tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post3793503143774041590..comments2023-06-23T00:44:56.058-07:00Comments on Sinfonian's Garden Adventure: March 5, 2011Sinfonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-15725622099366423672011-03-07T18:59:28.905-08:002011-03-07T18:59:28.905-08:00Happy Belated Birthday! I do hope you enjoyed your...Happy Belated Birthday! I do hope you enjoyed your day. Your soil looks so dark and healthy. I am looking forward to seeing your lettuce seedlings grow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-88416243775883388342011-03-07T12:44:58.872-08:002011-03-07T12:44:58.872-08:00IF you end up getting chickens those weeds can be ...IF you end up getting chickens those weeds can be food and eventually be fertilizer for your yard or go back to the compost bin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-75581388044970595212011-03-06T11:17:55.181-08:002011-03-06T11:17:55.181-08:00Happy Birthday! And we actually have a little bit...Happy Birthday! And we actually have a little bit of sunshine to help you celebrate! Enjoy your garden today....Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487651493900978730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-3494938902263784492011-03-06T08:21:35.246-08:002011-03-06T08:21:35.246-08:00Sorry your weather has been yucky, Thankfully bett...Sorry your weather has been yucky, Thankfully better conditions are gonna be here soon. My beds will need to have compost added to fill things back up too, but thankfully there's plenty left for it. Hope you had a great birthday, dude!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-2992214583937395002011-03-06T04:09:28.082-08:002011-03-06T04:09:28.082-08:00Happy Birthday Sinfonian! I hope you had a grea...Happy Birthday Sinfonian! I hope you had a great day from beginning to end. :D<br /><br />I am pretty sure the vast majority of those 'weeds' were lettuces! I really should let some of my lettuces go to seed this summer and try saving some of them, I always pull them out before they have a chance to set seed. <br /><br />In addition to adding compost, you can do an aeration of the beds which will "fluff" them back up - using a pitch fork just push it down into the soil and rock it backwards toward you until the soil lifts and separates a bit . Pull the pitch fork out of the soil and go back about 8 inches and do it again. Work your way down the bed (both sides) so that the entire area is loosened and broken up abit - but not turned over. Use a hoe and rake to lightly cultivate and smooth the top few inches and your bed will be "volumnized" and ready for planting. I do an aeration like this every spring using a broadfork or pitchfork to do the job. It is a necessary process to loosen the soil that is compressed from the forces of gravity and compaction.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.com