It’s hard to believe how things change in a week. The asparagus is growing like crazy. Some stalks grew 8 inches in 7 days. Almost all of it has broken the ground by now. These stalks will keep growing and open up into some something like a fern. This first year we leave them alone and let them pump all their energy into the root system.

Also amazing is the potato box. We had to add another six inches in height this week. That’s 12 inches of growth over the past two weeks. We keep piling in the compost and the tops keep growing. By the end of the season we should have a tall box full of taters.

Mandi also planted her strawberry bed last week. We had destroyed our other when we built our shed. In just one week we witnessed an amazing amount of growth on these things. This is one of the two boxes. Both have seen incredible growth.

Also planted this week were raspberries. A friend offered me enough shoots to for 12 plantings. I gladly accepted and prepared an area. I will give them about 48 square feet. This should be enough for 2-3 gallons a year which will be a nice supplement for freezer jam and a few cobblers.

Besides these items I’ve included pictures of some blueberries, grapes, tomatos and Bubba laying an egg. She is a loud cackler.

Posted on May 11th, 2009 by John
Filed under: Country Life