Monday, May 25, 2009

On Thursday, we sowed corn in four rows nine feet wide. On Friday, I went to check out the plants and added Remay to the corn section to warm up the soil there which was a good suggestion given by my plot neighbor. I noticed that the squash has germinated, just barely showing its first leaves. The view from my plot is of the CSA farm below. I took pictures of the previously developed plots and one of our new addition plots. There is a chicken coop nearby, a gorgeous barn and a huge compost pile.

May 21

I am starting this blog a few months into the season. So far to date, I have designed and marked off the 400 square feet into four equal squares using a French potager-type model. I have planted broccoli starts, squash seeds, corn seeds four tomatoes, and six peppers . I am waiting for June 10 to plant six Japanese eggplants and four melons. Sometime in June, I'll plant a winter squash. Right now, I have some areas covered in black plastic mulch: the winter squash triangle and the broccoli. The tomatoes have red plastic mulch. I made a cloche for the peppers with baling wire and Remay. So far, everything is living. I'm in the process of wrapping Remay around the tomato cages to protect them until mid-June. I'm hoping to take pictures today and upload them to my blog.