It was such a nice day Saturday and the day was right for planting root crops by the moon phase and astrology planting guide that I decided to give it a try. Larry helped me plant Walla Walla onions, German Red garlic, Yukon Gold potatoes, Cal White potatoes, and Red La Sota potatoes.
I have never planted garlic in the spring. It should be planted in the fall. It is only available in the stores in the spring and last year it dried up before fall. At $11.99 a pound I will chance planting it now. Garlic, shallots, and onions can no longer be mailed to Nevada, so buying it in the stores is the only option. I don't know why the change has come about.
Here is some of the compost I started last summer and am adding to the garden this year.
What a difference in color from the compost and the soil.
A close-up of the above picture.
The lettuce and spinach is growing better now that the sprinkler line is moved and the frame fits closer to the ground.
It is so much warmer that a few million aphids found a new warm home. Apparently it got too cold one day, because all of these aphids are now dead.
More dead aphids.
