Work Wednesday: Home Stretch

two elevated garden beds against a fence backdrop

Ridiculously warm this week, so the gardening bug has fully bit me. I won’t be fooled though, I know this is fake summer. Winter is lurking behind that sun, just waiting to blow in for one last hurrah.

I am spending some time, though, getting ready for actual spring. I’m going with elevated beds for most of my veggies this year, though I also am going to try my hand at a three-sisters garden. The remainder will be mostly tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Maybe a few herbs.

Work Wednesday: Spring Fever

Iris reticulata  purple iris flowers with yellow centers
Iris reticulata in my yard

We have had an unseasonably warm and dry winter here. I’ve had to water once a month per the recommendation from the city/county (and I have the water bill to prove it). I know for many of you that seems like small problems as you dig out from yet another storm. But we do worry about wild fires.

We are hoping to get at least a few inches of snow at the end of the week. We’ll see how that pans out. At this point, I’m ready for steady rain. Snow you had your chance, reapply in October.

And while I have been hard at work with the final edits to Full Sail, spring fever is hitting hard. What I really want to do is get my hands in the dirt and start cleaning up the beds. It’s too early, but I am already planning out this year’s veggie garden.

Next week will be spent hiking and spa-ing, so at least I have that to look forward to.