In the cut flower bed, the first iris has bloomed.
Why is it that the white is the first to bloom for many flowers?
Also in the cut flower bed, the first allium has opened up.
In the rock garden beds, the green manure crop is being turned under and a mulch layer of straw is added.
In a week or so these beds will be ready for planting another soil building crop.
I have set up a straw bale garden bed on top of one of the new beds where the soil mix was not as rich.
Layers of compost, coffee grounds, and straw were piled on top of the straw bale. It was deeply watered and left to cook.
In a couple of weeks, the internal temperature has gone from 50 F degrees to 120 F degrees. The rise in temperature indicates a certain group of soil organisms is at work decomposing the material to make soil. The temperature needs to rise into the grey area for the next lot of organisms to get to work. Once the bed temperature has dropped back down to the 60s F again it will be ready to plant.
The days have suddenly become much hotter. I am watering the new plants every second day.
Here is the beginning of the path through the gravel bed garden.
There is lots of activity in the garden.
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