Today I finished some more spring planting. In the corner bed I planted spinach (Bloomsdale Long Standing), loose leaf lettuce (Mixed Red Leaves), Head Lettuce (Great Lakes ), Leeks (Large Musselburg), and half of my Kale (Dwarf Curled Scotch) plants. I am going to hold off for 3-4 days before I plant the other half of them just so I can see what the nights do to them, but I’m pretty sure they will be alright. However when I took the leeks out of the cells the dirt pretty much fell off the roots. I hope that it doesn’t affect them too much but whatever happens happens.
In a couple leftover containers from the trees that were planted on Canada Great Lakes lettuce.
Over top of the carrot and parsnip rows I laid out a piece of landscaping fabric. This was something I read about in the Tiny Farm Blog archive. It is supposed to help them germinate quicker and it keeps the soil moist so that they don’t have to break through the crusty soil. I have never had a problem with my carrots germinating in the past, but figured why not give it a try.
With pretty much all of the early spring vegetables planted, now I’m just hoping for no major frosts. I also finished of the construction of the top bed today and amending the soil inside it. I will have a separate post for the construction of it.
This is a picture of the rhubarb that I transplanted yesterday.
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