Takako 🐀The red onions are growing! The self-seeded arugulas are flowering.
Spent all afternoon prepping the remaining 3 beds (there are total of 7, peas, onions, radishes, and herbs are already in) at our community garden plot. Transplanted the self-spouted cilantros, added compost, and covered them with weed-block cloths. All I have to do is prepare the seedlings. *easy peasy*
Harvested quite a bit of arugulas!!
Had a nice late afternoon tidying up inside and around our #communityGarden #GardenPlot14 ✨
Cleaning up the plot is a back-aching job…😭 but I love it!
I’ve found a couple of burdock on the footpath, so I transplanted them.
The rhubarb is looking good. Still small though. I just need to dig up the lemonBalm that’s growing right behind it.
And comfrey! The pollinators love this herb. It makes great compost.
I also cleaned up outside of the fence, added soil and compost, and sowed some wildflower seeds. Hopefully “April showers” will make them grow.
My red onions are growing!!! 😭💜
Today, I’ve planted some more supermarket scallions (which will become fat green onions), and harvested some 1st-of-the-season garlic chives (ニラ).
Saw the first paper #wasp queen claiming one of the #WaspHouse-s this afternoon in our #communityGarden plot—#GardenPlot14! 🥰 *made my day*
I believe they inherit the memory of their ancestors’ unsuccessful nest building in our plastic garden tool storage bench, and of the failed nest having been moved to the wooden wasp house nearby.
This wasp queen was hovering near the tool bench before deciding to go into the wasp house. They can learn, but it seems to take a few generations. 🏠🐝✨
Started to cleanup our plot at the #communityGarden a bit this evening, planted a bed of red onion sets around the marjoram (and the nesting material) and a few green onions (scallions from the supermarket). I’m counting on the spring rain. 🤞☔️💧🧅
Arugula is still blooming in my community garden plot!
