- 2 more rows of each carrot, sown between the existing rows after reading and getting the impression that I had spaced my rows too wide
- 5 more rows of beets directly sown between the existing beets and carrots
- transplanted ~20 each of Tatsoi, Escarole and Endive in the North end of SW1 bed
Part of the transplanting to SW1 was removal of existing plants, it was primarily Collards which I learned I don't much care for. No tears for the Collards.
I couldn't really figure out the best way to remove the plugs from the cell sheet. I ended up pushing up the bottom to release the contents, then squeezing the side like you would an otter pop. Another method I tried was to push the bottom with my finger while gently pulling up by some of the leaves.
Loosened the roots and dropped em' in place then a good long drink and I'm done. I like direct sowing much better, transplanting takes a long time and feels like double work.
I'm also sending out my first harvest notification because I realized I have a bit more than I can eat right now. Still MUCH less than I intended to get up to, but just enough for one or two people to come get salad stuff.
Available stuff:
- Smooth leaf spinach
- Savoyed leaf spinach
- Baby beet greens
- Baby Swiss Chard ("Bright Lights") Greens
- Tiny bit of Arugula
- Regular Chard (lots of bug holes)
2 comments:
love your blog! kim told me about this at her baby shower.. :) looks like you're having fun!! ~tani
Tani! Cool, glad you like it and it's always nice to know people are actually reading it. ;)
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