Time to Dig!


I received an unexpected e-mail today that the farmer's market will be starting the 10th of May - much earlier then expected, and much appreciated during my unpaid :) maternity leave. That means the peas can go in as of today, along with the beets and carrots (I'll try getting a bed of each done tonight - not being too ambitious, as my dad may be finally! discharged and the weather is unseasonably cold today) We'll wait till the 1st to put in the radishes and mesclun, as those are two crops I hate to let get even a day past their prime.

This also means it's time to rent the industrial tiller from down the road and till up the other existing beds so I can plant a ton of potatoes and get my brassicas started. The pigs are still in the back kennel after one failed move (we've learned they're still too small to be deterred much by a few strands of electro-tape), but we're going to put the elctro-net up and try again this week - even if I can't use them to turn over the old beds, they'll be a big help in getting some new beds ready for later in the season - there will always be more tomato seedlings needing homes, as well as more winter squash varieties to try .

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Posted: Mon - March 24, 2008 at 11:56 AM        

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