Storm Damage

Memorial Day today.

Last night’s storm dropped a big branch from the tree by the garden & it left a huge hole in the yard when it fell.  Of course we forgot to retract the clothes line so that got bent.  Other than some other smaller branches that was all the damage I could see upon first glance.  When I was out checking for storm damage I discovered 2 ripe strawberries.  Kaitlyn & I ate them & they were delicious!  I got most of the beds where the tomatoes will be weeded so tomorrow I can do lots of digging to fill them in.

Branch on the clothesline

Hole left by the branch

Branch down from last night's storm

Squash & radishes

Spinach & arugula

Our first strawberries of the season

Radishes

Fixing storm damage

It finally stopped raining so I can fix the planting beds.  I think the peas & garlic will be ok after fixing the beds but a bunch of the romaine will have to be replanted.

I dug in boards along the back line of the garden to work as a retaining wall & to keep the animals out.  Also started putting boards along the side by the compost pile & tree.  That will have to be finished tomorrow since it started raining again.  I also tripped getting out of the garden & twisted my ankle & hurt my right hand so I won’t be doing any more gardening today.

Storm damage

During the severe storms yesterday it rained so hard it washed dirt out of 5 of the front 7 planting beds.  Some of the peas and garlic washed out of the boxes.  I got them replanted - hopefully they'll still grow.  Of course I just planted the garlic yesterday. Ugh. On a positive note, there are blossoms on the strawberry plants.

Soil washed out by the peas

Soil washed out of the planting boxes

I just planted that garlic yesterday!

Blossoms on the strawberry plants