Photos from May 05

Here is the truck getting garden soil










Here is the garden with the cover crop of Austrian Peas










Here I am putting in the Raspberries










Here is Jen next to the beds we salvaged from the old Park Ave House

LLama Beans, Tea and planting seeds

Day before yesterday Jen came home with a bunch of LLama beans, which apparently can go directly on the garden, so yesterday it was time to put some of it on all of the beds and in the main garden itself. I had also completed turning under the peas yesterday afternoon as well, so after a couple of weeks for the peas to decompose the garden will be ready to plant.

The strawberries are in flowering mode so it was time to add some booster in the form of Bat Guano tea, some in the rows and some on the plants themselves, Maybe it is just wishful thinking but they looked much bigger tonight already.

Dahlias are starting to pop through the tops of the soil in the pots. I had finished getting them all ready on Monday and have been putting them in the sun during the morning. The starts are mostly doing well, lost a few of the weaker ones already. Russ got his tubers today.

Started tomatoes, peppers and basil tonight, it is just after the new moon, and even though we probably should have started them a month ago, we went for it anyway. Used Steve Solomon's method of making the soil, added some Azomite for good measure, and put the trays in plastic bags by the windows.

Temps have been in the low 80's in the heat of the day, lows in the mid 40's so it is unseasonably warm.

Blueberry Info

North Sky Blueberry

Key Benefits
A large midseason crop of exceptionally sweet, sky-blue blueberries follow the profusion of showy pink-tinged white flowers. Fall foliage is a colorful combination of yellow, bronze, orange and red. An excellent hedge or specimen. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Bell-shaped flowers in late spring.

Average Landscape Size
Multi-stemmed shrub 20 to 40 in. tall, 10 to 30 in. wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3" of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-40 to -30 F

Spartan Blueberry
Key Benefits
Exceptionally attractive and tasty fruit is often larger than a quarter in size with a tangy sweet flavor; ripens mid-July. Large, glossy-green foliage becomes orange and yellow in fall. Small white, bell-shaped flowers proceed the berries. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Small white flowers in late spring.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing uprught shrub 5 to 6 ft. tall, 4 to 5 ft. wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-20 to -10 F

Toro - Northern Highbush Variety

Zones: 4–7
Fruit: Large, mild, sweet flavor, ripens mid season
Mature Bush Size: 4–6'
Growth Habit: Stocky, upright growth
Fall Color: Crimson red
Availability: Plants available for sale. Fresh Toro berries available in season.

Jersey - Northern Highbush Variety
Zones: 4–7
Fruit: Medium, sweet flavor, ripens late season
Mature Bush Size: 6–8'
Growth Habit: Upright, open growth
Fall Color: Orange flame
Availability: Plants sold out