Garden Friday

 

 

 

Welcome to Garden Friday!

The weather continues to WOW us

and make our chores so much easier to tackle.

The constant blossoms from our zinnias are being enjoyed indoors

and shared with neighbors as well.

 

One of the main tasks completed this week

was burying all of the hose underneath the soil

after completing the drip irrigation installation.

Thankfully, within an hour I had all of it dug and covered.

We will most likely sow more white Dutch clover over these areas,

so that the chooks stop digging it all back up!

It will also provide forage for pollinators and rabbits.

 

 

The garlic is in, folks!

Pretty much my favorite crop to grow,

it has become a yearly tradition that I cherish.

Forty cloves from last year's crop were planted.

Now we wait and watch Mother Nature do her magic.

 

The strawberry pot was moved from the old garden site

and placed near the new location.

I haven't decided if they will be planted in a dedicated bed,

or left in the big wash tub for springtime.

They have certainly multiplied over the past season

and we look forward to enjoying many luscious berries.

 

A few new frames were created out of cattle panels

to cover the three smaller raised beds and one larger one.

This will come in handy should the crops need to be covered

with row covers if a freeze is expected.

(A post on this project will be featured next week.)

Most of what we have planted can handle frosts,

but I would love to be able to pick broccoli, chard, 

kale, lettuce and spinach all winter long.

 

Some time was taken to shred some leaves

to use to cover all the planted crops in the raised beds.

Our handy-dandy portable leaf shredder does a great job

and within an hour, there was enough organic material

to cover almost all of the beds.

 

A few samples of seeds were collected from wild flowers

around the property.

These are frost asters and we also found some 

yellow asters that our neighbor has growing.

These will be added to our meadow-like drain field.

More for the pollinators to enjoy

with very little investment from us.

And so much more interesting than grass!

Queenie

 

Most of our big garden projects have been completed.

I'm grateful that I was able to fill all of the raised beds

with crops that will grow into the winter.

Spring will have its own busyness,

so having this time to finish certain tasks has been satisfying.

Onward and upward!

There is always something to keep us busy and

we are counting our blessings every step of the way!