Monday, May 19, 2025

May Workday

                                                 Workday Welcome:  Irises in Bloom!

                                                         Soil prep for Tomato plants
                                     A-Frames for Yellow Squash and Zucchini to climb 

Straw added on all the beds for weed suppression and moisture retention


Planting some Zinnias 

                                                    (8) Tomato Plants in the ground
                                                                            
                                                               Green Beans soon

                                                    Always a need for some weeding

                                                  Some Snapdragons on the outside

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Blue Jean Sunday in The Garden

                                                     Designer, Supplier, and Director  

                                                                   Prepare the soil

                           Plant (6) Broccoli plants [ 3 on each side of the East garden gate]
                                                                            and:   
                        (6) Pepper plants [ on each side of the West garden gate]
       Snap Pea seeds on both sides of the West gate behind the Pepper plants along the fence
                            Green Bean seeds in the East half of the North raised bed
       (4) Yellow Squash plants and (4) Zucchini plants in the West half of the South raised bed 

                                                There are always Weeds to pull
Including Weed Vines growing up on the surrounding trees  


Monday, March 31, 2025

Season 16 First Workday



Supplies in place: bags of soil conditioner, plants and seeds, boards for raised bed repairs
Adding soil conditioner
Replacement framing for south raised bed
Lettuce and other greens ready for planting

                                                                      


South raised bed has Lettuce plants and seeds for Spinach, Lettuce, Chard, and Arugula.                                                                                               
                                                            
                         Middle north raised bed has two rows each of Kale and Collard plants 
                                          and two rows each of Carrot and Radish seeds.

Sugar Snap Peas: plants climb on the left trellis and plants from seeds climb on the right trellis.

         Last season's perennial flower stems and leaves are bagged for County yard waste.

                                                         Daffodils around the Garden
                                                                and the Labyrinth