ITMT, the 2+ acre area where the garden is located has a new pipe gate, and the barb wire perimeter fence mended to keep the cows out. Just have to finish getting the deer fence around the garden itself.
Within the perimeter, but outside the garden itself, are now two raised, wide 20’ rows of divided and transplanted perennial bunching onions. Some are reds; the rest are yellows. Next to them, on another raised wide bed is a fresh seeding of white Nebuka bunchers, and about 6’ of giant carrot seed.
So far, the 24 rhubarb (13 ancient, at least 30 years old; and 11 I moved here as divisions three years ago) are looking good, and the rest of the garden is ready to plant. Why so much? Because we didn't find the Hippie’s patch, until AFTER I dug & moved the others over here from town.
The place had been abandoned since about 1972, when we bought it in ‘96; we just finally moved onto it 3 years ago.
The disappointment is the 20 asparagus I bought last year: only 6 came up last year. Now, I again have 6 coming up, BUT at least one of them is NOT one of the ones that came up last year.
Since I have a spare 12 X 30 area tilled, I'll put a packet of asparagus seed in there,and see what happens. We do have scrawny & sparse ‘wild’ asparagus around the property, so the seed should do okay enough to get some transplants to move next year.
Wow, all I’ve done is grab a beefsteak plant from the grocery story, plus a few attractive annual flowers in larger pots. :’)