End of Season

These are the last shots of the garden for the 2009 Season. The garden is now ready for snow.

From top to bottom:

-One of three bulk containment areas for leaves. In the foreground you can see part of the leeks that are being left in the ground over the Winter.

-Remaining leeks. These have been re-mulched and will spend the Winter, the hope being they will be useable in the Spring.

-One section of blueberries with a fresh layer of pine needle mulch.

-View of one mulched area. This is where the beans were this year.

-Asparagus patch in the background. The patch has been fertilized with Pro-Gro organic fertilizer, coated with wood ashes and then covered with leaves.

-Northwest section of the garden with another bulk containment area for leaves. The tilled ground has been planted to winter rye as cover crop.

-Between the bags on the left and the string on the right is a new area prepared for next year. The area has been coated with shredded leaves.

-Another view of the northwest corner of the garden, this one looking southeast.

-On the right is one of two sections of garlic planted in November. This area has been coated with straw that came from a cover crop of oats. You can see the remains of the oats in the upper left of the picture.

-View of access route to the northeast corner of the garden. The remnants of the oats cover crop are visible in the upper middle of the picture.