Trellis, peas, potatoes and radishes

We put in a lot of time this week, as the weather was very nice. Saturday we moved almost the last of the backyard dirt to the front and then I dropped in another 25+ potatoes. This puts us at 80ish plants this year. I'm hopeful for a good harvest. A bit heavy on russets but what can you do?

The rhubarb we transplanted last year has come up out front, which is a relief. Everyone likes strawberry-rhubarb pies and we use a lot of rhubarb.

We took apart the pea and bean trellises last year as the mesh had deteriorated (and they are way easier to store in pieces). I bought some new mesh this year and we re-assembled them Saturday night (a nice, sit-down task).

We then put these on the north side of the front garden. Jess planted peas there Sunday morning. I might plant some beans, depending on how the peas do. Jess also finished the carrots and the beets germinated Sunday afternoon!

The garlic we planted is also up and looking good. I think we planted 80ish bulbs last fall. Should be a good crop.

Less excitingly, I trimmed two feet of the left side of this alpine currant hedge. It was just too wide for me to trim the top any more. I'd like to trim the inside by about the same amount. But this was a huge amount of work.

Out front the bulbs are coming up, with the daffodils being the first.

And the radishes that I planted in a pot have come up too.

Overall, were in good shape. We just have some tomato and lettuce starts and some bush beans to plant and everything is in. We also almost have the back yard stripped for garage construction.