I moved the rhodo and viburnums from in front of the house windows here. raked off all the bark mulch, and double-dug some beds and added compost and manure. Have planted kale, lettuces, mustard, radishes, spinach, peas and bokchoi. Near the house is challenging due to lime leaching and moisture issues, but I think it will be workable.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Espalliered Apple
I hope this apple will someday bear fruit, but it is hard to find somewhere in the yard with enough sunlight - we shall see. It's got Gravenstein, Macintosh, Spartan, and Gala branches all grafted together.
Raspberries
Planted early spring, taken from Ben's parents house - hopefully they will live on here. Lots of new leaves are a good sign.
Arctic Kiwi
Planted this spring. Smaller cousin of the furry fruit we see in grocery stores. Supposedly very vigorous. The neighbours have one taking over their house, so hopefully it will take off soon!
Rain Barrel
This was last weekend's project. The City of Vancouver subsidizes these barrels for residents. Scariest part was cutting the downspout! The rains the past few days have it slowly filling up.
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