Garden Update:
Two weeks ago it was snowing... Then Kate and I went out of town for a week. We come home to a lawn that needs to be mowed and a ton of yard work.
First of all, RASPBERRIES!
I hate raspberries. That is why I love to eat their unborn raspberry seed children. Also they taste good.
The cold frame's first winter saw most of the paint chip off. We'll probably have to repaint the windows. The lawn is over grown, but inside the cold frame you can see the grass is almost touching the glass.
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It's time to fire up the lawn mower again. We might get some kale or chard starters going this weekend. We planted some other leafy/hearty greens outside already and they've already sprouted.
Strawberries (center box) are going strong, as usual! I think they start fruiting in June. The left box has chives, oregano, thyme that have been growing and reseeding themselves for years. There's also a large selection of salad greens that we'll probably eat as micro greens. The back box has some pea sprouts (the birds didn't eat) and some heartier greens. There's only asparagus in the far left box.
Speaking of asparagus, here am they, for your viewing pleasure. I hope me old english teachers no read this.
We planted these in 2009, but we still don't get much asparagus. Where they are, I don't think they get enough sun. That bed is the last to unfreeze and the neighbors garage blocks most of the afternoon sun. We might move them and put something else in it's place.
Last year we sheet mulched with cardboard and old jeans by the rocks. The cardboard is gone, and this is all that's left of one of the pairs of jeans. Science lesson of the day: Heat and bacteria will destroy your clothes.
Catnip sprouts are still all over the place. I pulled a sprout and gave it to the kittehs. Om nom nom nom nom.
I know people are reading this, because I got this fortune from Duc's today. Duc never lies.
