After the last post, the covers were taken off on Saturday morning and remained off until Tuesday evening when we had another frost warning. The lettuce continues to slowly mature. I think that we are only days away from our first baby lettuce harvest. There are now 37 out of about 120 beech tree seedlings that have sprouted. By my figuring, that will provide more than 100' of hedge, but I need at least another 100' to completely enclose the back yard. I was standing there last night imagining the tall hedges and a complete sense of privacy, not to mention protection of the fruit trees from wandering deer.
The forsythia and quince are still holding on to their beautiful yellow and red flowers. The wild apple in the backyard is in full fragrant bloom and the dwarfs in the front are getting there. The backyard is filled with purple violets and light blue forget-me-nots, and some late daffodils are blooming in the front. Strawberries are flowering and several of the kale that were started inside have graduated from their protective milk carton covers.
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