Dug up the bed that had daffodils in it now that their foliage has died down. Got most of the weeds out and dug in 5 gallons of leaf compost.
Collected all the daffodil bulbs in a bucket and put them in the basement, will get them planted this Fall somewhere outside the vegetable garden. I don’t like mixing annuals and perennials.
Plan to plant more kale, maybe more chard and carrots. We have about 60 days left before frost.
After I had cut some puslane for my dinner and was washing it, I noticed a bunch of tiny black specks in the wash water and in the salad spinner. I thought, “oh jeez, what is this, some new tiny mite eating my garden?” But it turned out to be purslane seeds! I find that a very happy thought for some reason — it means I’ll have purslane next year!
Was thinking about buying or renting a rototiller as I was digging. I’m trying to do everything as fossil-fuel-free as possible, but it sure would save time and do a better job if I had one of those. So even if I’m planning on eventually gardening without any fossil fuel inputs, if with a roto-tiller I’m able to improve my soil more than I could without it, couldn’t I make a case for using one now?
Also thinking about where to put some hazelnut bushes. A local source of protein would be good.
Ending and Beginning 