I continue to work away at preparing for spring. The peas planted a few weeks ago have begun to come up. The lettuce, onions and brocoli are growing well. The other boxes are slowly getting cleaned out- almost done. The compost pile is heaping with leaves and weeds mixed together and ready to turn into dirt. The other compost awaits distribution to the plants and beds.
This weekend we had all the tree stumps created in the past 4 years ground into sawdust/chips. I started to move the "mulch" around yesterday. The pine tree mulch now surrounds the raised beds to help keep weeds down. The hardwoods will be used in the flower beds.
Yesterday more asparagus roots were added to the asparagus bed- another deposit in long time living here so that we can enjoy the bounty of the harvests ahead. There is nothing like the taste of fresh raw aspagus picked in the garden. I look forward to the taste already.
The blueberries are blossoming, looking forward to a few berries fresh from the bush and more to come inside. For a few years I wondered at the placement of the bushes, as there had been no harvest, but last year I was surprised to find a few lush berries and realize that the drought had kept back the fruit. Looks like we may be blessed this year!
Another bin for potatoes has been found, and slowly the boxes and bins for potatoes have taken shape. Cedar planks claimed from a roadside toss now box in the asparagus bed and leave room for a potato bed nearby as well. It looks like the 10 lbs of taters will find room to grow this year. Slowly it is all taking shape.
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