This has been a busy day outdoors. Son and I raked leave into piles, away from the clothesline. We also trimmed tiny limbs from trees as high as he could reach to allow more sunlight into the backyard area. I'm sure there is more trimming to be done, though, and maybe even a couple of small trees taken out.
We filled several containers with layers of topsoil, manure, compost, and potting soil for planting. We also topped off one of the raised beds and half the other one. Only half because half of it already has lettuce growing.
We planted seedling cabbage and broccoli, covering them with plastic and anchoring it down to help them grow for the next couple of weeks. I got my seed potatoes cut up and they should be ready to plant in the morning.
I went back outside after a hearty mid-afternoon meal and planted carrot, beet, and radish seeds, as well as some more onion sets and some garlic. The onions I planted a couple of weeks ago are about 3 inches tall. Spacing out the planting will help ensure a continuing harvest of fresh green onions. I'll leave some of them in the beds to grow into large onions.
I am companion planting a lot of things to make the best use of the limited soil and containers I have. I ran out of topsoil and potting soil today, so I'll get more over the weekend to finish filling containers. What I had on hand was enough to do what I wanted today. I still have lots of manure left to add, too.
I love gardening!
