I took the week off to see if we could get it all done, and the first few days were rained out, then the lawn needed mowing, Finally we got the gardens tilled on Wednesday, it was a wicked hot, humid day for tilling.
A lot of amending went into the gardens this year to rejuvenate the beds. We added several trailer loads of Compost, Chicken & Rabbit Manure, Blood meal, Bone meal, 10-10-10, and topped that off with Lime.
I want to expand the compost beds this year, and use them more often.
We're trying a couple two new heirloom tomatoes this year, along with our Brandywine.
The four raised beds are in,
1. All Tomato
2. Cabbage and Brussel sprouts and some red onion under netting to keep those damned cabbage moths away we hope...
3. Broccoli and Peppers, Yellow, and Cubanelle
4. Summer Squashes
5. Peas
6. Herbs rose planted a bunch
Several 55 gallon drum rings, and planters to plant in also.
The main garden will house all of the larger crops
More tomatoes, Roma, Beefsteak,
Winter squashes, Waltham Butternut, and Blue Hubbard variants.
Potatoes, three varieties this year, and a couple sweet potatoes too.
Beans, Pole, yellows, and a few heirloom varieties.
Watermelon
Pumpkins, we're going to try a "Mammoth" this year
Lots more onion, and some shallot
Oh and we won't forget Kale this year, jeesh can't believe we forgot the Kale last year.
I'm sure we'll pick up a few more things, we forgot Bell Peppers and I'm sure a couple other items we'll want to add.
The grandsons are coming over Sunday evening for a sleepover, we'll see if they are up to helping plant on Monday after the Parade.
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