May Workday

                                   Preparing soil in North Raised Bed for Tomato Plants 

                              After adding some lime into the ground, plant the Tomatoes

And remove the invasive weeds coming in from the outside flower bed

                               Marigold and Basil 'companion' plants added in front 

                               of the Tomato plants to improve yield and repel pests

                                                  Some Red Leaf Lettuce plants added

                                                       Sugar Snap Peas coming

      Making repairs to the House for Mason Bees (pollinators)    

                                                                     

                                                       More weeding on the outside

                                                             Group rest break  

                                                             Passerby Visitors

         Nine Tomato Plants in the ground with their companion Marigolds and Basil

Blue Jean Sunday Earth Care

                        Plastic edging around the Flower Gardens on the outside removed.

                                          To be replaced with Wood Timber edging

                     Connecting the sections together to a short piece in the ground below

                             Nail spikes hammered in to secure the sections to the ground

                                  Adding Soil and Conditioner to the South Raised Bed

                                        Green Beans will go here (seeds and plants)

                                                                                

                            Weeding the North raised bed where Tomato plants will go

                                   Clearing the outside where the timber edging will go

Flower seedlings for planting once the weather warms up

                                                     Getting the water hoses ready

   Organic fertilizer added to Greens planted in March 

         (Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Collards, Broccoli under cover, 

and Summer Squash in 'Cold Frame Greenhouse' below)

Sugar Snap Peas getting ready to climb on the East side
                                               

A visitor at the west gate

                                                        End of the workday

Season 17 First Workday

Converting South Bed to a Raised Bed

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Turning Existing Soil and Adding Soil Conditioner

 

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Planting Lettuce, Spinach and other cool weather crops & sowing seed

Lettuce Mix Seeds

Spinach Seedlings

                                                                             Broccoli 

                                                                        Russian Kale

                                                                                    

                                                            Broccoli Plants under Cover

Last Step, Watering 

Cleaning Up Beds and Weeding around the Outside 

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 Daffodils on the Outside

                                                      

November Workday: "Put the Garden to Bed"

                                                                                 

                                   Stalks (to be pulled) from harvested 'Broccoli Rabe'

        

                                Pulling spent vegetable crops (and weeds) 

                              

     

 Collecting leaves for vegetable beds winter cover 

 

Still a few more peppers soon                               

And a carrot

Lots of Marigolds in the South raised bed                                  See if you can spot the Bumblebee

Workday done!

A tiny bit of harvest from today's workday at the 'potluck' dinner later in the day