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Garden Update!

Things are coming along really well and much to my excitement, the carrots which were direct sown in the bed, are starting to sprout. I was thinking it was a bit too cold and then surprise, there they were.  Yes, those little green spots are carrots.


Here are the peas which I grew from seed and some of the peas I direct sowed into the bed. They came up really quickly, and since they don't like too hot of weather, I'm hoping to get some peas before the summer kicks in.

Some romaine, butter crunch and speckled heirloom lettuce.


Green beans and other beans.


Dragon benas and limas.


Tomatoes and peppers enjoying the sun and ready to go into the beds tomorrow. Very excited to watch them take off.


Have found a great source for organic non toxic paints which are made from pure linseed oil. They boil the oil and then you can use it to naturally seal the wood. I'm quite impressed, so I'm going to use the pure boiled linseed oil to seal the wood. 100% organic and natural.

 If you're interested, here is the company info. It is a Swedish company called Allback. http://www.solventfreepaint.com

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