Spring Is Here

There's lots of activity nowadays at Glynn's Farm, but I guess I better start back in the October when I set out broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage (red and green), collards and onion (purple and white) sets. I also planted beet and carrot seeds. The cauliflower did nothing and I eventually pulled them all up. The broccoli was also a disappointment although I did get enough for two different meals--but I think it was too warm for them and they went to seed almost immediately. The collards, cabbage and onions have done better and I have pulled 3 of the green cabbage to eat and lots of collards (more than I really care to eat--and they're also starting to go to seed too, although I keep the tops cut to prevent it. The red cabbage are not quite ready although they have 3-4 inch heads already. The beets and carrots came up, but the cold got them before they were up enough to survive. I should have planted them in late August or in September, although it was too dry then to do so without watering a lot more than I wanted to (too expensive since I have to pay "sewerage" for all the water I use, even if it's on the garden.

With the help of "Carter" my gardener (He comes every Thursday and has been a great help.) we did some major planting for the spring garden starting on Valentines Day through the first part of March. Carter finished preparing the ground in the new plot and extending the rows in the old plot. We planted (from the west in the new plot) two rows of "Roma" green bush beans, two rows of corn, a row of carrots, a row of squash, another row of carrots, 4 rows alternating mustard and turnips, then the two rows of cabbage planted in the fall. He also planted a row of garlic as well as interspersing garlic (as well as some onions) in vacant spaces between squash and cabbage plants. The first planting of mustard and turnips came up, but failed because it got too cold for them--as well (according to Carter) the ground was not fertile enough. He replanted them the first part of March after fertilizing all the new plot with a granular, time release fertilizer. The first picture above is the west end of the old plot. The first picture below is a view of both the old and new plots as seen from the east.



The following pictures are: (1) The west end of the new plot followed by (2) the center of the plot and (3) the east end. The last picture is the east end of the old plot.