Beltane\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Full Dyan Moon<\/p>\n
A gardening morning.\u00a0 The potatoes got a bit more soil around their stalks and, in between rows, Hutterite and Arikara bush beans.\u00a0 All the beds that could take mulch at this time got it, too.\u00a0 The only ones\u00a0 I could not mulch were the carrot and beet beds where the plants are not up high enough yet for mulch.<\/p>\n
More bush beans went in amongs the peas and the turnips, this time\u00a0 Charlevoix Red and Royal Purple.\u00a0 With the beans I laid down a small path of tiny bacteria that help these legumes return nitrogen to the soil.<\/p>\n
The purposeful acts involved in caring for a garden have a soothing character.\u00a0 They put me in the\u00a0 moment and each task in itself is not difficult.\u00a0 The combination makes for a free floating feeling.\u00a0 The gardener becomes an extension of the garden able to handle those tasks requiring mobility that these rooted beings cannot.<\/p>\n
Up early, really sleepy.\u00a0 Nap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Beltane\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Full Dyan Moon A gardening morning.\u00a0 The potatoes got a bit more soil around their stalks and, in between rows, Hutterite and Arikara bush beans.\u00a0 All the beds that could take mulch at this time got it, too.\u00a0 The only ones\u00a0 I could not mulch were the carrot and beet beds where the plants … Continue reading Beans and peas and turnips plus a few potatoes<\/span>