The West Chester Grower's Market is under two weeks away from opening so it's time to get the rest of the garden in shape. I don't know how this happened but there seems to be TONS of rocks in the garden. The soil has never been ideal (it's far from bad), but I don't remember there being this many stones last year. I think I would have noticed and removed them if so. Regardless of how they got there I spent some time today removing hundreds of small stones and weeds from the whole plot today. I will give it another once over when I purchase my plants to fill the garden but I thought it was a good idea to do as much work as possible now.
It's been kind of cold here at nights the last week or so. Even though the last frost date was April 17th, there has been several nights in the upper 30's and lower 40's. I started my cucumbers last week in peat pots with the intention of getting them into the ground this week, but it looks like the weather isn't going to change much so I'm playing it safe and waiting until it's warmer to get them in.
Not much has changed in the garden from last week. Everything is growing slowly. The spinach all have true leaves, the radishes are starting to grow secondary leaves, the lettuce is poking up slowly, and the peas are starting to climb the trellis. It still looks like a big patch of dirt with a sprinkle of green. I can't wait for the market to open to really get things going!
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