Now, Spring is here.

Can I consider that Spring is officially here? Now that we had a nice weekend, I took the opportunity to do the first planting in the garden. I went to a great place in Cambridge call Pemberton's. Their web site doesn't show it, but they have a great outdoor garden center; and it's a short walk form the subway. I've been getting all my plants there for a while.

So even though it's only April, it's Broccoli Time!! Yes, broccoli is a Spring veggie, and loves being in the ground now. It'll provide me with veggies until June-ish, which (depending on when it get's "hot", it'll start petering out. When I'll do is plant corn seeds between the plants. They'll grow up between the broccoli, and once the broccoli is slowing down the corn leaves will begin shading the area. it works out well, and I get two crops form the same bed!


I got the plants in single handedly - literally. I was able to kneel next to the raised bed and keep my left arm in my lap and work with my right. Light clearing out last year's debris. Then a small hole with a shovel to plant each new plant. I subscribe to "weed free gardening" techniques, so I don't turn the soil at the end of the year - has worked pretty good so far. I can clean out some of the smaller weeds as they get bigger, and my arms get better :)

I'll post more photos as the season goes forward. the lilacs are close to bursting out, so within a month I hope I'll have some nice floral pics...