A side-project for this summer, which I really should have done last summer, is to completely replace our rotten, mossy deck, which really can't last any longer in its current state. Here are the "before" pictures. If I don't have something significantly better to show by 1st August then I hereby give permission to anybody reading this to tell me off!
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Lettuce for lunch
Some plants in my shelter at work survived the winter and are actually growing again now. So I actually got some fresh lettuce for lunch yesterday!
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Saturday, 9 March 2013
A treat for the plants!
Today was a special treat for the plants. I've transferred the beans and peas into 3" pots and all of the plants have been able to sit outside in the sun for quite a few hours. What a lovely day!
Speedy beans
Peas
All the seedlings on the table. I've planted onions, leeks and zucchini in the spots vacated by the beans and peas.
A bud starting to open on one of the apple trees.
Leeks which have made it through the winter under cover.
Buds appearing on the pear tree.
Buds on the white currant bush.
The sage also made it through the winter (just) with no shelter.
Carrots coming along nicely.
Covered raised bed ready for action (with bunting courtesy of Kathryn and Ian!)
"Fruit tree row" ready for year #2. Apples, plums, cherries, berries and currants.
I'm afraid to say that these tomato seedlings appear to have given up the ghost. Not enough light, I think, and then they've wilted horribly after being transplanted.
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Digging
I'm doing an approximation of double-digging for my raised beds this year. They're deeper than they need to be (two feet rather than one foot) and have ended up getting quite compact. I hope that the aeration will help.
Indoor seedlings
This year I'm planting some seeds in trays indoors ahead of the last frost of year. In Vancouver that is on March 29th, so there are still a few weeks to go.
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