Plums, bulbs and compost

Not huge changes in the garden this week, but spring is proceeding. Both plum trees have flowered (at the same time!) so I am hopeful we might see some fruit this year. The cherry tree is also budding up.

The daffs are just about done for the year but the tulips are starting, which is lovely.

The birds are also back and singing.

I've been doing a lot of grunt work in the yard. I cleaned up the edge of the south raspberry bed, for example, driving back the crab grass and creeping bell flower. I've also been levelling pathways since the soil is moist and easy to work with and I've been removing grass in the pathways.

The city announced their free compost was available so we grabbed about 90 gallons last week and dressed the beds.

It also looks like we're past the risk of frost so I have been planting. Potatoes are in as are the peas and carrots and beets. I am about half way done the beans. Nothing to exciting yet as nothing has germinated, although I did see a carrot up on the weekend.

This week, I am hardening off some seedlings and also thinking about getting some flowers. There was also another sale on local peppers, so I ran another six through the dehydrator.