The Garden is Greening

You have to look very closely. It is not obvious. The garden is greening! Plums and Pears are blooming!  Spring is in two days, snow is in the 4 day forecast, yet plants are emerging and greening up the garden. If you look closely above, the few herbs and garlic look strong. The onions are beginning to set roots. I expect the peas to come up any minute!

Notice the drip lines are installed, and this 1/4 of the garden is planted. Adrian did the heavy lifting and dug 100 feet of 18 inch deep trench to plant asparagus. We filled 1/3 of the trenches with chicken litter compost and planted Mary Washington and Jersey Knight. The herbs provide instant green. Planted Rosemary, Oregano and Sage. The Chives from seed should go in tomorrow.

The following show a 4 row section of cabbage onion, carrots and potatoes. It is quite a mix of veggies side by side. Crop rotation in the garden is going to be difficult. We have so many peppers, tomato, and potato: these make up over 1/4 of the garden. Each is in the same family and rows should not have any of these for 3-4 years. Will have to be clever with rotation.

The grass we planted in October is doing well. It is the greenest success so far. The deer keep it mowed outside the fence and inside almost needs mowing now. The grass mix is annual rye, perennial rye and white clover. The clover sprouted last winter but is scant.

Still planning on getting in some early tomatoes next week (if no snow or freeze in 7 day forecast).