I think our honeyberry bushes are getting confused by the <12hr a day sunlight and warm temperatures … we’re getting flowers?! Picked them off so the plant wasn’t wasting energy.
Category: Fruits and Vegetables
Hazelnuts – Finis
Well, the cluster of five nuts I’ve been tracking are some of the nuts from the ground.
Hazelnuts – Almost Ready
The cluster of hazelnuts I am tracking is almost ready …
2024 Garden – North Side
We got most of the north side of the garden planted — watermelon and tomatoes are still in the greenhouse (sprouting)
2024 Garden – Veggies
Today, we planted (from West to East) haricot vert beans, a row of peas, sweet potatoes, and regular potatoes (Masquerade, Harvest Moon, and Sangre from W to E along the north side of the kale island, and Baltic Rose along the south side of the kale)
2024 Garden — Late Start!
I finally got the dirt and mulch spread out in the northern side of the garden — there’s a nice island of kale in the middle, and the garlic we planted last year is growing well in the back. I’ve got potatoes and yams to plant, beans, peas, cucumbers, dill, and tomatoes. Hopefully lots and lots of tomatoes! Oh, and watermelon.
Mulching the Orchard
We’ve been collecting wood chips
And mulching the orchard — every plant has a nice island of mulch around it.
Orchard Progress
Leaves are sprouting on almost all of the trees and bushes! There are two blueberries that might need to be replaced. And one honey berry that I am pretty sure has a leaf sprouting.
But the orchard is getting full — 2 pawpaws, 3 pears, 6 apples (although one still needs to be moved), 3 cherries, 2 peaches, and 1 fig. The third peach needs to be planted after the fig is moved. And I should have a second fig ready to plant this spring from a cutting I took last year. Two currants — the two replacements won’t get here until the end of May! Three honey berries, three seaberries (plus one more to plant this year), three gooseberries, seven raspberries, and ten blueberries (well, somewhere between eight and ten … we’ll know in another week or two!)
Peach Blossom – In Bloom
That didn’t take long! The peach blossoms are opening.
Peach Blossoms
The new peach trees have flower buds — the nursery said the potted trees can fruit the first year (but trim buds on any of the bare root plants since they need to establish their root system!). We might get to taste some peaches this year!
