growing arugula

The seeds are really starting to grow and sprout now.  After a couple weeks, the herbs are coming along and some of the cucumbers and pumpkins are ready to be transplanted into bigger containers. All of the arugula and carrots are really starting to sprout, and it's exciting to see how much they have grown in such a short period of time.  The onions on the other hand (for the most part) did not make it.  Except for a few, the onions will have to be replanted. 

Cucumber

Pumpkin

Arugula

Carrots

The few onions to make it

garden blog: rain and sprouts

After we planted the onions, two nor'easters decided to come in and flood southern New England.  It created flooding problems in Rhode Island and parts of the South Coast of Massachusetts.  We managed to stay dry, although that is mainly because our house is on cinder blocks.  In any case, our onions look like they might not appreciate the rain and have not sprouted yet.  In the meantime we have added to the garden.

Of course some things don't get planted in the garden yet, but do need to be started in trays.  Over the weekend we planted cucumbers, tomatoes, and pumpkins in mini-seed trays.  We also started three herbs: basil, parsley, and chives in their pots.  The herbs will stay in their pots, but will continue to be out in our porch until it is warm enough to move them outside.  That goes the same for the cucumbers, tomatoes, and pumpkins until they are ready to transplant to the garden.  Outside - we planted carrots and arugula.

Not even a week later, the pumpkins, cucumbers, and arugula have already started to sprout.  For now the garden looks great – we just need to get those onions sprouting.

Herbs planted

Cucumbers, Tomatoes, & Pumpkins 

Cloche to help the newly planted arugula and carrotts

garden blog: weeds out onions in

The garden?  It wasn’t in the best condition when we started; full of weeds and covered in leaves.  The soil probably hasn’t been turned in a few years.  We had to first rake out the leaves and pine cones that had collected over the garden area.  After that, well, we weeded of course.  The dirt needed to be hoed, and then we finished up by smoothing out and distributing the dirt evenly in the garden.

It is really still to early to start planting anything.  But, green onions were on our list to be planted, and apparently they can be planted in the early spring season even with potential frosts.  They are tough seeds.  We planted a week ago.  In a couple weeks – we’ll see if the little seeds are indeed tough and can breakthrough the dirt and start sprouting.  

The Garden Before

The Garden After

Jess raking the garden

Me - tilling the garden

Our first planting, green onions