Early June - Diggin' N Plantin' Maddness

All of June we worked digging, chopping weeds, removing grass, sowing seeds. One bed after the other was created and planted. There wasn't much to harvest but some radishes and turnips. But we added more and more veggies as the weeks went by.

One bed after the other got dug, derocked, rototilled. We dug in all sorts of soil amendments including wood ash, crushed coral, crush bones, rabbit and chicken manure, compost, and grass clippings. And we used lots of grass clippings on the soil surface as a protective mulch. 

Diana really put her heart into getting things planted. Down on her knees she planted seeds for beets, onions, squashes, and various herbs. 

As we got more and more beds planted, the volunteers expanded out creating even more. More measurements......more pipe......then more digging. Everybody helped....Laurie, Linda, Leone, Missy, Julia, Doug, Matt, Norma, Sue, Diane, Carl, et al. 

Alice worked on planting the pineapples. We brought these from the previous garden. We're not too sure how they will fare, but it's worth a try. 

Sue J worked on getting trellises up. These old Costco tent frames make excellent trellis scaffolding. 

Matt is growing lots of different starts for the garden. Above are baby cabbages and broccoli. They are still too young to set out in the garden yet, but it won't take long for them to be ready. Matt is our main man for producing starts.