"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartanlike as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion." from Henry David Thoreau's Walden

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Raspberries

Today I planted raspberry transfers. I planted about four sprouts where the wintergreens had originally been planted, about five where the juneberry had originally been, two next to the strawberries, and about five on the other bed next to the stairs. Reed says they have a tendency to spread very well, which is good to a certain extent. Future residents of the EcoHouse will have to keep an eye on them. 
Unfortunately they're transfers, and some of them don't look like they're doing so well. They're a bit wilty, which is to be expected since they were dug up and removed from their home plot. Still, we mulched them with compost and watered them so they're in a good position to settle in. 
I watered the beds twice today, once in the morning and once at night. We've been averaging 75 degrees every day, so the beds are drying out pretty quickly. 
I harvested more arugula today, but the leaves are getting bitter so it's probably on its last harvest.
More pictures!
The new raspberry plants along the stairs


The other side of the stairs












(there's a false indigo plant at the top that fixes nitrogen, then runoff benefits all the plants below)
Replacing the old juneberry


I'm gonna make rhubarb pie.












I think mulching tomorrow, but definitely a lot of research on new plants for the permaculture forest.

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