It sprinkled off and on, but it was warmer and clearer than I expected so I sprang into action. I was hoping to see a movie this weekend, but I can always see a movie in the rain- can’t effectively garden when it’s pouring so the silver screen can wait.
I have moved the mint thunderdome and succulent pots from the former home, and now they’re elsewhere in the garden. The thunderdome got a trim- hopefully that will promote more mint growth in spring.
There’s the new home of the terra-cotta succulent pot and the little purple pot. Eventually the succulent pots will go in front of the house but thats a while off.
Why am I moving everything around?
So I can place my new fabric bed where the other pots were of course!
I really have to update the map of the garden…
It took all the soil I had left to fill it, plus mulch on top. It will be a while before my Joi Choi seedlings are big enough to be transplanted outside, but I wanted to make sure the bed was there when I needed it. This is in a semi-shaded area of the garden which doesn’t make a ton of sense for mint but makes good sense for things like Bok Choy.
They wait.
In other seedling news the greenhouse seeds seem to be doing ok, but the stems are a bit spindly. I might have to transplant the sunflowers to larger plastic pots soon- but as I used up all my soil it will have to wait. I was planning on Wednesday being the soil day for the new beds- but it looks like I’m going to have to go tomorrow first for 2-3 bags for other garden use.
In really good news it looks like the potatoes are doing well. The one on the right had some scary damaged leaves which had me anxious about blight- but it seems to have rebounded. I’m quite happy with it.
The baby romaine lettuce look amazing…
The last remaining Bok Choy looks more than a little eaten. It’s going to get eaten either today or tomorrow- but I need to get some more soil to level off the area in preparation for zucchini.
The radishes in the mixed bed have come up- but the purple peas have not. It looks like once again the over-much rain has caused the baby peas to force themselves up too early and not develop good roots.
I really want my purple snap peas.
So I’m starting some indoors!
I’m not taking any chances, I want my peas!
I’ve already harvested most of the harvestable chard- and tonight I’ll do the same to the arugula. That’s because the soil temperature in the back has finally reached bean temperature. So these plants are going to get ripped out in favor of green beans soon enough.
Swiss chard!
Speaking of harvests, I’m starting to get some great carrots when I thin.
I over-sowed a bit when I planted the carrot bed- my bad. But it’s hard to regret it when the thinnings are so delicious. That middle one is a yellow carnival blend carrot, I’m surprised it got that big.
Finally, the rosemary has decided it’s spring. It’s flowering all over, and has begun to attract the first bees. I couldn’t get a picture but the whole time I was working in the garden today I was followed around by a big fat bumble bee. That’s really good news for tomatoes later on- bumble bees are the best pollinators for tomatoes.
Wednesday is the big soil day- but tomorrow looks like it’s going to my first opportunity to get pole bean sets if they’re available this early.
Spring is coming, and I am ready for it!
The Neanderthal Gardens 
Other gardens are easier to dismiss, not only because they are behind schedule, but because they are in different regions. I can simply remind myself that they are far away, and do things differently. Yours is not so easily dismissed, because it is only about sixty miles away! I am rather bummed that I will not be able to clear any more garden space until May! That is SO late. There is so much space out there, but I can to nothing with it!
Well I picked up a few bags of soil today for repotting chores but the 12 bags for the new beds won’t be picked up til Wednesday. I can’t unload them from the car however- as it’s started pouring again! I was hoping to get some early haricot vert sets at the center but they’re not early this year- won’t be in til April the earliest. Where you are is warmer in the summer so while you might not be planted a lot til May you’ll probably get better tomatoes XD
Well, the tomatoes will likely do well; but I still feel badly about the late start. There is nothing I can do about it anyway.
I’m interested in your purple peas, is that the leaf or the pea itself? Also the four cell bag thing, I haven’t seen those here, would have a sue for it tho’, hope you get some gentle sunshine soon.
These are the peas I’m using and supposedly it is the pea itself that is purple!