The garden is deceptively sleepy right now. It is cold outside and only the hardiest of my little plants have survived. I pulled up the last of the marigolds a couple weeks ago and now the ground is host to mostly weeds from the previous rains..
Bit by bit, though, Ive been digging up the soil and amending it with leafy kitchen scraps.Although its cold out, the ground is damp and the weeds have been easy to pull out. If I were to wait until warmer, drier weather, the ground could get rock hard. I'll have some nice compost and worm castings to toss in here in a month or so. I'm going to attempt to plant things in the ground this time and see what happens. A lot of varmints and bugs is whats gonna happen, but I'll spray with cayenne and neem oil - and probably sprinkle pee around the parameters just in case. Diatomaceaous earth will be my friend again. I'll circle the veggies with marigolds and stickerie bramble sticks and hope for the best. I'll plant lots of herbs and tomatoes and squash. I'll have lettuce and carrots and beans.
There is garlic showing itself in one of my Smartpots. I wish I had planted more, but that, and onions, and potatoes will be on the agenda for spring.
Cant wait!
