After some good steady rain yesterday and this morning I pulled up my rain boots and worked on some much needed perennial divisions and movements. More rain coming and cooler temps make this the ideal time to pull up and move your biggest hosta- although be prepared, it will weigh a lot with that saturated mud attached to its roots. I'm feeling very satisfied and exhausted, but I pushed right through a big to do list. Spring is awesome. Now for hot shower!
Happy to report that spring showed up just as expected here in central Minnesota, not like some years where it hesitates and waits until late May. We have already been enjoying several spring bulbs, the perennials are waking up eager to be divided, and the early clematis are setting flower buds.
Yesterday I divided a few hostas, a golden millet, and moved around a few plants including a bleeding heart that was struggling with overbearing tree roots.
I am just over half way done with the big spring weeding and edging- several of our beds don't have edging, so I have to go out and do it by hand every spring. I've got most of the cool season crops growing already including kale, lettuce, peace, broccoli, cabbage, and onions. When the rain stops I plan on getting the brussel sprouts and some more lettuce planted. Already been harvesting kale, so more is needed to keep up.
The nice people at all local city compost, used their tractor to dump a load of mulch in our trailer. The kids helped me distribute it this week. Things are looking sharper than they were a few weeks ago.
We had to put the heater back in the green house for a few days, as lows were 36 degrees a few nights in a row. A lot of seedlings in there are germinating. I've got zinnia, nicotiana, hibiscus, celosia, brachyscome, felicia, lobelia, and ornamental kale going in the fun department, and tomatoes, peppers, malabar spinach (pictured) cucumbers, zucchini, and plenty of herbs including parsley (pictured), cilantro, marjoram, lemon balm, and basil in the edible department.
The garden has definitely started cooking for the season. The combinations I so painstakingly put together are coming to fruition and let me tell you, it's like Christmas! Enjoy!
We've had such a beautiful spring here in central Minnesota. The rain has been absolutely perfect, falling in just the right intervals that I've hardly had to water at all. We've also enjoyed having multiple rain barrels for the first year, so all of the container plants have been kept happy with the sole use of rainwater. What a blessing! Here are a few of the blooms of captured around the garden in the last two weeks. Enjoy!
And Happy Gardening!
