There's something very hopeful about a newly dug garden -- all that promise in your mind's eye of what's to come. Perhaps that is why spring is such a favored season. No weeds yet to pull. No insect damage to problem-solve. Just hope and promise. For me, it's especially fun to help someone dig a brand new garden. Each patch that's dug seems to inspire someone else to grap a shovel and start digging too. That's how change begins.Yesterday was another sunny day, in the mid-50s. Rain and cooler temperatures were predicted for today (correctly as it turns out), with warmer temperatures returning by the weekend. Perfect planting weather. So we worked to finish the rabbit-proof fence ....
... and to get the seeds and cabbage and broccoli transplants in.
Early sugar snap peas will climb the outer garden fence (left). The center beds hold the Brassica tranplants, along with shallots, radishes, beets, and greens (arugula, mustard, turnip greens, and a mesclun mix). The carrots and lettuce will be planted in a couple of weeks.
While Richard and Ellen were hanging the gate, they agreed to let me dig one more bed, along the right fence-line, for summer squash and bush beans. As I said, each patch that's dug inspires another. Before that, though, they stopped for one last photo op.
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