The weekend is looking like it might just be nice enough to get some work done. It's supposed to be sunny and in the upper 50s all weekend, so I'm looking forward to getting outside in the sunshine to trim up the shrubs and clean out the strawberry bed. Ugh, and mow the lawn. If I have the time and energy I'll also get the blueberry planted and a few annuals in the front yard, and feed the cherry tree.
The shade on my patio is now about 2 feet from reaching the garden beds, so probably about 2 more weeks before I can start planting. They are dry enough to turn and work in some compost though, so if Mother Nature continues to bless me with dry, warm days like today I will do my best to get the beds prepped for planting.
My starts are all doing very well, except the onions which just don't seem to be having good germination rates. I may have to purchase a pack of onion starts again to get enough for the summer and canning season.
My fingers are crossed that we'll have a much better season for tomatoes and peppers this year.
In other news... I ordered potatoes for planting and they should be shipped sometime in the next week or two, only problem is I have no clue where I'm going to put them. The best thing I can think of to do is clear more (newly grown) blackberries and move the finished compost into the middle of the back yard and plant potatoes in it. That's a lot of work though and last year they didn't fare too well in the pots I put them in. So I either have a lot of work ahead of me, or need to get bigger pots, OR somehow build some large potato growing crates.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I'm also playing the guessing game...what goes where! I already bought my seed potatoes, then discovered the small potatoes from last year's garden had all begun to sprout, so now I have double the amount I'd planned on. I might have to plant fewer onions, just to make enough room.
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