On your mark, get set...

I am late getting started this year, I hope to plant lots of lettuce, kale, chard, parsley and other greens this weekend and start setting up an automatic watering system.

Forsythia, daffodils and hyacinth are in full regalia. Emerging peonies and lilies are about 4" tall.

Spring has arrived

I checked in on the gardens this past weekend, removing the plastic covering, refilling slug traps and doing a little weeding. My overall feeling is that the winter garden was a success and I am confident that with proper timing, I can provide a good supply of greens and root vegetables for the family next winter.

All of the veggies that survived the winter are now becoming vigorous. I am especially pleased with the garlic, it looks like we will get a good harvest this year from the small cloves that were transplanted last summer. Signs of spring are abundant. Many things are flowering and many buds are swelling. It was especially good to see so many people out enjoying the 70 degree weather yesterday after a long, cold winter.