Replanting Tomatoes

The Sweet Million and Stupice tomato seeds germinated, so I planted them in flats (stupice) and pots (sweet million).

Carrots and Parsnips

Planted a package of parsnips and about the same number of carrots in precleared soil I had prepared last week. This is the first time I have put this part of the garden into service. I also planted West Coast Seed's pollinator blend, because hey, it was free. Had to go in for Shabbos.

Did essentially nothing

Watered the flats. Checked that much of the lettuce and dill has germinated. A lonely little pepper broke ground.

Getting ready for carrots

Prepared the side of the garden for carrots. This has not been gardened before and was in bad shape, although the soil underneath was excellent. I am hoping to add two long rows. Dug down well over a foot. IYH I'll mix in topsoil and direct seed the carrots this week.

Indoors, most of the tomatoes are now wee tomato plants. The scallions are surprisingly fast.

Potatoes

Prepared the additional raised bed that had been added over lawn. Mixed in some top soil and added garden twine to mark the rows. Planted Yukon Gold and red potatoes. Added one row of kale at the far end, to finish the bed.

Spinach has broken ground, and one single, lonely onion.

Tomatoes, more garden prep

A few more tomatoes germinated.

Saw some signs of life in the onions outdoors.

all four of the raised beds are now prepped and ready to go.

Planted eight shallots. I was interrupted.

Cleared out a side bed that has not been used.

Took photos of foot-long earthworms. I have named them Merkle and Sarkozy.

Raised beds redux

Set out seed potatoes that have not been planted in a box to germinate.

Dug the weeds out of the raised beds, etc., turned soil. Purchased top soil to make up the difference. I have four beds on the go this year.

Weeded the over-wintered parsley and the rhubarb.

New growth on the raspberries.