boxes of dirt

Today I was in the garden again, surveying and realizing how much work there is to get things in order again. Last fall I must not have been with it as so much has been left to trim, pull and clean up. But that is the joy of spring...energy and fresh air to enjoy after a winter inside.

Today I - planted our first peas and spinach after taking compost from the compost bin and mixing it into the beds. Weeds pulled with plans to move back one of the grids to a back position for future tomatoes or other climbing veggies.

I plotted the garden on paper- time to start tracking crops a bit better than in the past.

Last week- planted broccoli starters, pulled up leftover onions, divided and planted onion starters along with shallots and green onions- 2 beds of onions at present. Also started t o divide up the strawberry plants- 18 moved from full bed into new bed and many more yet to be thinned out so we have room to grow this year. time to make a new strawberry bed for planting- I think it will be over in the fruit garden - the first step of moving strawberries off the concrete pad.

life is calling, so time to get back to inside living, though the dirt has such appeal.