While I wouldn’t have classed today as a beautiful spring day… the wind was absent and so was the rain – it was just cool (ish) and overcast.
We still pulled on our gardening clothes and made a really good start in the bottom vegie patch
We pulled out the rest of the broccoli and the chickens made a feast of it!
We left the gate open and one by one they all eventually found their way in – mostly I would have two or three waiting for every spade full to turn and in they would dive for worms or other bugs!! Our chooks must have been full-to-busting today!
The bane of the garden in this area is twitch. It grows these long ropey roots that go EVERYWHERE!!
We are still also digging up weird things
We got through most of the area today – once we have finished that off we will re do the fences and probably take out the middle fence. Once chicken-proofed, we can plant!
In Seed-News, I was pleased to see that a corn seedling had broken through the soil! I wasn’t sure about planting out my collected seed, but if most germinate in this pot, then I will be more confident of planting them out in the new corn patch
Excited to see some basil peeping up as well…
My sister, Michelle, just gave me these heirloom tomato seeds… I am pretty excited to try them out so I put in plenty today…. and because my track record with tomatoes from seed is abysmal, I have put in a lot and will nurture them inside to give them the best chance!
By the time we wound up for the evening, I was a bit of a mess.
That hot shower was pretty divine!
Cheers!
I’ve used newspaper, flattened cardboard covered with black plastic bags as a ground cover to prevent weeds. Such wonderful treasures you find!
I have the newspaper!! I was thinking of doing something similar – but newspaper and the seaweed grass- it was pretty effective keeping the weeds down around the raspberry patch last season!
I don’t have a lot of plastic (I don’t think) but it would be good to experiment with. Esp on the pathways where I don’t want ANYTHING growing! 🙂