Lots of activity in the garden this spring.  We were able to get wood chips delivered free in order to practice weed suppression in the open spaces.  The web-site "chip drop" sent us 2 truck loads from an arborist in Martinez.  Now the chips need to be moved by wheel barrow to cover the ground.  They do look great and should help with the weeds.

We also are needing to rebuild some of the boxes and get rid of the weeds that came up early with the early rains.   We will be having work days in March to get everything into shape for the summer. 

Busy Spring

After a very wet winter, we are now hard at work in the garden.
All of the boxes are being used this year, and most have their
summer plants in.  After a week of unseasonably warm
weather, the plants have jumped out of the ground.  Now
that it is a little cooler, the plants can catch their breath and
settle in a bit.  All of the boxes are more productive than they
were in the past as we have add compost and become more used to
container gardening.  We are looking forward to another
bumper crop year.

Spring Work Day

It has been warm this spring and everyone is ready to get their gardens started.  Several of us gathered to clean out boxes, pick up trash, and chop up debris to get the compost going.  We had a very good turn-out, so got a lot accomplished.  There are several new people in the garden, so it was nice to get to meet them.  Because we have had so little rain again this year, it is hard to get the clippings to compost on their own, but we will try to get some made.