A little gardening action

It was so nice today that we just HAD to get out and work in the garden. Normally we take Sundays off and have a day of rest.



The last part of February and all of March were so crummy that we weren't able to get out there and work. We did a little work yesterday, pulling weeds and turning the dirt in the raised beds. Today we finished turning the raised beds, removing some strawberry plants and relocating the rhubarb. (Side note: Our rhubarb is set to take off this year. We're looking forward to a bumper crop.)



It's supposed to stay nice a couple more days, so we'll get out there and plant our seeds before the rains return. This year we plan to grow:

1. snap peas
2. green beans
3. carrots
4. lettuce
5. basil
6. rhubarb
7. onions
8. cucumbers
9. tomatoes

On the fruit and berry list we have:

1. raspberries
2. strawberries
3. blueberries
4. Rainier and Glacier cherries
5. Fuji and Gala apples
6. two kinds of Asian pears
7. plums (new this year)

Behind these buds are our future cherries. They're about to pop. They're a couple weeks later this year, which means we might have more bees to polinate them. That's a good thing.