Been putting off gardening stuff for a while (winter cleanup, etc), but decided to take some time to clean up the dead pots from this last year (mostly spent basil and some tomato starts that never got planted). Got the soil sorted and enriched. Ready for this spring. Lots more to do. Need to get the tomato bags out of the rain so they'll dry out some for me and stop leeching away all the stuff I put in them. Then I can amend the soil and get those ready too.
Also getting a jump on things by getting some thyme started in the seeding rack inside. I'm going to start 4 - 6" inch pots and I expect they will remain indefinitely in the rack. I have a deck pot where I last had some thyme growing, and when things warm up enough, I'll move some of it out there. But this should keep a good supply.
Lots more tomatoes planned for this year. I also have thoughts of trying some potatoes. Also lots of flowers and herbs. Lots to distract me from the rest of the shit.
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I also grabbed some hairy vetch seed with the intent of seeing if I can get some started as a cover crop in the flower beds. they are in dire need of enrichment. I will have to commit to not letting them go to seed, which I think I can do, and it should do nice things for the beds. I have a currently unused semi-shade bed that mostly grows weeds, and if I can get some vetch on it, I might have a viable space for some other flowers this Spring.
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@glitch25 I wish you luck with your hairy vetch. When I plant it, critters consume every seedling. ☹️. The only cover crop they don't eat is rye.
So far, I haven't tried any of the radishes or other root veggies as cover crops
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