Monday, April 2, 2012

April 2, 2012: Asparagus, broccoli raab, pea sprouts, garlic and strawberry plants!


Asparagus bed--brocoli raab on left
 
Peas 2-3" tall - need strings soon!

new strawberry bed - looking good!

April 2: Finished taking up the last of the black plastic from around the asparagus bed and raking the area smooth and pulling out the last of the weeds. Have definitely decided to extend each bed east and west to the railroad ties…no more woodchips paths inside the garden.   I think it will be easier to weed if the grass has nowhere to hide its roots.   I’ll just need to keep after it.   Also weeded and raked the area next to the asparagus bed (last year’s corn and kale beds), then weeded and raked the new bed for potatoes, south of the pea trellises.   In all cases, from RR tie to RR tie.  The peas are all 2-3” tall!   Even some of last week’s lettuce planting has sprouted—teeny tiny!  And the garlic looks really healthy.  Then transplanted 10 strawberries into the new strawberry bed to replace the ones that either died or looked like they would soon.  Watered everything really well. 

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