Breakfast Buffet of Branches

   As April ends, we're getting a preview of Summer temperatures.  The daytime temps for this week range from 20-26 degrees C with overnights well above zero (forecast: 6-10 degrees C).  This will be wonderful for drying out the garden plots and the yard in general so we can get started with weeding and prepping for planting cool weather crops in mid-May. 

   This weekend, our neighbour across the street worked on trimming back the trees in his yard.  He piled the branches against his fence, presumably so he could take them to the city compost this week.  When I looked out the front door this morning around 8:30 AM, I spotted two small moose (a mother and youngster?  Two youngsters?) having a munch on the branches.

 

 

   The larger of the two eventually sauntered north up the street, leaving this little one to rest and ponder his options.  About ten minutes later, he wandered off in the same direction as his companion.

 

   The tomato and other transplants are coming along.  I could use more growlights!  The transplants are a bit leggy, but otherwise okay.  The leeks are getting regular "haircuts" and I added some more milk jug greenhouses (cosmos, cabbage, parsley, summer savoury) to the line-up outside.  It will be nice to have everything hardened off and finally in the ground outside.  

 

 

A few more tomato transplants and the celery forest.

 

 

   The chives are already up and going strong, and the first asparagus spear has appeared.  R. drove out of town yesterday and snagged a few buckets of aged manure.  We'll begin adding that to the raised beds and garden plots soon. After several years of neglecting to build them up, they are really in need of compost, manure, and amendments.