april showers… check!

even though we’ve been a little water-logged so far this spring, my plants seem to know how to swim and i’m seeing some growth in my newly expanded dirt-patch. the cool weather lettuces i planted early have already been providing yummy contributions to my kitchen, and i’m hoping to get several more harvests out of them to tide me over until my summer greens mature.

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the raspberry bushes are no longer skinny brown sticks, and their teensy sprouts of green leaves are attracting garden-friendly bugs. now that i have some of the summer blooming veggies in place, i have to just be patient for the squash, okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and berries to produce.

i’ve got my row of ‘maters and peppers (yes! a whole row this year!) all prepped with the proper support this time. while they do look a bit silly right now playing dress-up in their oversized threads, i’m not risking a reprise of last year’s fate.

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although i’m still debating the “to mulch or not to mulch” question, i think i’ll just keep slopping around in my crocs and follow the advice of my favorite organic farmer at the market: “mulch? if i see a weed i just yank it and leave it lying there to die. i figure if it’s gonna rob my soil of nutrients it should have to stay there and give ‘em back! that’s how i mulch.” well said, bob.