Greens

According to the Farmer's Almanac, this week will be a good time to: pull plant pests, mow grass or cut hair to retard growth, perform demolition, quit smoking., dig holes, cut firewood, or write.  Have other plans?  You might want to check the Farmer's Almanac Calendar first. 

My roommates and I are doing our best to keep up with our garden's Spring growth. As we put our transplants and seeds in we have to clear out all the little weed seedlings that appeared overnight. We've also been in the process of creating new beds for uncultivated parts of the yard. Adding in plenty of compost for growing heavier feeders like tomatoes and squashes. Since there are five of us living here, and everyone acts mysteriously, it's fun to return each time to the garden and observe what new work has been done, and guess who has done it.

We have three yards around our housing with varying degrees of sun reception. In the North facing yard we are experimenting with growing greens and Brassicas and roots. I think cultivating shade tolerant native perennials would be the best bet but no one wants to spend that kind of money. Best Shade-Tolerant Vegetables Instead we are growing kale in all areas of our tripartite yard to see how they each fare as the summer rolls around. I find myself walking around the back of the house, talking to the little plant starts, praying for them because I'm not sure they even get 3 hours of sun a day. We'll see what happens.