Second Weekend

As usual, I'm behind on posting, but it was a busy week! I'm splitting the posts so they aren't overly long. This bit covers the second weekend in March.

The blue-eyed grass is blooming profusely. Here is a stretch of lawn on Mulberry and 17th.

The flowers are tiny, but en masse, they are wonderful.

Also that weekend, we worked on clearing out the back of the house more. We've just about found that corner.

The chickens give us a hand of course.

I finally found a technique to make signs for the garden. I wanted to be able to use printed out designs that were still waterproof. Turns out (after trying various other techniques) is that lamination is the way to go. So I got some row marker signs up.

 Yes, you are SUPER nerdy if your rebus depends on heraldry. At least the 4A sign is just a pun.

 We planted the chard that Rick C. started, then filled the rest of 6b with carrot seed.

We tried the Mokum, which is little earlier than Scarlet Nantes.

I also ordered a new coldframe unit from Gardener's Supply Catalog. We had used the old one for years, and it finally fell apart. Now we are ready when the tomatoes need that extra month of warmth before going in the ground.

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Weather Note
It's the usual unsettled March weather. By last weekend, the sky was getting cloudy around the edges, and by Monday, it started raining. Really raining, with lots of moisture, not just a few spits.

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The days are longer and warmer, and all the plants in the garden are thriving. The lettuce is starting to make small heads. The arugula is all gone to seed, and we're pulling it up to feed the chickens fresh greens. The borage is blooming. The onions and garlic are huge and sturdy, and the fava beans are in full flower. We're seeing some big black aphids on the favas, but also seeing lady bugs, so we're hoping it balances out.

The peas are up in row 1B and all the little starts in 3A have "taken" and are doing well. Here's how the farm looked on the 10th. It's still sunny, but we have tarps over the wood.