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23th of April and we are seeing signs of spring! i’ve set the tomato and peppers out for a bit of fresh air, and they seem so happy to drink it in, a gentle breeze tickles their leaves and stems!
We’ve got broccoli and basil planted under the lights, kale, chard, garbanzo and quinoa, fennel, leeks, spinach, peas and potatoes in the garden…..whew…it’s actually a whirlwind around here.
Next week it looks like we’ll spread a nice bed of wood chips down and inoculate them with mycelium spores, in hopes to see Garden Giants some months from now. I’ve never attempted this before, and i’m so looking forward to witnessing what will happen.
Yesterday, for Earth Day, the kids took a group of folks through their garden and shared their experience with compost, horse manure and worms! City kids turned farmers!!! As a gift to all who attended, the kids handed out packages of seeds, Sunflower, Bush bean and Chard- all seed collected last harvest season here on the farm! The kids were so excited to share these seeds with others, so they can be planted in many places. They we’re really excited about this part of the event. I love working with them!
Happy spring!
The new moon is approaching- April 5th, by my calendar. April is a big month to really start to get going on the outside planting, which means we have to get caught up on the preparing of the planting beds! We’ll work on that today at Ujima.
Below is a list of what we’ll prepare to plant (best days are 7th, 8th, 11th, & 12th);
Outside planting of seeds : leeks, green onions, chives, cilantro, swiss chard, quinoa, lettuces, fennel, parsley, broccoli, beets, spinach, peas. In late April we’ll plant sunflowers, scarlet runner beans and Nicotiana (some of my favorites)! If we stick to the moon planting guide this may be more like the week of May 4th.
Inside planting of seeds in late April: cucumber, pumpkin, basil- did I say BASIL-YUM, amaranth and blue morning glory. We are going to plant so much basil!!!
Thanks to the Maritime Northwest Garden Guide, it doesn’t seem so overwhelming.
May all enjoy the beauty of growing our own food, and may food always be abundant for all! Linda
