April has really warmed up and plants in the ground are starting to grow. The garlic came up nicely, but the mulch sprouted right along with it! To save the garlic, with the help of one of the farm's volunteers (thanks Tim!), we lifted the mulch and turned it, uprooting the barley in the process.
Sprouting mulch on the left, garlic with turned mulch on the right.
The garden soil has been tilled (thanks Mick!), and it's still a little early, but we decided to take advantage of the warm days to plant some seeds. It's good to plant potatoes on a full moon (which happens tonight), so the potatoes are in, as well as some peas, spinach, parsnips, carrots, and red beets. It's early, but don't worry... We have frost cloth and row covers! You know... for that third week of May... half of June... and July 4th!
Tilled garden space.
As part of the Farm's environmental quality improvement program, we have been busy planting trees for a new windbreak. Over 900 seedlings from the state nursery will be planted in four rows around the perimeter of the property, eventually providing valuable foraging and nesting habitat for bug eating birds, and helpful insects like bees.
One of the farm volunteers planting a Blue Spruce.
Stay tuned for more farm news!
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