I'm beginning to realize that growing food on the scale we hope to requires help. I'm grateful to receive it!
Yesterday, Kevin had to put his truck in the shop (again!). He had some workers with him so he asked them to work on our property.
They hooked it up! Rooted Landscaping rocks!
Last year, we planted 15 blueberry bushes. I was worried about them. Their beds were weedy and I hadn't had time to check on who made it through the extreme cold. Their beds are now cleared, compost added, and fertilizer. Of the 15 transplanted, 14 survivors! Awesome rate.
Behind the garage, the persimmon tree is leafing out. To the right of the clothes lines, our bicycle wheel trellis is covered in leafy conchord grape vines. In the bed below, bok choy self-seeded and is returning. The service berry is growing healthfully and the fig on the far edge of the trellis is leafing out as well. The main greenery behind the clothes lines are beds of garlic almost ready for harvest. Behind them, kale, spinach, carrots, peas, turnips, and radishes. In the foreground, in front of the clothes lines, mustard greens, and off screen to the left, swiss chard. In the front yard there's a bed full of horseradish, potatoes, chives, and a pot of mint. The lavender plants were pruned in February and are starting to bud out. And the strawberry patch in the front yard? Lawd! Full of flowers. The blackberry and raspberry brambles in the backyard are reaching towards the apple trees, cherry, peach, and paw paw.
This upcoming weekend we'll get in some annual vegetables. Kevin has been sheet mulching all the paths with leaves he cleaned up from client's properties. The soil back there is RICH!
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