Off and Running

We've had two nice days in a row, so I was able to get most of the vegetable garden started. 

I planted Yukon Gold potatoes, and one bed with spinach, a few beets, and chard.  I immediately covered that bed with netting to keep the leaf miners out (I hope!).

I also sowed one bed with kale, lettuce, and arugula.  I also sowed some basil in that bed.  And I started carrots in the bed that still has some leeks and chard from last year. 

I transplanted the seedling leeks into the herb bed, although they seem really tiny.

Just about everything has started to bloom or leaf out.  The early blueberries are in full bloom, as are the peach and nectarine.  The apples and pears are a little behind, but coming. 

We're seeing several stink bugs a day, including in the house.  I even saw a young light green one. Sigh.

Another Plant Stand

Today Jeff came by and built us another plant stand on the deck. 

Bailey approves.

Peas and Carrots

Today I planted the snap peas that I pre-sprouted.  I also made a seed tape with Nectar carrot seeds.  I'll try one row of them and compare them to the normally seeded row.

A couple of days ago we set the rain barrels up.  They're already full.

First White

Today I saw our first white butterfly.  I tried to take a photo of him, but I couldn't get very close.  But he's there, a little right of center, on the kale.

Signs of Spring

We're having rather spring-like weather and things are starting to pop out.

 The Indian plum is blooming.

The blueberries and peach and nectarine trees are showing color in their buds.

And the daffodils are out in full force. 

Daphne!!!

Last Potatoes

Today we finished the Yukon Gold potatoes.  I put six little ones in the soup for lunch and I roasted the last big one for dinner. 

They lasted pretty well.  They were starting to sprout and get wrinkly, but still good.