April negligence brings...

My apologies to WeMoon Spirit gardening women who have been put off by this month’s squirrely open-gardening schedule. April is a busy month for me with the end of the semester and Burning Bush, and I’m afraid I have not been as present in the Spirit Gardens as I would like, Saturday mornings being particularly tough. May promises to be more stable, and I am quite sure that the beds will have plenty to complain about then and will need us to listen and respond kindly.

That being said, I did stop by late this afternoon to water and check on things. Thanks to whomever planted the mints and parslies in the spiral! What perfect plants to help fill in that lonely looking bed! I haven’t had the heart to pull up the collards or chard. They are becoming tough and increasingly inedible, but they are proving to be such under-rated ornamentals. If they can stand the late-spring heat, we may leave them a while longer. The peas have developed a strange affliction which I have yet to diagnose: they are yellowing and paling, their pods are swelling, and have brown spots around them. They may have to come up here pretty soon as they are right next to our Hillbilly Potato Leaf tomatoes.

The tomatoes are just beautiful. Many are developing their ‘Y’ shape, which means trellising will have to come shortly. We’re planning on using the “Florida weave,” and if that intrigues you, good! Stay posted and come by to take a look when it’s all done.

Dark purple irises are gorgeous and 4 feet tall in the full moon bed. Calendulas are blooming like crazy in a palette of yellows, oranges, and creams with bright to brown centers. Butterflies and bees are becoming more frequent visitors, as are women! So glad you are stopping by, and hope you’ll be enticed to spend a few hours in the dirt in the coming weeks!