We had a blast of super warm weather over the weekend and even had to open up the greenhouses.  But now it's cooled off again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tomatoes and sweet peppers are growing fast under the grow lamps.  There are four kinds of tomatoes and three kinds of sweet peppers, all from our own saved seeds. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The new full spectrum LED grow lamps give the lettuce and onions a golden glow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is a sure sign of spring when we open up the compost bin.  Thanks to all our regular food scrap donors in the village of Sointula and even in Mitchell Bay.  If you wish to be added to our regular weekly Saturday food scrap pickup, send us an email at hellofromluckyfarm77@gmail.com or phone us at 250-973-2077.  We provide freshly rinsed buckets each week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the soft neck garlic coming up with a fresh coating of compost.  That's St. John's Wort in the foreground.  The bees will love the yellow flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tiny thin threads of lettuce started indoors has been transplanted out in the garden.  The bed was fertilized with a layer of compost prior to planting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We continue to expand the annual garden by layering cardboard and soil to make beds.  We'll be adding aged manure and growing oats and clover as green manure to add nutrients to the soil.  In between the beds we are using wood shavings from a local mill to cover the paths.  We will be fencing the area soon and it will eventually double the are of the annual garden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the orchard, Linda has been busy weighing down the branches of the fruit trees with string and stakes.  By lowering the branches, this will stimulate the fruit production.  It will also make it easier to harvest the fruit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This pear tree has nice spring buds.  Hopefully we'll get some fruit from it for the first time since it was planted four years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our 21 blueberries are coming along nicely since we planted them four years ago.  We have added organic bone meal and used coffee grinds to make the soil even more acidic.  We are looking forward to our first bumper crops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also look forward to our first May crop of asparagus that we planted a few years ago.  We added wood ash, which is high in potassium, as a soil amendment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wilma the Cat says: "Get your Super Saved Seeds Soon!".  Luckyfarm77 saved seeds from 2023 are available at the Sointula Resource Centre Community Market Garden Stand.  Seeds are selling fast, but we continue to replenish our stock every week.   See you soon for more Luckyfarm77 growing adventures!