{"id":374,"date":"2011-03-07T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsu.eventmedialabs.com\/?p=374"},"modified":"2015-07-21T00:54:43","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T23:54:43","slug":"preparing-our-veg-patch-for-spring-sowings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/preparing-our-veg-patch-for-spring-sowings\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing the vegetable garden for spring"},"content":{"rendered":"
So, I let you have a sneak preview of\u00a0our veggie\u00a0patch\u00a0last week, before we\u00a0started tidying it up and weeding it\u00a0(I only dared to show you one bed).<\/p>\n
After a ‘days honest work’, (as Mr G keeps saying),\u00a0here’s the after.<\/p>\n
I’m trying my hardest to resist sowing straight into it NOW, particularly as it’s such a gorgeous day. I’m trying to leave it alone to see what weed seeds germinate before I sow anything, and to let the soil settle again.<\/p>\n
Two of the beds are heavily manured ready for the potato crops that will be growing in them in a few weeks time. Once the peas and beans are growing I’ll be mulching them with some home-made compost and I’ll\u00a0be preparing a bean trench\u00a0shortly in preparation for the runner beans.<\/p>\n
I’m\u00a0hoping that there weren’t any dreaded couch grass seeds floating around as Mr G strimmed, scattering tufts of grass all over my nicely weeded beds.<\/p>\n