Well the planting is going much slower than expected due to some tremendous storms lately. Several weeks in a row now we have had back to back storms that left it to wet to
plant. In brandon MS last week we had tornados and severe flooding. Even here on the Gulf Coast the creeks and rivers are so swollen some folks are having to boat into their houses. Ah well gotta love April showers.
Today it was dry enough to
plant our yellow squash
plants. We started them off 2 feet apart in long rows of 13 ft. We have three plots of them. We took newspapers about 8 sheets cut holes in the middle and placed those over the
plants so that the little fellows heads are sticking out. I hope its as good as a mulch/moister/heat barrier as I read it is cause it such was a pain to keep it from blowing away until we were done.
The green peas are in the ground now but this afternoon my son and I are going to build the A-frame type trellis I want to try. Its simply an A with old hay string tied downward to create "walls" for the peas to run up. Underneath the A I want to
plant a shade friendly crop of maybe spinach or lettuce since it likes much cooler temperatures. Its supposed to rain again tonight but I am hoping I can get the butter beans in the ground tomorrow. (fingers crossed) I will keep you guys updated on the planting. Once in the ground I have some well rotted manure at the back of the horse pen I have been saving that I will add around the base of the
plants. I picked up some borage the other day when I was at the city and I am looking forward to getting it in the ground as well. Oh my companion herbs are basil, dill, thyme, heather, rosemary and of course the borage. I have zinnas, daisys, nasturtiums, wave petunias and some marigolds so far as companion
flowers. How does that sound?