first seeds to sprout outside, the radishes in the raised bed
set up the trellis for the pole beans. i gave up on trying to keep the aisles weed free along with the garden. the black plastic has been my sanity saver.
a few years ago the grassy weeds took over my garden, aisles and all. they keep trying to come back.
i transplanted my tomato seedlings and peanut seedlings. tomatoes up front, they really struggled in that stupid woodchip potting soil. peanuts in the rear. they're this years experiment. not sure if they'll make it enough to put out or not. they require a longer growing season than we have.
peas and their trellis. winter lasted so damn long i gave up and had to start even the peas indoors! otherwise it gets too hot too quickly for them and they end up stunted and die. in the pots are the watermelon i started indoors much much earlier. i'm using them to help shade the roots of the peas, keep their roots cooler and alive a little longer. i've also had success with nasturtiums, but have trouble getting their seeds to sprout. when the watermelon vines get bigger and start putting out, the peas will be gone.
more watermelon. plus clover in the aisle. i spent hours weeding that clover so that its JUST clover. all the aisles used to be clover but that stupid grassy weed took over and i couldnt handle that much weeding in the heat. i love the smell of clover, and it attracts the big fat fuzzy bumble bees. and its nicer to sit in while planting and weeding. it bounces back. i'm hoping after a year or two of having the aisles under the black plastic, everything under them will have been killed. maybe then i can try reseeding and have clover aisles again.
cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli. plus the other patch of clover that i saved. i should have trimmed back that clover patch though, its taken over a bit.
the rye i planted last fall as a cover crop and decided to let it grow and try to harvest it. its knee high here.
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