all gardens built, maize planted, irrigation evolving

went to the alpaca ranch two times in the last two days to amend the three sister's garden area.



poop:

trailer is twice my age
alpacas:

stump removal in 3 sisters garden


pulled up
great planting spot now, (also got up another huge stump today in the sunflower/Quinoa garden)
off it goes


stumps and huge rocks removed from this garden:

corn to be planted:
maize/ corn planted in circles all around.


Strawberry popcorn





blue corn:
ceremonial Hopi blue corn:

(thank you Michael)
purple and red maize that was quite tasty and chewable dried
multi colored small popcorn

Japanese hull-less popcorn from a friend up in Colorado
beets:




garlic plot:
clover?










red leaf baby baby greens



spinach
red winter kale:

super snap peas from 2Bseed in Colorado. (i work with the owner's sister.)





super snap
native, wild mullein; growing in a crack in our main garden. establishing a good root system this year, then next year it'll shoot up a really tall, useful flower.
sage, well established from last year (never even stopped growing with this mulch and the mild winter we just had)

mint:patio:
strawberries getting established:

golden raspberries getting well established:

soaker hoses thru the lettuce fields:
red winter kale and bloomfield spinach:
soak
L to Rt: Purple top turnips (two rows) early wonder beets, carrots and more carrots