Slave to a springtime passion for the earth.

[OWC Jamie]

How Love burns through the Putting in the Seed
On through the watching for that early birth
When, just as the soil tarnishes with weed,
The sturdy seedling with arched body comes
Shouldering its way and shedding the earth crumbs.
- Robert Frost



Karma allowed for the successful running of the rototiller.
It wouldn't start last Fall when I shoveled down several dozen wheelbarrels full of compost unto the growing field. It wouldn't start last weekend with much prodding and hopeful persuasion.
For whatever reason, today was the day.
Back and forth, back and forth, disturbing the Winter slumber of frogs toads and cutworms, the soil is amended. Rotted garbage and leaves and lawn clippings heaped and piled offered back to the microbes and tender supplement seeking tendrils.
The peas have been fallen from their paper homes into warming incubation along with carrots and beets.

It may be too early, but it's worth a shot.
Today was a beautiful day.

[mrbigstuff]

billb has entered a new phase.

[rankandfile]

Waxeth poetical doth he.

[blooz]

billb wrote:
How Love burns through the Putting in the Seed
On through the watching for that early birth
When, just as the soil tarnishes with weed,
The sturdy seedling with arched body comes
Shouldering its way and shedding the earth crumbs.
- Robert Frost



Karma allowed for the successful running of the rototiller.
It wouldn't start last Fall when I shoveled down several dozen wheelbarrels full of compost unto the growing field. It wouldn't start last weekend with much prodding and hopeful persuasion.
For whatever reason, today was the day.
Back and forth, back and forth, disturbing the Winter slumber of frogs toads and cutworms, the soil is amended. Rotted garbage and leaves and lawn clippings heaped and piled offered back to the microbes and tender supplement seeking tendrils.
The peas have been fallen from their paper homes into warming incubation along with carrots and beets.

It may be too early, but it's worth a shot.
Today was a beautiful day.

Indeed, it is hard to resist that gardening urge when the weather first gets nice. I bought some potting soil today, in hopes i can get some veggies started.
Ah spring!

[srf1957]

My grandfather and his brother had a 40 year race to see who could get their garden in first. End of Feb snow on ground in NE Oregon. They tried to have radishes and green onions by Easter.

[Numo]

srf1957 wrote:
My grandfather and his brother had a 40 year race to see who could get their garden in first. End of Feb snow on ground in NE Oregon. They tried to have radishes and green onions by Easter.

If it took them 40 years to get a garden in, why the big rush to have radishes by Easter? :dunno:

[srf1957]

$1 dollar a year bet started in the late 1920's.

[haikuman]

I love it billb and srf. I have some chili peppers and and several new Papayas going. I am still searching the proper /preferred banana stock.

Besides just the fruit from Papaya I will be making tea from the leaves. Some stuff I posted before .

http://news.health.ufl.edu/2010/9267/col...apaya-tea/

http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/51/35982/...ities.html

http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/pr...ic-enzymes

[mrbigstuff]

I'm going Native this year, with mounds of tomatoes, beans and corn. I just don't know is certain varietals are better than others in this regard. I'll throw some other things in there if I can find evidence that it's tested.

[OWC Jamie]

I've never tried the Three Sisters thing.

Likely more important than what may or may not go good together is what shouldn't be grown together. I know beets, corn, potatoes and tomatoes don't mix well touching toes for a number of varying reasons.


Some of the more successful gardeners don't have green thumbs, they have brown knees.