Here are some photos for our garden at this momemnt:

The corn is looking good.
The cabbages are big now.
Potatoes have flowers now.
The peas.
The cucumber is slowly growing.
The garden view.

All the seats are taken, well done ladies:

Finally some of the strawberries are ready to eat. I didn’t manage them properly last year. I allowed too many daughter plants to develop and therefore no enough room to let sunlight into the foilage. Given the wet weather we have, some of the strawberries might decay very easily. Nevertheless, it is good to eat fresh strawberry, organic and straight from garden.
As a side note, another layer got broody so whenever I see her hiding in the nest I would push her out gently.

Here are some photos for our garden at this momemnt:

The corn is looking good.
The cabbages have some holes.
I just mound some more soil around the potatoes. Need to mulch.
The garlic is huge.
The cucumber is slow.
The tomatoes are slow. I might buy a big one from the store so we can have some fresh tomatoes soon.

We planted all the rest of the seedlings: watermelon, cucumber, zucchini, tomatoes and pepper. Tiffany also planted some lettuce seeds.
I laid straw as mulch around the plants. I also planted some flowers here and there to attract beneficial insects, hopefully.
The corns are growing and I finanlly see the potatoes shooting up their leaves. Some animals bite off the tip of our small apple trees’ twigs. I already have chicken wire fenced around each tree but the damage is above the wire so I think it could be deer. It is so hard to grow apple.

On May 28, there was a frost. So the cucumber and tomato seedlings were killed. Well, I planted half of these seedlings just in case so we still have some seedlings left. I will wait 1 more week to plant them out. Had I known there was a frost I would put a frost blanket over them. Also, I have decided to buy pepper seedlings from store in the future because it would save time and space. It cost only around $1.20 to have 4 pepper seedlings. I would still start tomatot seelindgs myself because I can use heirloom varities.

One of the black sex-link begins her broodiness a couple of days ago. She sits on the eggs and remains in the nest box for a long time. I should put her in a separate cage to break this habit. And I read some ppl suggest putting ice underneath to stunn her. Well, I will just let her be. Pretty soon the old hens will start molting. I really need to shovel out the bedding (more than 1 year now) and disinfect the coop once the weather is warm enough.

Well, after the day we transplanted the cabbage seedlings, the flea beetles already shot numerous holes in it before I had a chance to put on the floating cover. Then the slug moves in. May be I should wait until the cabbage seedlings are larger before transplanting.
On the other hand, I put row cover on the pok choy seeds but the flea beetles still find a way in. I guess I have to put boards or stakes around the edge of the cover to seal it. However, I think it could be the eggs from last year’s beetles are hatcing in the soil. Sterilizing the soil might be a solution. Hopefully we can still have something left 🙁

Tiffany planted the carrot seeds and Odelia planted the bunching onion seeds.
I planted some swiss chard and romaine seeds.
We also built 3 teepes for the cucumber. I also build some trellis made by attaching chicken wire on 2 stakes. There are for the sugar snap peas.
Victoria day comes early this year but it gets 4°C at night so we are going to wait for another week to transplant the seedlings.

We ordered our blueberry plants from Strawberry Tyme. They come in 2-year potted plants, and we have the following varieties: Patriot, Blueray, Jersey and Bonus. I did not do a soil test but I have being covering the site with peat moss and sulphur powder since last fall.

We have also started to plant the organic seed potatoes. First we dig a trench about 5 inches deep and put the sprouted eyes facing up. Then we cover it with a thin layer of soil. When the plants grow for 2 weeks we will hill it with another 3 inches of soil. And with another 3 inches after 2 weeks. We will mulch it with straw to suppress weed. Fresh potatoes tast sooooo good than store bought.