Straw mulch. Garden overview.

Someone gave me three bales of straw, that I used as mulch. It really gives the garden a nice appearance. You can see here Blackberries,Beets-Detroit,Onions,Garlic, Shallots, and strawberries.

Tomatoes planted today. With eight foot tall cages, and Alfalfa meal.

I planted 6 plants today. Some Beefsteak, Aunt Gertie Golden,Radiator Charley's mortgage Lifter, And Big Zac. The soil temperature is 48 degrees, and I'm hoping that with the plastic surround it will raise the temperature a few degrees. I made some eight foot tall cages out of concrete reinforcing mesh. I also worked a whole bag of Alfalfa meal into the soil. I used it last year and was pretty impressed with the quantity of tomatoes. It is supposed to help with blossoming and fruit set.

My potatos have sprouted

It looks like it took a month and four days for the first sprouts to break through. I was surprised because its been so cold. So far from seed, I have lettuce, radishes, Swiss chard, carrots, Evergreen Onions, and some peas that have sprouted.

Allium Oschanini Griselle Grey French Shallots, and Red Janice Garlic

The Shallots and Garlic were planted in October as bulbs. All of this growth has come this spring already.

Bloomsdale Winter Longstanding Spinach

I picked my first bag full of spinach this week. If you don't keep it picked,. at some time you will have a huge amount ready all at the same time.

This spinach was planted last September.

Semi Erect Blackberries

I applied the compost fertilizer to the blackberries today.

Texas Supersweet Onion and Sweet Red Onions

I planted today 100 each of the Sweet Red Onions, and Texas Super Sweet White onion plants. Also planted underneath the burlap are Giant Prague Celeriac, Sunrise Red Carrots, and Purple Haze Carrots. I also planted this week Bright lights Swiss Chard, and Evergreen Long White Bunching Onions. Covering the seed beds with the burlap helps with the germination of small seeds. It has been real dry here so far, In the last month we really haven't had a decent rain. Its been pretty cold also. but its supposed to warm up this week.