January 17, 2017 - New year in the garden

We've been getting a lot of rain so far this month and after the past few years it's very welcome indeed! It's also continuing to be cold which is also a good thing for many of the plants that need a good hibernation period in the winter to do well later in the year. Now that we've passed the solstice the seedlings are starting to grow. More rain on tap this and next week. We should be above normal by the end of the season, it'll be nice to see how the plants around the yard are actually supposed to look.

Box 1
Seedlings are continuing to grow.

Box 2
The garlic and onions are doing well.

Box 3
With a slight warmup last week the broccoli sprouts made enough for a couple of decent dinners. I'll shortly be removing them to replant herbs for the year.

Box 4
The favas have been coming up nicely. The broccolini on the far end are finally taking shape.

Box 5
The herbs are holding on but almost time to replant for the year.

Citrus
I planted a new Bearss lime in the rear of the garden. Hopefully this will be a good spot for it to establish itself as opposed to the old one that kept getting moved around too much to thrive.