around the garden

there are four four by eight beds in the garden so far...two are planted ( mostly ) and we reckon on getting three more in before some official planting day as well as the last two boxes to move from the old garden...we were also giving some thought to doing some direct in-ground planting behind the boxes with shallower rooted plants...peas for instance..that will hopefully provide enough space for interested parties to participate this year...the recent rains can't have done anything but help the arborvitae ease its way into its new home...it looks fine and we have obtained some mulch to put down around the tree to help abate moisture loss...that or, perhaps, a stone mulch...either way it would serve a purpose...there are ten black tip wheat plants up and they will provide an ornamental accent to the garden as they mature and awn...finally there are multitudes of turnips up and running...very small seeds and obviously difficult for a clumsy gardener to control...there will be thinning.