Potatoes and Onions

The weather held on for us this weekend so I was able to get in the garden and dig around. I put cages around my three tiny Strawberries. I also got the kids to help me with my potato barrel. First you need a barrel, drill some holes in the bottom and put about 6 inches of dirt in.

Then Emma cut three red potatoes that had started to sprout into three pieces ensuring there is some growth on each piece. Those go in the barrel.

Annie covered them with Peat and we watered them.

Annie also helped me put onion sets in my friends dad gave me. Onions and shallots. I read online this morning that you shouldn't cover the onion bulbs. This goes on the long long list of things I will do wrong this season. I really hope the shallots take. I like shallots alot. The girls also transplanted mescalum from the basement greenhouse and romaine from the cold frame. The mescaulm was tender so Emma put them under mini milk jug green houses. the lettuce is gonna need nitrogen. I may steal some worm castings from the worm big to make sure the lettuce stays strong.

Finally Radishes went in on Saturday morning. I see sprouts in some of my wintersown containers and have my fingers crossed.