It was mostly warm and dry this past week here in Central Missouri. We had a few sprinkles but nothing of significance.
It’s been super windy which is drying things out faster than I would like to see. I went out in search of morels last Thursday and found two. I might go out this afternoon after my PT appt. Will depend on how my back feels and more importantly, how hard the wind is blowing.
Saturday started off with a run to St. Louis. I’m helping my Mother From Another Brother clean up the mess from her badly neglected back yard. She has a group of Americore kids who’ve been coming over chopping, pulling, bagging, and stacking for the last month or so. They had more ready to go than would fit on my 16’x7’ trailer in one load. Just the bamboo canes used up the entire trailer. I was able to get all of the bagged stuff in the bed of the truck. They’re going to continue the cleanup work and I’ll go back for another load when they have one ready.
Mrs. Augie and made a run to the plant nursery yesterday. I grabbed 16 tomato plants, some yukon gold seed potatoes, and a small sack of Blue Lake pole beans. Mrs. Augie grabbed a few potted ornamental things. After we got home I repotted the toms, watered the plants in the greenhouse, and watered the tiny little baby kales that are starting to come up in the new raised bed.
The rhubarb plants I bought two weeks ago are all looking very happy right now. I’ve not had good luck putting rhubarb starts straight into the dirt in the springtime so I’m going to try something different with these - keep them in pots until the foliage dies back in the fall - then stick them in the dirt and cover them up with a thick layer of compost. Hopefully they will make it through the winter and come out like they mean it next spring.
The asparagus crowns that I ordered from Jung’s arrived in the mail on Saturday. I need to make time this week to stick those in the dirt. I’ve got the spot picked out where I’m going to put them, just gotta get out there and do it.
Prepping the bed properly can be time consuming but it's worth it cause once it's done, it's done.
Give yourself plenty of time to do it.
Good plan on the Rhubarb! I have Jung’s Asparagus to get in too, but it’s still a bit early for me - they’re in the fridge.
My Nanking Bush Cherries arrive from Jung’s (bare root) so those can go in any time.