05/17/2025
Happy Saturday! Getting ready to cap off the week with another long day. I think I'm at 72 hours this week, with today shaping up to be another 10-12. Cool temperatures and overcast? Perfect day to get out and plant more.
This is the best time of year. Not too oppressive in the weather, the weeds haven't taken over my life yet, and I'm still energetic. Looking forward to the start of market season. We've got new stuff- Napa cabbage, cauliflower, and new cucumber varieties. Hopefully ready to pick in June, but definitely soon after.
Today I'll plant out my high tunnel for the first official time ever. Last season, the weeds won. The season before, I got behind and the chickens stayed in the tunnel later in the season than I had hoped. Today it will become home to hot peppers, eggplants, and okra. Last year, okra and eggplant was a bust, hoping this year is much better.
Front bed A, which was tomatoes last year, will be the macro squash bed this year. I'll be direct seeding the acorn squash, honey nut squash, and it will be the second rotation of summer squash/zucchini.
The brand new bed (front bed B) looks so good right now. New beds with no weeds, fresh trellises, and healthy plants bring me great joy.
As we get into the season, I'll be building at least 2 new beds. One to the south, the original chicken yard, where I'll be planting pumpkins for the fall. And one to the north, which was the chicken yard two years ago, where I'll be planting potatoes, sweet potatoes, and likely more carrots if we're being honest with ourselves.
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