Things have been a bit slow this spring due to the intermittent cold snaps. I did manage to get the early brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, kale, mixed Asian greens) under an Agrobon-15 tunnel. This was not so much for frost protection (brassicas can take lite frost) but to help stem the springtime flea beetle. AG-15 is designed primarily for insect exclusion with over 90% light transmission. Once seedlings mature, flee beetles becomes less of a problem and Bt sprays can be used to control cabbage worms.I also think the partial strawberry bed restoration will be beneficial. They are growing out nicely and I saw my first bloom today. Can't wait for that first berry!
The raspberry patch is beginning to come alive and I was able to edge and mulch this past weekend. The black canes are a bit slower to bud out than the reds. I was almost ready to cut out all of the old canes but they seem to be slowly putting out buds so I will wait another week or two before cleaning out the dead wood from last season. There was a definite decrease in black canes this season for unknown reasons.
