spring time?

ah yes, first post of the year and its...march. besides everyday busy-ness, it has been snowing, sleeting, hailing, and freezing much more than usual here in the pacific northwest. all valid excuses, right?

well with a few hours of sunshine spread out over the past couple weekends, we've managed to establish some new raised beds, smother some grass, and plant/transplant a few things. as the planting season picks up, stayed tuned for more regular posts. for now, a smattering of recent photos:

new beds, new technique.
we're using old NY Times to smother the
grass under and around the raised beds.

spreading wood chips over the paper.

arugula, head lettuce, leaf lettuce, and baby greens.

garlic that we planted in the fall.

in the process of thinning out
an overgrown strawberry patch.

what i found in the strawberry patch.

rhubarb nubbins - should start shooting stalks soon.

sorrel - survived all the snow.

chives too!

new blueberry plants

mobile rosemary

new shed! siding to come on next sunny day.