Happy Harvest Blog
The shuttle
Every night there's a risk of frost I bring in the seedlings from the tomato safe. Now, most of the tomatoes are planted in the GH, so there's only one wheelbarrow load, plus two flats of peppers etc. Since the big Benadryl freeze fiasco (well, and before), I carefully check the weather and if it's dipping, it's shuttle time. There's also a pile of flats occupying the windowsills in the house, and they get set out on the deck during the day, which is a short commute.
Sprouts emerging
I'm going to make it. I'm better today. There's so much to be done! The first broody hen of the year needs some privacy and coddling; calls, emails, cleaning; starts need to go out, get potted up, and divided, galore... things have been growing even while I've been down, and there's been much emerging. The peanuts are popping up. Most amazingly, these cells of pie pumpkins are TWO DAYS OLD! 3" tall! Astonishing, nay, aggressive seedling vigour. Yesterday I saw them break ground like these just did. Outside, it's pouring rain and grey.
Garden done.
Garden done. Just a little overtime, but got 20 beds dug for this year, just as we were aiming for. H.W.'s ready to hang up the sodbreaker for this year.
The garden is growing.
The garden is growing. In size, at least. Not so much in plant growth.
Garden beginnings
We have our labor-saving, painless technique down pat now, with this wicked sod-breaker from Lee Valley. Makes a picture perfect, sod and root-free bed of soil that you’d never guess was just broken from ground unworked for 15 years.
Instagram.
I may not make a blog post every day, but at least I Insta.
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