The warm March weather gave way to very cold April weather with several hard freezes. The garlic loved it and is still thriving, however the onions took a beating. I had to replant about 1 dozen. The rest of them appear like they will make it. Out of the 12 that I pulled, most of them had really good roots, so they might have come back. Oh well. I planted another 26 onions in a different box as backup. You can see the onions in the front, so of it looks pretty rough, so we'll see what happens over the next couple weeks.
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| Happy garlic, sad onions |
I started putting down the decking boards as walkways in the garden. The decking boards are from the old deck we tore off last year. Rather than just burn them, I decided to reuse them in the garden. You can see the picture here working down the first row. The tomato boxes are on the right, which is why they are only 1 foot wide (and if you look you can see the tire swing in the background).
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| Recycled walkways |
I planted my hot peppers last night. I have to buy heat pads, the one I have isn't working. I'm hoping they will be weaned and ready to go in the ground in 6 weeks. We'll find out soon enough. If not, they can go in later or in containers. If they are in containers, I can move them into the greenhouse in the fall and try to extend the season a little.
I also planted 1 square each of radishes, leaf lettuce, and spinach. For these type of crops I like to plant 1 square each week, so that I have a continuous harvest throughout the spring. For the radishes, I will use 4 squares, and after 3-4 weeks, I end up planting one square and harvesting one. Lettuce and spinach I will end up with a total of 4 squares of each planted, by the time the youngest plants are ready to start harvesting, the older ones are just about done.
We are almost into full blown planting season, so I hope to get the walkways finished shortly. Look for more frequent updates as May comes around.