Peas, potatoes, onions, garlic

Today we planted the potatoes (red ones), onions, garlic (yes, it is really too late, but better late than...) and some peas.  Sadly, I forgot some of the peas, so will have to finish those up later.  Developed a  tentative plan for the rest of the garden.  

I'm frantic for some fresh asparagus, and there's no sign of any yet.  

A new gardening season

It is a new gardening season, and I'm getting ready.

I garden at a community garden in northern NJ.  I have two plots there, a seasonal plot, where everything must be removed at the end of the season, and a year-round plot where I can grow perennials.  Opening day for the seasonal plot is April 4, but we've already begun work at the year-round plot.

In the year-round plot, we grow fall-bearing raspberries, asparagus, strawberries, iris, roses, and herbs.  A few weeks ago, we cleaned out all the old raspberry canes, and the asparagus from last season (should have done it in the fall, but oh well.)  This past weekend, we repaired the fence and cleaned out the leaves and other debris that landed there over the winter.  We also put in some tomato cages to support the peas we will plant this coming weekend.  A few raspberries are already poking up their rambunctious little heads, as is the tarragon and chives.  We even harvested a few chives from volunteers from last year's flowers.