Monday, June 7, 2010

2010 Garden

In my hustle to wrap up any lingering tasks or responsibilities, the garden was one of my priorities. Kate will shoulder the burden of watering, weeding, and watching this year. I cleared a bit more area and expanded the plot slightly. The dimensions are 12'x6' for the larger and 5'x3' for the smaller. The increased space allowed us to distribute the tomato plants better so that we do not encounter the bedlam of last year's close proximity growing. My indoor beet seeds were a miserable flop and we may sow beets, kale, and spinach seeds mid- to late-summer. For now, the garden consists of the following starters we purchased from City Floral:
Basil (2)
Cauliflower (6)
Mint
Rosemary
Tomatoes (1 Abraham Lincoln, 1 Big Beef, 4 Cherokee Purple - all heirlooms)

We also planted two rows of beans and we plan on a large yield if past performance is a guide. Here are some photos of the process from start to finish.


Clearing and trimming back vines and weeds


To everything turn, turn, turn (what a wretched song)


We spread four total cubic feet of compost, one of which was a mix of cow and compost

The plants


Compost added and graded for planting



Planting






Top shot


Cauliflower

3 comments:

Ingrid said...

Looking good! I would like to try some of the cauliflower this year! Do you can all of your toms?

If you do spinach - make sure to cut as soon as it's ready, or else it goes bad QUICKLY, and you don't need to plant a lot. We decided to not even plant it this year because we couldn't keep up and just wasted it last year.

bk said...

We ate, and ate, and ate the tomatoes. Frankly, we were quite sick of them. We had grand designs for the green ones, then they all ripened at once.

Thanks for the advice on the spinach. I might seek a consultation with you once we get it going.

jonny said...

I like you work