick's Day I had a drive by garden working. This is how some of our rural areas work. No drama here. :-) I had though she would wait another week. However, St. Patrick's Day is the official day to plant potatoes here and she had 4 gardens to work so she was going to get it done. As I had never had any luck with potatoes, they are not on my agenda. Regardless it is good to see it worked as I had gotten the tomato cages up and all the trash raked and burned up. It was a little damp as we'd gotten some rain and are to get more this afternoon. In anticipation of an early garden, I did go get some broccoli plants and seeds for kale, spinach, onion sets and a tray of saliva. Coming home I got poured on.....

I set outside the pots of chives, lemon thyme and regular thyme from my unheated plant room last weekend. They are in front of my garage on the east side. This keeps them from being fried in the warmer days ahead. I will set them inside Friday night as it is predicted to be 24 degrees on Saturday morning. Glad I do not have any tomatoes or peppers out!

Already, I've had some fresh chives on my salads. Yum! Common chives have twice the vitamin C as oranges without the sugar. After Saturday morning the weather is supposed to be getting better. By this time next week I should have my early garden planted and maybe some of it coming up if my dog does not dig it back up. Here it is Friday and now the garden is sopping wet.

My 5 chickens are laying 3-5 eggs a day, keeping me busy eating eggs. My daughter in law and the grandkids love to pick out baby chicks to raise so I will be getting more ....