Start of The Gardening Season

Another rainy day here in the northeast. Rained here for the last three day and the garden is soaked, a muddy mess, but there is hope it sight with the rain ending today and temperatures going up to around 60 by the end of the week.

The end of last week I had time to plant more strawberries and get my first planting of peas in. I am hoping to get another planting of peas and spinach in this week. It wont be long now before the garden season is fully here in New England.

I did a lot of changes to my garden layout this year, so I have to do some major soil testing and the adding of amendments to improve the soil. This week with the sign of good weather will give me the time I need to get this all done.

It Looks Like Spring

The weather is finally changing for the better and it is looking more like spring here everyday. The temperatures are in the mid to high 40's during the day now. Once the ground thaws, hopefully within the next week, it will be time to get back out in the garden to start planting peas, spinach, lettuce and potatoes. I also prepared an area in the fall to start a new crop of strawberries.

This year I hope to do a lot more with perennial flower gardens. I have a few small gardens that can use a lot of improving. I think it is time to expand away from mainly vegetable gardening. I would like to create a few areas to attract more of the wildlife in the area, birds, butterflies, etc. My yard is already a natural playground for wild turkeys and deer.

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