We had a full crew today and got lots of work done.
Our cold frame was fixed up finally, after we kept forgetting first to bring the zip ties, and then a staple gun, etc....! Rhys is busy emptying the water barrel to water the dry beds.
One of our volunteers also has a connection with a nearby church that was looking to get rid of some mulch so we were fortunate to score some for our garden. After two trips with the truck, we now have enough to mulch around all our beds and compost bins.
Checking on our growing vegetables:
The fava beans have grown a bit, maybe a centimetre or two?
So have the peas - more have sprouted since last week - as well as the yu choi and gai lan (pardon my finger!)
Transplants:
Marie & Rhys brought the cabbage (Pixie, Golden Acre & Napa) & broccoli plants (Purple Sprouting & Calabrese) that they had started from seed. It's time for them to go into the ground. The Purple Sprouting broccoli technically is for fall planting but since we started the seed already, we're trying it out for this season.
We are transplanting the broccoli in with the strawberries so that they can act as a ground cover.
The cabbages are being transplanted in the bed with carrots so we can have a tighter planting space (you know, one grows up and the other grows down).
At the end of the workday, we posed for a crew photo. Here's our current team for the year!