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21 Feb ’12
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Lots of usable space now! I think we're going to plant corn back there this year.
21 Feb ’12
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While I was in garden mode I figured I'd plant the 2.5 pounds of ramps I bought from our local farmer's store.
If anyone doesn't know what ramps are, they are like a wild onion garlicky sort of plant. They have a really strong flavor, but they are popular around here and people really like to cook deer with them so I figured picking some up to plant would be a good idea. Here's what they look like:
21 Feb ’12
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So I ran down the hill and grabbed some manure...
...and some sand from the creek bed.
21 Feb ’12
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Here's the raised bed I used. The far left side with the mulch in it is a bit deeper, and has potatoes in it. I used the central bed area for the ramps.
21 Feb ’12
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I dumped the manure, then sand an more manure on top, then I turned the mix and raked it out.
21 Feb ’12
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I planted them all pretty close. Ramps do produce seed but they spread by rhizomes as well so I wanted to keep them close.
21 Feb ’12
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They also grow in the woods in shady areas, so I decided to give them a nice watering and cover them with a double thickness of garden cloth. All done!
21 Feb ’12
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I figured since I was out there a few pics of how the garden is doing so far would be good as well. Here's a shot of the stuff we have started inside. It'll be ready to go out soon here. I think the weather is behind us so we should be ready to go!
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