Garden Friday

 It's a soggy Garden Friday,
but you won't hear me complaining one bit!

Wednesday's overnight total

 We've had close to 4 inches of rain this week,
and it's been a most welcome visitor.

 There is nothing like raindrops from the sky
to get things moving in the vegetable garden.
The garlic germinated about 5 days after sowing.

 The radishes seem to grow an inch a day in one of the 4X4 beds,
with the neighboring beets right behind them.
We've also spied broccoli popping up through the straw in this same bed.

 The lettuces in the hugelkultur bed are showing themselves.
We have 5 or 6 varieties sown here,
as well as kale, chard and spinach.

 In the pollinator bed,
we have a volunteer that has been enjoying all of the rainfall.

 I believe these are watermelons.
Too bad they are waaaay behind the season.
A squirrel most likely planted it,
as we were growing them intentionally on the opposite side of the garden.

 The nasturtiums were doing okay,
even through the drought.
But now that Mother Nature has decided to cooperate,
they are bustin' out of their beds!
The pollinators have been all over them.

With all of the rain,
I decided to make some compost tea.
I added some turkey poop to a 5-gallon bucket,
and let the rain do the rest.
This will come in handy when the crops need a boost.
I keep containers right next to the beds,
so it's always available and handy.



The potted pansies make me smile 
whenever I look out on the front porch.
They are one of the cheeriest flowers I know.
Some alyssum seeds were recently added to the pots.

 Some of the lavender is doing well,
but part of this plant has bowed out.
This plant grouping survived through last winter,
and it will be curious to see how they do this year.
Near freezing overnight temperatures are predicted for this weekend.

lavender blossoms

 The newest raised beds are partly filled with twigs,
although there is a lot more filling in to do
before the soil is added.
With the colder temperatures sneaking up on me,
I'm not sure I'll have time to sow cover crops in these two beds.
Plan B is to continue the hugelkultur method, fill with soil,
and simply dress them with straw.

What a blessing this rain has been!
It saves the gardener time for other endeavors,
like planting, planting, and more planting!

Here's hoping you have just the right amount of rain
in your garden.