The Modern Victory Garden

Got a late start in the garden today because I had some errands and grocery shopping to take care of this morning.   As soon as we got home and got the groceries unloaded, I headed straight outside to enjoy the surprise gift of a sunshiny day.   It had been forecasted to be gloomy and showery all weekend - so imagine my surprise to see a glorious clear blue sky this morning!   

On my list of things to get done this weekend is the planting of potatoes, the spring spinach patch, and some beets.   I used this afternoon to do all the prep work necessary to make that go easily on Sunday.    Using the broadfork, I aerated all of the existing growing beds that currently do not have anything growing in them.   Once that was completed, I then went back over the beds and pulled volunteer onions, leeks, garlic, and various weeds that had been emerging.    The last step was to use the rake to smooth out the beds so that they are ready to be seeded or planted in.     Here's a garden overview picture showing the beds as prepped late this afternoon.

In addition to prepping the growing beds, I also took some time to weed the overwintered spinach patch.    The bed is looking a little rough because we have been harvesting it hard and very regularly - but it keeps bouncing back with new growth and is keeping us well fed at the moment.   

The broccoli, cabbages, and kohlrabi that I planted out last weekend are enjoying the protection of a grow tunnel cover.    

They are doing very well and are showing new growth already.  

Before I headed in for the day, I started digging a few of the trenches for the potato planting process.   I did just a couple as I was getting tired and needed to get some dinner started, but I am all set to do the rest of the trenching and potato planting tomorrow.  

I can only hope that the weather is as wonderful Sunday as it was today.