Friday. Turned compost into 2 beds in the Vegetable Garden. I sowed crookneck squash in a 4 x 4 bed and some Abashi bitter melon seeds in a bed along the fence. Bitter melon is a Japanese, weird fruit on a vine. I'm just growing it for fun. I like to have a vine of some sort in the Vegetable Garden every year. My beans have mostly popped up. And most of the fennel has emerged.
After work I amended another bed and planted a couple of bell pepper plants.
Saturday. It turned cold and grey during the night. I side dressed plants in the Star Garden and my evergreen oak. Cleared out beds.
I spent time in the front bed clearing out weeds and laying down compost. I wanted to get to that before our Airbnb guests start arriving - 2 groups over the next several weeks.
Anne Thames and I went to Plants and Things and New Leaf nurseries to talk about the NICE program for NPSOT. That burned a good part of the day.
I planted 2 of 3 Mangaves I bought, and I cleaned out all the winter debris from the others. There were a lot of mushy leaves after our freeze, then I moved them outside last weekend and the leaves dried up. I pulled them all off and cut them away. I don't know if what's below the surface is still alive. That part I am very confused about - should I replant or will pups come up from the root ball?
Sunday. Cold and mostly cloudy.
I turned the compost and layered in more greens.
Composted several more beds in the Vegetable Garden and sowed zucchini, beans and squash.
I planted 2 Valerian plants in the Star Garden, a Stevia and 3 thyme in the Vegetable Garden.
I cleared out areas in the Star Garden bed and laid down compost. I planted an arrowleaf sage that I bought from New Leaf.
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