As I indicated in a prior post, I planned to put in some berry bushes in the front bed- last week I did that, planting the two original blueberry bushes in the bed, along with four smaller bushes of the same type (rabbiteye climax) that I bought from a guy at the farmer's market for a really good price. I ended up filling the bed with a modified Mel's mix, very heavy on the peat moss and oak leaves to acidify the soil, and covered with landscape fabric and mulch.
I think it looks really good and should look even better as the plants come in and fill out. The satsuma has also been pretty interesting story. You can see the progression from about a month ago:
To now:
Its almost ready to pick. In addition, I got about 6 very tasty and juicy lemons off the lemon tree and some small limes from the key lime tree. These have all been outside continuously and are still doing fine, although the winter has been pretty mild. Finally, on the citrus front, a few months ago I also bought a little Kaffir Lime and its currently chilling in a pot on the back stoop.
I am going to try to do a new post in a few days on some vegetables and raised beds.
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