WEEK 18: Spring Gardening

This week it was 20+ degrees Celsius and the spring rush is on! Our neotropical migrants are coming through, with Point Pelee National Park hopping with birds and birders.  Here at home we have new migrants, while our tamaracks are turning green.  With spring going into hyperdrive it is time to get the garden going!

Marianne's Dad came to plow the back fields, and Aaron rototilled them afterwards.  One garden (the closest one to the house) had potatoes, beets, lettuce, peas, turnips and spinach planted. 

Aaron's Mom and sister came over on the weekend with some plants including cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, jalapeno and habenero peppers, along with some bell peppers and onions.  For the peas, a trellis was put up.  Can't wait to see how it looks covered in peas!

Aaron's Mom also brought over 2 varieties of strawberries. We have a patch of strawberries already out in the back field so we interplanted.  We have a lot of Robins and Grackles around, so we think we better get some netting to throw over these delicatble delights!