side yard aerial
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I planted the bed at the far left with 3 rows of peas a few days ago. I’m watching for sprouts. The cold frame is filling up fast and perennials in the bed next to it are sprouting.
March garden view – first day of spring!
Its a beautiful day today to mark the first day of SPRING. I had to open my cold frame doors to lower the heat (it was up to upper 80’s inside, 60’s outside). I worked in the area around the frame and soaked in the sunlight and warmth myself. There are still deep shadows as the sun is still low to the south, but its angle is increasing. I raked the leaf mulch off of flower garden next to the cold frame and cleared off the stone path. I was…
side yard aerial – another snow-covered garden photo
No, this isn’t just the same photo as last month – even though it looks identical. We got about 5 inches of snow on the garden this past weekend. And even though we’ve had warm days, there has been very little melting of our 3 feet of snow cover.
white garden
Looks we got a foot of snow, but hard to tell with the drifting. And its still coming down. No sign of the garden gnome – guess he took off and went south.
my community plot on Christmas Eve
Skippy and I walked around the Belmont Community Gardens yesterday. My plot is snow covered. Lots of little critter prints in the snow. The big redtail hawk watched overhead from the tall elm. Nearly dark at 3 pm. We are watching the forecasts for a big storm bringing a foot of snow tomorrow.
Christmas Eve aerial view of my side yard vegetable garden
We shook the snow off the tarp covering the cold frame in the morning. Once the sun hit it warmed up to 45*F, so I opened the doors and let it get some fresh air. I brought a few gallons of water out while it was open. Not much left inside, but I will pick a salad bowl full tomorrow (Christmas Day) and then let the rest wait ’til the spring starts it growing again.
my community plot
We got a lot of work done on Sunday in my community garden plot. My son helped me, for a fee. We had fun conversation and accomplished a lot. First, we pulled the last of the corn stalks and giant sunflowers. I put the sunflower heads on the fence for the birds to finish. They were mostly empty, but had a few seeds left. We pulled the old basil, eggplant, squash and pepper plants. I picked a nice batch of cayenne peppers to dry for winter. Then we moved the…
This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy thinks the garden is his, even though I do all the work. We're located near Boston, in USDA zone 6. I have bees, chickens, fruit trees and berry bushes, too. I use all sustainable organic methods and strive to grow all of my family's vegetables myself. -Kathy
weeks and counting until my last spring frost
My garden this week
Skippy’s vegetable of the month – Egyptian walking onions!
