Well, to be honest, there hasn't been too much activity, a new garden is only really full of anticipation, not veggies...yet! The week after we planted was bone dry, our humidity was around 8-10 degrees, so we had to water really regularly, but then we got some rain & the Rain Barrel
got filled. But like the week before the rain, the following 5 days emptied the barrels onto the garden. However, we are back to a "normal" spring, now we are getting rain, or drizzle about 1 every day or 2, so the ground is nice a moist.
The Garlic is going great, and we've got peas popping up, and radish is moving along. Our strawberry bush transplants seem to be taking, and some of the raspberry stems we put in last fall are starting to leaf out! Spinach, carrots and lettuce aren't doing much, and there is a slight battle with weeds, but the beauty with square foot gardening is - Square Foot Weeding! I just have to look at one 12"x12" area and pull the weeds from it, that's not so hard, then repeat...But it makes the job more satisfying and less daunting.
You'll probably hear me talking a lot about Rain Barrels, and there is a reason, They're GREAT! If you don't know what a Rain Barrel is, it's simple a barrel that goes under your downspout from your gutter and captures excess rainwater, so instead of it washing oil and fertilizer into local streams and rivers, you can use it to water your organic garden and not use a lot of water that had lots of energy put into it by making it potable. it takes only the slightest rain to fill the barrels, and the water can be used for days or weeks depending on weather conditions.
got filled. But like the week before the rain, the following 5 days emptied the barrels onto the garden. However, we are back to a "normal" spring, now we are getting rain, or drizzle about 1 every day or 2, so the ground is nice a moist.
The Garlic is going great, and we've got peas popping up, and radish is moving along. Our strawberry bush transplants seem to be taking, and some of the raspberry stems we put in last fall are starting to leaf out! Spinach, carrots and lettuce aren't doing much, and there is a slight battle with weeds, but the beauty with square foot gardening is - Square Foot Weeding! I just have to look at one 12"x12" area and pull the weeds from it, that's not so hard, then repeat...But it makes the job more satisfying and less daunting.
You'll probably hear me talking a lot about Rain Barrels
, and there is a reason, They're GREAT! If you don't know what a Rain Barrel is, it's simple a barrel that goes under your downspout from your gutter and captures excess rainwater, so instead of it washing oil and fertilizer into local streams and rivers, you can use it to water your organic garden and not use a lot of water that had lots of energy put into it by making it potable. it takes only the slightest rain to fill the barrels, and the water can be used for days or weeks depending on weather conditions. We just got some potatoes from Seed Savers, and I'm hoping to put them in the ground this weekend, and there is an organic plant sale at the local Co-op, so this should be an exciting weekend for gardening! Stay Tuned...
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