If you would have asked me yesterday, I would have told you that I was not going to be planting anything in the garden on Sunday, 5/22. Even waking up this morning, I really questioned the possibility. Even up until 3pm, I still questioned my sanity for asking.
I was WRONG.
Spent most of the morning doing some general repair of a raised bed that was damaged when we took the birch down earlier this summer. A new 2x6 was all that was called for. Also tried out my father-in-laws B&D 14" electric string trimmer. Not very good reviews on Amazon, but it did a really great job for me.
My wonderful wife took the time to spend a couple of hours weeding and all she asked was that I help. Gladly. We got a big push done and now both of the big compost barrels are full. Grass cutting took almost 2 hours given the amount of growth that has gone on.
Some pictures to mark the progress that is finally being made. Thank goodness for raised beds!
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| Harrow Sweet Pear - Garden Spot |
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| Contender Peach - Garden Spot |
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| Bartlett Pear - Garden Spot |
The garden beds are a blessing in a wet year like the one we are in. In a lot of instances, people are still going to be a week or more out. Get me close, and I can get it in!
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| Onions are starting to come on very quickly |
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| Block planted greens: chard, beets, spinach. Yes, the beans are up! |
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| Parisian Pickling Cucumbers |
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| Peas, and the trellis is ready! |
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| Tomatoes after a hard rain, with a little hail thrown in. |
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| ASPARAGUS - this is what it is all about! |
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| Garlic, three ways. Getting ready for a foliar feeding! |
Be safe, stay dry, and always practice safe gardening.
Bill
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