Cheers to 2011!

Giddyup growers and eaters!

I just put a bunch of stuff in the garden today! We are off to the races. The only remaining veg, are corn, tomatoes, peppers (bell and hot), oregano, rosemary, thyme...

I LOVE this time of year! :) I am dreaming of a delicious salad!

May Day!

This past weekend was gorgeous. I feel really good about the garden this year. It hasn't taken quite as much effort to get it set up as it did last year and I feel like I am ahead and ready for planting (unlike last year). Being a new garden there are still a lot of weeds that need to be tended to in comparison to a well-established garden, but in general, the plots are ready to rock.

My husband, the best manure shoveler north of Cumberland County, shoveled the neighbors horse manure into the back of three-week-old pick up on Sunday. That mixed with some left over chicken poopoo from last year, I've got the compost down.

We've decided to go with an all herb/greens garden next too the barn. I put dividers into the garden to separate the different types of herbs.

Lastly, I have some more weeding to do and a few more fences and then we're ready for planting and thus growing. Yeeha!

Happy Growing,
--Annie

April Showers ...

It has been a wet, cold April. I only just saw the first shoot of asparagus yesterday. I hope in the coming days there will be others that follow. Other things that coming up in the garden:

garlic - shoots are about 8" high
parsnips - still making our way through the spring batch - sweet and delicious
mint - holy mint! Is mint an herb or a weed? Cause it grows like a weed.

I've planted so far this spring in the ground:
red/gold potatoes, spinach, strawberries.

Today I planted the last of the seedling indoors. I am hoping they'll be ready for the garden come memorial day weekend or the weekend afterward. Yesterday, I spent the day tilling the big garden and cleaning it all up. Next weekend I plan on getting the fencing and what not back in top top shape.

I am inspired to map things out. I'll let you know what this year's map looks like. I can't believe it's that time again! Even though I had such a great growing season last year and I learned SO much, I am still nervous and worried that i won't get the potatoes/onions to grow again. We'll see.

Happy growing!
--Annie

GARLIC!

I uncovered the mulch this morning on the garlic I planted last October and I have LOVELY green shoots about 3-4 inches high. Giddy-up garlic lovers!

Happy growing! The season begins once again.
--Annie

Spring has sprung!

It's the first day of spring and I can see the garden again. So, I pulled a dozen or so parsnips out of the ground. We are planning on cooking them up for dinner tonight. I'll let you know how they taste after spending the snowy winter in the ground.

Happy growing and eating!
--Annie

Boda!!

Last night in the wee hours, Boda got into my onions and leeks. Some are damaged but most remain in tact. Tougher measure will be taken tonight.

All systems go!

Onion, leeks, fennel and celery are planted in seed pots. They cut the ribbon on the 2011 growing season. Giddyup!