Spring has Sprung – Part 2

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The garden is thriving with all the rain that we have had lately! Everything is growing nicely, and Brian has added some okra and melon seeds in the last couple of days. We had a salad the other night with the lettuce and it was delicious. The bees have been actively coming and going from the hive. The birds continue to be super active as well. Caught some more pics of the hummingbirds and our birdhouse tenant which we think is a Tufted Titmouse.

  • Tomatoes
  • Lettuce in front
  • Onions
  • Blackberries
  • Blackberries

Spring has Sprung at Gallistead – Part 1

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There has been lots of spring activity around Gallistead lately. Brian and Aiden built this birdhouse last winter, and we finally have some tenants this spring. It has been fun to watch the bluebird pair come and go. They have a full house with seven eggs in the nest. Brian put out the hummingbird feeder which has had regular visitors too. I was lucky enough tonight to get some great shots of one guy!

Hugelkultur – Okra, Comfrey, Cowpeas, Melon, Squash – April 8, 2020

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I started planting in the hugelkultur bed today, and it was a little strange. Add a little water and you create an avalanche. So I tried a few things that seemed to work ok.

I took out a handful of soil, replaced it with compost, and planted okra in the compost.

hole formed in the side of the hugelkultur mound
hole filled with compost
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Melons and Okra Planted – April 7, 2020

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I dug up the huge comfrey (bocking 14) that was in raised bed 3 and split it up into a bucket full of crowns. I planted one at the base of many of the fruit trees, and a bunch of them in the hugelkultur bed. I also planted a few melons (Ice Cream and Kajari), some lima beans, flowers, and 2 varieties of okra.

Baby Fruits – April 5, 2020

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Some of my fruit trees are starting to show signs of fruit!

Peppers – March 29, 2020

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I removed the season extenders from my tomato plants. I planted the tomatoes 2 weeks early and didn’t need the season extenders at all this year.

Since I had to get out for essential materials at Home Depot, I walked through their garden section and picked up 4 of their outrageously priced plants: 3 peppers and basil. Aiden and I got them transplanted, watered, and piled a thick layer of old leaves around everything.

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March 16, 2020 – Greening Up Status

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It’s was warm most of last week and has rained all this week. Lots of new green growth in the garden. Most of the fruit trees are flowering.

  • 6 raised beds
  • 1: peas
  • 2: onion, radish, carrot, turnip
  • 3: tomato
  • view inside the season extender at a tomato plant
  • 4: broccoli that has bolted
  • 5: lettuce, mustard, pea
  • 6: tomato
  • redbud tree
  • redbud tree
  • blackberries
  • buds on a blackberry bush
  • Methley Plum tree
  • plum tree flowers
  • Burbank Peach tree
  • peach tree flowers
  • Morris Plum Tree
  • Tisdale Apricot tree
  • apricot flowers
  • Dixieland Peach Tree
  • peach flowers
  • 4-in-1 Asian Pear tree
  • Santa Rosa Plum
  • Sweet Treat Pluerry
  • 4-in-1 Apple Tree
  • 2-in-1 Apple Tree

February 28, 2020 – Tomato Plants Transplanted

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We are 2 weeks from the average last frost date, but the weather forecast looks like we will be safe so I planted 6 tomatoes.  I didn’t have enough of the season starters (aka walls of water) to cover all of the plants, and one did break in the high winds that we had on Saturday.