Spring sprouts in the garden
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0.000 HBDSpring sprouts in the garden
I couldn't be happier to see my last year's lettuce thriving, but on the other side it is scary that it can survive winter outside only covered with bubble wrap. Last weekend, we went to the garden to clean the raised bed and to sow radishes and lettuce seeds when we noticed that our old lettuce lived there happily in its little special micro-climate. There was so much of it! This is only a small part of our haul as we had to put it in other containers too because this one was too small. I also took some lamb's lettuce and leek.  ----- This is how it looked like when we uncovered the raised bed. Look at those lush colours! There were also quite many weeds thriving too, so it took some time to remove all the roots, separate and clean everything, but we had enough lettuce for three days! There were about twenty slugs enjoying the climate. At least this is how many we found, but chances are that we missed some. They are so tiny.  ------ Once everything was cleaned we added a lot of compost and fresh soil before we sow the seeds. We didn't refresh the soil last year, so it was really needed. After I spread the seeds in rows I covered everything with a bit of soil and watered it to help the seeds sprout. It was still a bit cold, and even though radishes are hardy they might need a bit warmer temperature to sprout, so we covered it with the bubble wrap again. It's not on the photo, but we did adjust the bubble wrap and closed it with a long cord to keep it in place. It will also help to keep the moisture, so we won't need to water the seeds before they sprout.  ----- Then I prepared a patch to plant sugar snap peas. It's a patch where I used various grains as ground cover for winter, so I had to use a spade to flip the soil over and move the ground cover upside down. The soil is wet these days, so it was heavy! This will fertilize the soil. Some grains were left on top of the soil as it doesn't need to be perfect to work. And I also didn't want to spend hours putting every single piece of grass under the soil. I was surprised to see how much the soil changed with the ground cover. It's much softer and easier to work with than last year. This will save me so much time in the garden! I would recommend the ground cover to everyone!  ----- Happy growing little seeds!  ----- I could use chives every day as I love them. I was happy to see that they started growing too. I'm sure that I will be able to pick some of them in a couple of weeks. I must admit that I still have some in the freezer as last year we also get some from our neighbour, so we ended up with much more than we could eat.  ----- We had a great rhubarb harvest last year, but the leaves were way too big and the plants were gigantic. This year, I'm trying to force the rhubarb to get long and juicy stalks which should be also milder in taste. It should also lead to smaller plants as the leaves will stay under the bucket and won't spread all over the place. You put large buckets over your rhubarb crowns which will block all the light, and therefore the leaves won't be able to grow. The buckets should be black, but we were not able to find those, so we are trying it like this. I left two crowns uncovered in case that it won't work, so we will be left with some stalks either way.  ------ Last year, we started planting after the hellebore season, so the only thing that we got to see where large leaves that attracted tons of slugs. This year, I've removed the old leaves and enjoyed the colourful palette of these beautiful tender flowers.  ------ Their season is short, and if you start going to the garden at the end of March/beginning of April the chances are that you will miss them.   ----- Golden rain bush started so early this year! I remember that when I was a child we picked some only at the end of March. This year, its season will be over by then. We always had it as a table decoration for Easter.   ----- Some branches came home with us...   ----- This is how our hyacinths looked like last weekend. Those slugs can't be stopped!  ----- I went to check them out today, and they look so much better...   ----- Daffodils are growing strong and beautiful...  ----- And there are still plenty of primroses...   ----- Those colourful succulents were planted by the former owner and they seem to love their spot...  ----- Rosemary flowers are so good! They look beautiful on a plate and they are also tasty with their milder flavour than what you are used to with rosemary.  ------ Hydrangeas are sprouting too. Let's see which colour we will get this year.  ------- A few weeks to wait for tulips to show their colours... I wanted to purchase some special tulips when we were visiting my in-laws in the Netherlands, but I forgot to do it last year. It's too late for this year, so I have to be happy with what I get.  ------ I'm not sure about the name of this plant, but its flowers look like fuchsia. I've tried to get rid of it last year because they get pods which open with wind and the seeds are spread everywhere, so it's impossible to keep it under control. Apparently, I didn't get them all. They are pretty, just very invasive, so I prefer not to have them in the garden.  ----- I haven't removed the mustard plants yet as I will put some plants in this place when it gets warmer. For now, we used bigger leaves for our salads ๐  ----- And today, I've seen first sweat peas seeds sprouting! YES!  ---- Radishes and lettuce are not that far yet, but gardening is all about the patience, so I'm sure they will out come at the right time. See you next time..
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