What I've Been up to This Week in the Vegetable Gardens
Big garden all planted
This has been a very hard week here on the farm. We’ve been dealing with a major family crisis. Just not enough energy to get posts up for 3 days.
But I did manage to get the vegetable gardens all planted with my helper friend.
Here’s how things are doing in the vegetable gardens:
Potato bed
Garlic
Onions
Swiss chard
Artichokes
Kale
Brassicas
Planting tomatoes and peppers
Planting lima beans
Big garden all planted
The small garden had parsnips seeded and squash, cukes, and pumpkins planted.
I could not finish the mulching because the family crisis prevented us from bringing in mulch.
Looks very well mulched already what do you use? Some sort of straw? Must really cut down on weeding and watering.
I never use straw, it simply does not do the job and is dangerous when wet. That is all mulch hay. In most places it should be a bit deeper, but alas, we've not been able to bring in mulch this week.
It cuts down on weeding dramatically if done properly. I also water a lot less. But mostly, it feeds the biology in the soil and adds organic matter.
Hmm I always heard straw was better than hay because hay tends to be seedy. What is the danger of straw?
Hay is only seedy if it is not applied correctly. I've been using it exclusively since 1993.
Straw is VERY slippery when it gets wet. At my age, falling is not an option...
Good too know. I have used both hay and straw before but don't have a ton of experience with either.
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Your vegetable plot ia coming along really well!! Looking very lush
It is doing well this year, even with the late start due to a very cold April.
I've yet to get all my peppers in the ground, but they're doing okay in their pots and will be planted in the next day or two.
Wishing I had a helper!
I hope everything's okay with you and yours. 🙏
Hope everything turns out ok with your family crisis. Your garden looks a lot better than mine does.
It doesn't look like things are going to improve re: crisis. Just doing damage control is only option...
The mulching helps a lot in the veg and Herb gardens. There's none in the flowerbeds, so there's a LOT of weeding.
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