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| My plot is the one behind the green watering can |
My fourth season as a gardener, that is. My plot is almost cleared of weeds, and I'm really amazed at how much work it is to have gotten this far. I've gone out twice for a total of maybe four hours to clear the measly 7x23-foot plot and realized I have muscles I'd forgotten completely about since this time last year. Living in a rented apartment, we've lost some of our old timers who were here four years ago and have added new people to the mix. Out of ten plots, only Carol and I have been here since the beginning.
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| Looking at the plots on the south side |
The left-most plot, Alex's, is partly cleared and he's got a bunch of fresh dirt under the blue tarp. You can see that Carol's plot already has some starts in it, and next comes Hedi's plot, with last year's strawberries and blueberries. The next one, Beth's, hasn't been touched yet. She's got two kids in elementary school and holds down a full-time job, so I'm not surprised she's not been out yet. In the foreground are weeds in the community garden that still need to be pulled out.
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| Lilacs almost ready to bloom |
I thought as fast as the lilacs have been growing that they would have begun to bloom by now. I'm glad we still have some time, as they come out fast and don't last long. With apologies to those of you on the East Coast who hardly have seen your first signs of spring, we are ahead of schedule here, for sure. Now I'm off to the garden store to get some supplies for the garden.
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How fun to have even that small plot to grow a few veggies. Those "community" weeds are probably causing you lots of trouble, DJan. Good luck with your plot. We've been working in the yard, and I feel your pain today!
ReplyDeleteExciting times. And rather a lot of work. My father often said 'if it grows well, it is a weed'. He had a point. And lots of them have roots down to China...
ReplyDeletei remember following your first season of gardening here. cannot believe we're ('we' - ha!) are going on 4th season!
ReplyDeleteI am so envious!!
ReplyDeleteWhat IS that? Dirt? Grass? Weeds? Haven't seen those since...maybe November?
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how fast your weeds grow there. It looks green! I like green, we only have brown here. You will have another great year in the garden and I look forward to seeing and hearing about it all! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, my hubby has started planting our garden too. Can't wait to see what grows in yours.
ReplyDeleteGood for you. It isn't really spring if you don't get down and dig in the dirt a little bit. "Inch by inch, row by row, gonna' watch this garden grow." (John Denver - The Garden Song
ReplyDeleteWe we've given up the veggie gardening after fifty years . I miss the food but not the weeding...:)
ReplyDeleteYours is a very restricted type of gardening and you have to work hard at it. I'm amazed at how much and what you produce.
ReplyDeleteWe've got our garden planted. Still waiting a week or so to plant tomatoes, but the radishes, carrots, onions, and lettuce are all up and potatoes are nestled in rows. We've got rhubarb too! The blueberries and raspberries are leafed out. I'm looking forward to fresh lettuce for salads. This week I'm working on the flower beds. I have a little electric tiller that really gets the weeds and is lightweight and easy to handle. I live the big tiller to the spouse.
ReplyDeleteOMGosh! Four years already! I can't believe it. Time has really gotten away from me lately. Looking forward to seeing how your garden grows. ;)
ReplyDeleteMust admit I don't envy you all that digging and weeding. I would love someone else to do that so that I could just come along and reap the benefits.
ReplyDeleteHaha I feel the same way as Fun60.
ReplyDeleteNice start to your garden.
Oh, the hope, the promise, the dreams that are embedded in a simple patch of dirt ... may your garden thrive this year!
ReplyDeleteGetting your hands dirty in spring is fun but it does reacquaint you to long forgotten muscles. I have mine planted in onions, romaine and kale so far. Wishing you success this year.
ReplyDeleteHoping to get to putting out my hanging herbs this weekend. I do believe that the winter has finally passed here. Our lawn is green (well, due to the lack of rain these last few years, it's mostly weeds.... but they're green!) There are community gardens around that I've been tempted to join, but just haven't gotten around to it. It looks like fun (and work).
ReplyDeleteIt's finally beginning to look like spring in this section of the East Coast. And, I'm jealous of your garden. I miss having a yard and planting (flowers for me). Maybe next year. I can't wait to see the bounty from your garden.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what your bit of land yields this year!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your garden plot this summer. But I can't believe you're already gardening! Still several inches of snow on our garden yet.
ReplyDeleteI always love to see your garden plot. I wonder what you are going to grow this year? So far we have planted potatoes and Brussels sprouts. We are nowhere near as far along as you are with the weather.
ReplyDeleteIt's so wonderful that you're able to have this plot of garden to call your own for the summer. I've loved watching you nurture and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
ReplyDeleteHow good to learn the garden is ready for another season of foods you'll soon enjoy.
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