Yeah! It is raining. I love the rain. It tells me that I don't have to water this week. The gardens are really starting to look good. Silverton is a bit slow to start but I am confident it will pick up in the next few weeks. I was hoping to have some stronger spring crops by May but there are a few reasons that it isn't as strong. In Silverton the straw has not fully composted yet and I didn't remove it for planting. Straw can suck out the nitrogen from your plants in its decomposition so I believe this is happening along side the fact that the bed is a bit rough for seedling germination. I haven't removed anything because in 3 weeks we will be planting most of our summer crops as transplants and they won't have a problem. Tomatoes, Tomatillos, Peppers, etc. We are also planting cucumbers, squash, and sunflowers. In Linden the garden is looking fabulous. With a different soil composition and warmer temps the Linden garden is growing strong. Last week we picked and thinned a bunch with the kids. We ate all of our thinnings ofcourse! Our radishes, spinach, salads, and peas look great there. We built a mudman out in Silverton. A mudman is very similar to a snowman but made with mud. His hair is made from sod and his arms are made from bamboo. He will grow and change throughout the season, eventually "melting" back into the ground.
Our plants will be delivered to Silverton and to Linden with the ACS Plant Project tour. I will be delivering the plants by bus to the center. It will be a great day!
Our Adult Container Class is coming up soon. We will have more information this week about when and where it will be taking place.
Things to do: Dance in the rain. It's fun.
Take kids on a seed walk. Put some yucky old socks on over your kids shoes. Go for a walk in the park, on the trail, or in your yard. Be sure to have your child run and walk all over the weedy areas. Come back inside and take off those socks. Inspect them for seeds and plant what you find.
Gather up some rain water in a bucket for your plants. CONSERVE
Split up your worm bins and gather their much desired castings for your hot crop starts. Place some in the hole you transfer to for some boost and lessened shock.
Eat all of your thinnings.
Eat all of your rosemary flowers. Pick them off and use them as a great decorative and flavorful flare to your dishes.
Take your neighbor's or friend's dog out for a walk.
Begin hardening off your starts and transplants. They should have at least 2 weeks of time spent outside for a short portion of the day.
Save up that space in your garden. You might want to hold off putting anything down if it will just be moved or shaded by your hot crops. Plan accordingly.
Good luck and Get growing.
Garden Guru Katz
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