Planting, Planting, Planting

Posted on May 20th, 2011 by Tonia No Comments

It has been a very exciting day here today. We seeded some of our hardier varieties of greens, as well as potatoes and corn into the ground!

It felt great to plant right into the *real ground* after dealing with the tomatoes and basil for weeks now, which needed to be planted, transplanted, and transplanted again into bigger and bigger planters, and carefully monitored so they have enough water and sunlight. As much as we love tomatoes and basil, there’s something extra cool about a plant that can grow successfully from a seed, out in the elements, all alone, with minimal maintenance.

Those right there are tiny baby fruit trees, which we grafted onto tiny baby rootstocks. But that’s a whole ‘nother post, coming soon.

Mike got to try out a really neat tool that my parents gave us…we call it The Corn Planter, because we’re not really sure what it’s really called. They brought it home from Paraguay with them after their time in the Peace Corps. As the name suggests, it works great for planting corn!

…And Mike is starting a new fashion trend: Bean boots with socks and shorts. It’s really catching on.

Bob {one half of the cool couple renting our cottage} planted several rows of potatoes and onions. Mmmmm…I’m already salivating just thinking about the delicious feasts we’ll be having this summer, if all goes well!

Oh yeah, remember yesterday’s post? This beautiful broadfork is the finished product. It saves your back when tilling up the ground, and speeds up the process about 3x. Yay!

Also today: The trees are just beginning to bud out, the hummingbirds have arrived at the feeder on the back-porch, we got our first sunburn, and the co-op started stocking the first peaches of the season.

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