The Growing Challenge

We've been having bone chilling wind, surprise snow flurries, hail, and just plain old freezing rain in the past couple of weeks so it's no surprise the spinach took a while to pop up. I haven't planted any of my other seeds for this challenge yet because I'm in the middle of building beds for them. I have a row at the community garden and I might just plant some of my beans there since they're very nearly ready to start the planting season.

In fact, I am covered in dirt and blisters from volunteering there for a couple of hours today. Two hours of removing weeds from muddy beds. We weeded in the rain and sun both, this being Oregon, you get it all in one day. Don't pack up your picnic just because it's raining suitcases on you...the sun will come out in another five minutes.

Hopefully the next update will include pictures of planted raised beds.