Had to get something for real on this thread today.
So new, what's new?
What have you folkies been up to around your yards?
I spent some time sawing limbs, pruning and cleaning up brush in yard areas where some snow has melted.
All my seedlings look fantastic.
Winter sown mesclun and lettuce have sprouted.
Compost still frozen like a brick,even though it is in full sun.

Well, no longer being a prisoner of Sullivan County, I am out spreading compost, picking daffodils, and watching the first spring honeybees dancing through the hyacinths like tourists at a yard sale. Alas, our last frost date isn't for another two weeks, but my senses all say it's safe to plant or put out anything. :^O

Got rain here today so no planting beds :_|

Got two light shelving units packed with trays of seedlings in various states of life.
have tomatoes that needed to go out a week ago but it was too cold
broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower seedlings about 2 weeks from going out

Lettuce seedlings for head lettuce (as opposed to cutting lettuce).

A second round of onion and leek seedlings that should be ready to transplant in 3 to 4 weeks
Diva cukes

3 kinds of Zukes-zephyr, costata romanesque and sunburst patty pan

Two kinds of melon- Charentais and galia

Parsley-large leafed italian

2 kinds of celery-one green and one pink

Rosemary that is taking FOREVER to germinate (about 20 days now)

And we have thousands of onion and leek seedling in the cold frames waiting to get planted in the soil as well as some broccoli and cabbage seedlings all ready to go in the ground after a 5 day stint in the cold frame.

Have a small hoophouse with a nice bed of cutting lettuce that i have been cutting for almost a week. Man is it ever good to have fresh homegrown greens. Could eat lettuce for all meals right now. have another hoophouse with strawberry plants in full bloom. Should have berries in a couple of weeks as well.

Have beds planted with sweet onions, peas (which germinated yesterday), spinach, spring mix greens and lettuces, pac choy, cilantro and some early brassicas that got transplanted a week ago. probably have about 1/4 of the early stuff in the ground but do have most of the beds all ready to go. Just need a bit of sun and warm temps

Snow finally melted around here but was at mum's for Easter Sunday. So today will be my first 'real' day outside. We have a lot of cleaning up to do, lots of tree damage do to 'ice storms'. Still looking forward to being outside tho.

Kitt

We had a really cold and damp weekend so I only got out for an hour or so. In that time, I cleaned up three of my raised beds, removing the winter rye that managed to survive the winter. I also weeded the garlic and asparagus beds.

The beds with the cover crop have much better soil than the other beds. It was my first time using cover crops and I'm convinced. Are there any cover crops that can be used with asparagus or garlic or other perennials?

I turned the compost heap and realized that I need more greens. Guess where some of the winter rye went? I still need more, I'll probably have to start another compost heap and combine the browns and greens better once things start growing. (When or when will it get warmer).

Some of the plants I ordered from Gurneys arrived so I planted them into pots. The ground is still too cold at the moment to put them directly outside.

I started peas and basil and will start tomato seeds tonight (I needed more labels).

I also planned the raised beds using the article in OG on square food gardening and some other books I have (of course).

Good news:

The builder who had half finished the deck, will be back next weekend to finish and put in the door from the kitchen. I've also arranged, finally, for someone to help me remove the 30 y old junipers that are at the back of the garden. They have about a third of my yard, and I want it back ]

Today it is raining again. I hope my garden isn't a swamp this year - like last. When the junipers are gone, I can decide where the pond is going to go.

Cat

I wish I could have had some time to work in the garden this weekend because we had some really nice weather. But, yesterday was Easter and it was time to visit mom and have a big home-cooked meal. :x

Mom lives on a 10-acre former dairy farm now, so the dogs just LOVE going with us on a visit. They get to run, run, run around the open fields as much as they want! A tired dog is a good dog! :8}

Last year, I helped her renovate one of the perennial beds in front of her house, so I took some time to walk around the property a bit and advise her on what to do to keep it up and how to prune some of her shrubs. That was the closest I came to gardening this weekend!

I did find some time late last week to turn my compost piles and move the mulch off of the beds with bulbs (ornamentals and garlic) in them. I really have to get cracking chipping up the pile of evergreen bits I've accumulated over the winter from neighbors, too. If the weather cooperates I'll try to squeeze in some time to do that this week or coming weekend.

Linda

Spent this weekend organizing a new garden notebook. I decided to cut a picture and catalog description of each seed packet I have and tape it on a separate page. I get at least two of each catalog every year and save them for a few years, so I could find pictures/descriptions for those that were missing.. I managed to get through the tomatoes, eggplants and peppers. Although I have a computer seed list on Word, here I can put any notes about the particular plant and also I will have a description for anyone who wants to buy some of my extra seedlings.
This morning I saw the first peppers and eggplant on top of the fridge were pushing their way up. I need to dig up the lights for the seed shelves from the basement somewhere. I set up the large rolling shelf in my room on Saturday night (DH: What??? In our bedroom? How long are they going to be there??? - you might think I was raising tigers or alligators.)

We had a beautiful 70º day here today.

I finally dug a fan out of the garage and got it blowing on my seedlings. They seemed to wave their little leaves in appreciation.

Dig some digging on one of my new vegetable beds. Found that the rhubarb is coming up quite nicely. It's got vivid red stalks this year like its supposed to have!

Turned part of the compost pile. That was only because it was in my when when I was trying to prune some suckers out of the lilac.

Pruned out more of the horrid old shrub roses that have plagued me since I moved in here. They don't bloom much, they don't produce nice hips, they always have rust, and they send up suckers everywhere! So they're all going bye-bye. It's just taking time to get them all. (like 3 years! :_| )

I did lots of little jobs because it's just to early to be planting or anything other than what I've already got in, so I was mostly puttering.

Put some pansys in the ground. Picked some pussy willow. Planted peas and the two apple trees. Pulled leaves off the bed along the side of the house and put them in the compost.

Finally, three and one half weeks after the order was placed, I got my seeds from Pinetree. They came in the prettiest packets, which helped to take the edge off my irritation, but I'm trying to remember why we switched from Johnnny's.

I discovered all the dog poo in the yard that the snow had hidden.
Does that count as a garden report?!

BUMP

Mostly just a bump, but wanted to say after 5 inches of rain in the last two days, it's a beautiful morning and it's time to go digging!

We have nothing but rain, rain and more rain. I haven't been able to do anything but start my seeds in side yet.

Lots of dog poo, too! I have a 10 pound pomeranian mix, but the neighbors have a beagle, a large hound, a dalmation, and 2 other large dogs come to visit with their friends, I think!
I am just renting here for now, but am thinking of putting up some kind of fence...they tie the dogs out when I am home, but SOMEBODY is visiting MY yard!!!!

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