Spring 2021 is emerging. This will be my second year having a vegetable garden. I admit, this time around I’m not approaching it with the same level of gusto and energy that I did last year. Last year I started work on the garden in December and seeds indoors as early as January. This year, I struggle to even embark on the plans I have for improving the vegetable garden and the processes around it, like where to store my seedlings and a devising a suitable cold frame to transition them outdoors.
But I’m here to change that.
On my recent evaluation of the garden, I saw I had some work to do. Many of the plants and shrubs from last season had shriveled, died and needed to be pulled. The soil level was a few inches lower than last year. In general I just had some planning to do ahead of me.
Also upon closer inspection, I saw that a few things managed to survive the cold frost we had back in February.
I discovered a little patch of Johnny Jump Ups (violas) managed to sprout among some weeds. I’m really impressed how these survived the winter despite how finicky they were to start from seed last year. I even found a couple patches of strawberries that were already blooming. I’m really happy these survived because their siblings in the strawberry tower nearby certainly didn’t. I’m hoping this will produce a few runners this year so I can try and repopulate the tower.