April in New England

AHHHH! April, the warm days are sure to follow. Now we really, really, really need some rain.
April garden chores from A Way to Garden.

I'm expecting snow tonite. Not much, just about an inch, but it still means I can't transplant cool crops into the garden. Temps still too low.

I have the day off from work, HOORAY! I just went to the grain store and picked up supplies (including my favorite lobstah compost) for another 4x6 box and a 50lb bag of dried blood. The plan is to get turning the monster compost pile this weekend. The bees are bringing in nectar and pollen. This all means it is probably going to snow again which at this point would be fine. We have had red flag days for more than a week because it has been so tinder dry here.

I can only hope for no snow. Today I transplanted outdoors a Golden Acres cabbage, some Swiss chard and Brussels sprouts transplants along with some greens I transplanted, Mizuna and Tokyo Bekana. I even cut some Mizuna and made myself a green salad for lunch today. Mmmmm good. Inside I up-potted started seeds into 2" soil blocks which were basically all tomatoes and peppers except for one Pak Choi. Little by little the garden begins. My broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower starts in their 2" soil blocks are big enough to go outdoors so I had them hardening off outside today. It almost looks like garden time has arrived.

So please, no snow for me this weekend.

Turned most of my monster compost pile today... it kicked my butt... I'm plum tuckered out...

Too Tall Tomatoes wrote:

camprn wrote:Turned most of my monster compost pile today... it kicked my butt... I'm plum tuckered out...

How big is it?

Before I turned it it was 4x4x8'. I'll have photos tomorrow...

Too Tall Tomatoes wrote:

camprn wrote:I just went to the grain store and picked up supplies (including my favorite lobstah compost)

Is it the Quoddy Blend Lobster compost?

Oh yeah! A favorite!!

Not much of it available in Colorado

Its April and my last yr's asparagus are just sticking up their little heads. I'm so thrilled.



Here's one. See the purplish tip in the center.



Here's two. I actually found 4 popping up this morning. For those that question the small rocks. This is a separate bed, not in the raised beds. I also believe that rocks are necessary for some of the micro-nutrients soil needs so I leave several in the beds. Just not in the carrot or parsnip bed.

It means they came thru the winter just fine and are eager to start growing. Hooray!

How exciting!!!!