Enjoying some time off

The weather is perfect. The frost date in this region has just ticked by. The hot humid virginia days have not yet hit so I'm enjoying a little time off from work puttering about in the garden. I'm getting to plant a bunch of more seeds and counting the days till a couple of plants sales take place in late April. The azaleas are in full bloom and the knock out roses are just starting to unfurl.

Here is something popping up in my garden. I'm not sure if it is a weed or one 00o00f 0the floweres from last years wildflower mix that had reseeded itself.

Seed Planting

Spent the late morning and early evening today planting some seeds and witnessing my to boys dump all the outside toys and contents from my shed onto my backyard. I planted some marigolds, basil, nasturtiums, sunflowers and Mexican sunflowers.

Spring is really here

I enjoyed a nice Sunday afternoon working on my yard. I planted some seeds including more beets, carrots, and a variety lettuce. I planted some herbs along side my hops which seem to be doing all right. I harvested some nice compost and spread it on the corner garden.

The box with the peas, and other early spring veggies is showing some sign of growth.

March Photos

Hops

I was excited to get some cascade hop rhyzomes from a friend and immediatly planted them in one of my boxes today. I am now sipping on a glass of Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA. What a great way to celebrate spring. This week I also started some seeds for herbs and marigolds.

Starting my 2011 garden

Today was a beautiful day so I opened up the shed, pulled out my garden tools and started prepping my garden for planting. The biggest project was yanking out some bushes on the side of the house to make way for an experimental kitchen garden which will consist of cut flowers and some vegetables. I have my 3 4X4 boxes for vegetables and 1 4X4 box for hops and herbs. I haven't quite decided what to do with the area on the side of the shed. I know that sooner or later I'll build a longer box where I'll keep my herbs. I'm planning on starting most everything from seed. I have a tray with a variety of vegetables and herbs going in the house and planted some cold weather veggies in one of my boxes including swiss chard, spinach, lettuce, beets, and peas.