Spring, Spring, come out wherever you are

Spring is trying to arrive, but it is still a little cold.  Parts of the garden are still covered with about a foot of snow, but other parts are now bare.  I see garlic, rhubarb and flower bulbs peeking up through the ground which gives me hope.

This is the time of year that I usually spend lots of time on the beach collecting seaweed, sand, starfish and crushed seashells, but it's too cold yet.  Nature is so amazing....virtually everything the garden needs is here on the beach, free for the taking.  You need to be willing to spend hours schlepping heavy buckets to the truck though!  It is SO worth it.  I always say that the success of a garden here in Sitka is in direct proportion to the amount of seaweed that you haul in.  Also, every year my beds get better and better.  I think the lime, bonemeal, and nutrients build up over time and drainage improves with added sand.  I have high hopes for the coming season!

Even though it is too cold to garden outside there is plenty going on inside.  Celery, tomatoes, cabbage, leeks, broccoli, parsley, strawberry spinach, basil and kohlrabi are all up in the sunroom, but there is more work to be done!