March 2024
There’s a pond on our property, but it’s at least half an acre from the spiral garden, where I found this little tree frog! 🐸 I hope it was able to make its way back home safely; we have a lot of predatory birds who circle our pasture. Eagles, ravens, and hawks would all love a tender amphibian snack, and…
Of course the first growers of the season are my chives. They’re so well established at this point that I think they’re probably under there waking up even before the ground is no longer frozen! They’re still too short to snip, though I’ve pinched off a couple just to taste that bright, acidic spring flavor. I love to wander out…
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I absolutely couldn’t wait to start some seeds this year, so I got some arugula, radishes, buttercrunch lettuce, and rooted parsley in the ground. Let’s see what takes! I’ve definitely missed the fresh garden salads over the last few months — nothing compares to going out to the garden and harvesting your lunch each day. We have had a fairly…
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Another year, another set of trays full of little seed-starting pods… This year I’m reducing the number of extras I’m growing, since some of our neighbor friends moved back to California this year and they were the recipients of most of my excess starts. (Sad day! I’m bummed not to benefit from their very different microclimate.) But I’m still doing…
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