When i got home last night, I immediately changed into my overalls and began turning the front bed. It's still pretty gooey but I was able to get one section in a good enough state to plant the broccoli starts April got a couple of weeks ago. We also put out some paper cups with beer. I checked the cups this morning as I was heading out on my bike to work and no slugs, yet.
As per usual with our soil that sees continuous leaching rains, it looks like I'm going to have to throw a whole bunch of organic soil amendments at my beds.
We'll order flowers from my sister's school sale this weekend and should see those sometime in mid May. I like to combine a lot of flowers with my veggies. I like the disorderly colorful look. And the flowers are great for attracting bees (we get honey, bumble and mason bees) and deflecting pests toward the flowers and away from my vegetables.
As soon as crew season is over, I will have some time in the mornings before going to work to continue to expand and prepare the garden. The plan is ambitious this year, but the payoff in July through October (or even November like last year) is sure to be worth it all.
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