2012/04/28 - Wow, things grow fast!

[Andrea]

First the BEST news: we caught the critter!  It's a rat.  Cute little bugger, but doesn't need to be in my garden.  I asked fiance to drive him to somewhere with a field and drop him off.  I don't feel any urge to punish him for being a rat, I just don't want him eating my veggies any more.

We pulled out the last of the leeks last week.  They had a huge ball of compacted roots and clay pellets.

We also got the tomatoes tamed.  We pruned them back and caged them in.  Between that and removing the leeks we gained a lot of space.

And the seeds in the raft bed have really taken off!
4/22:

 4/28:

Cilantro, basil, and strawberries are healthy (and we might actually get to EAT our strawberries now that That Critter is gone).

And the oregano is happy to have sunlight again.

It's a green and lush world in there!

We're planning to put a net mesh along each side wall, and use that as a trellis for the peas and cucumbers.  We'll probably move the brussels sprouts to the space vacated by the leeks.  The leafy stuff can stay in the raft bed.

It's so nice to have the garden back!

[Andrea]

Yes, the world gets awfully small in a hurry these days.  I have good friends in other countries and I think of them as neighbors.  I like it this way!

[Deborah Susan Berry]

WOW!!! It always catches me off guard when I realize how the Internet covers the vastness of the whole world in a heart beat. Your just down the road on the other side of the hills, a little bit. lol To use my grandfathers phrase...

[Andrea]

I'm in Southern California. :)

[Deborah Susan Berry]

Andrea, where are you located? I'm in Virginia Beach, VA

[Andrea]

It's amazing isn't it?

[Deborah Susan Berry]

I just put my plants in last monday and some of the tomatoes have already tripled in size.