Thanks for the tomatillos!

It has been a while since the last post-lots of rain interfered with my work days, but was good for the plants trying to grow in the heavy sand soil at 741 SB Ave.

Since last time, we

have:

*put up the sign & planted flowers around it-sunflowers, zinnias, marigolds, dark purple iris, pink mystery ground-cover flowers, and some wave petunias. Also planted behind the sign is a red flowering crabapple. It has cute little leaves on it & is doing well.
*gotten a truckload each of mulch & compost (thanks Pat!) and spread it around the peas, kale, chard, spinach, onions, radishes, beets, and carrots. I was very anal with one row, layering newspaper under the mulch & compost, but then ran out of time. I bet we won't fight the grass half as much in the places I put the newspaper!
*welcomed Julie, Laureen, Wendy, Judy, Marguerite, and Timmy into the group of people who have visited or worked in our garden.
*planted about 30 tomato plants, 15 jalapeno plants, 15 tomatillo plants, 4 canteloupe, about 5 really ugly dirt mounds for the 'three sisters,' (squash, beans, and corn), 6 zucchini plants, and some sunflower, parsley, and nasturtium seeds. Crossing my fingers for those.

I won't be at 741 SB Avenue this afternoon, Friday, for the regular work hours, but will be there on Sunday. It is supposed to be really hot within the next few days!

Somebody Likes the Kale!

Well, we have a creature that has been nipping the tops of the kale starts we planted last Wednesday. I hope it doesn't move on to the peas-I put some onions spaced between the peas, so maybe that will help!
Thanks to Deb for the stakes & the red crabapple tree. We planted it today where the sign will go, on the corner. The sign is almost ready. Next time I decide to hand letter a fancy schmancy art deco lettered sign, I hope I remember this occasion as it is not as easy as I thought it would be! Still, kind of fun in a tedious way and it is almost finished, so...enough complaining!
Planted some beets, carrots, and radishes on Sunday and the radishes are already poking through. Radishes always amaze me with their eagerness to get out into the world. I read that its a good idea to put radishes in your rows of carrot seeds, because carrots take a longer time and the radishes not only mark the rows right away but they also help loosen the soil. Boy does our soil need loosening! :)
I still need to find a truck to go get more compost and mulch. The grass in the planting beds will surely win the war without some mulch. Someone told me today that certain grass, when you chop it up with a tiller, will sprout new roots from each little piece. EEK! I hope it isn't all grass, just the super dominant kind.
Next on the agenda: keep fighting the grass battle, put up the sign, plant flowers in front of the sign (I have started zinnias, marigolds, and sunflowers at home), and then when it warms up plant the warm weather stuff.