Well, apricots are blooming; the cherry, peach, grapes, plums, and apples are all budding out. The season's first asparagus will be on tonight's plates; 16 garlic are up so far, and 15 more planted. The rhubarb is leafed out, and the two I transplanted last week are thriving, so there is a full complement of 21 in the bed again for the first time since before we bought. We also have at least 4 up in the "temporary" bed I put them in about 10 years ago.
3 plots in the main garden, 14 X 28, 12 X 28, and 10 X 14, have had 3" of compost double tilled into them.
We have violets blooming, and the lilacs are budding. Bulbs and iris are thriving, though a long way from blooming yet.We are inundated with wild pasque flowers, the SD state flower; never had so many before.
A friend of a friend is selling me her 10 X 10 King Canopy greenhouse frame for $25, and is throwing in the anchors. A neighbor's tree limb broke in a windstorm and tore the cover; they replaced it with an entire new one for her, and she doesn't have room for both. I am ordering a new cover for it from Amazon for another $112, and free shipping. On the rear wall there is a vent window.
The spousal unit had me grind pine bark, then help her lay weed fabric around our elm. She then circled it with large pieces of quartz, petrified wood, and other rocks we've collected while wandering through the Black Hills; and then mulched with the bark.
Now that’s gonna be a nice greenhouse. We are getting flowers and buds on our fruit trees too.
I took a picture of the mystery tangerine which is fully decked out loads and loads of blooms on every branch. We are hoping this will be the year we actually get some fruit to eat and preserve.
Last year we go a few peaches, but the tree dropped the fruit while it was still small and immature. We got nothing on the rest. The trees were still a bit young I guess, and the dreadful summer of drought no doubt had a negative impact.
If we get a pool full of water this next week, we’ll be set to make sure they get the water they need, even if the summer is drier than usual.
ApplegateRanch:" On the rear wall there is a vent window..."
If that is an hydrallicly operated vent, that is worth $119.oo (retail) , alone !!
A good bargin , even if it isn't the hydralic vented window !!
A good bargin , however you get it !!.. and a gardening asset !!