On the way.
Love Those Lupines!
Apples, Peaches & Cherries, Oh My!
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Thrilled to be seeing some new fruit on the young trees. A first for us! Sadly, most will be plucked and tossed to encourage tree growth. Buzz to Ruby: Leave some, just for fun!
Morning Walk (well into zone 5)
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Out Looking for Morels
And we found a couple — beginner’s luck!
New Crawler Patch
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The idea was to scrape a new area near the chicken coop for melons, cucs, pumpkins, squash, maybe some beans. Once we got busy moving dirt, however, the project morphed into something a little different. Peripheral mounds will do double duty: … Continue reading
Spring Starts
Some daily exercise on the back porch. Soon into the greenhouse. Growing strong!
Guard Against Roaming Deer (GARD) system
With rebalanced bee stand in the background.
Last year the deer weren’t bashful about nibbling on the red raspberries. This year we’re hoping to discourage the behavior. We’ll see how it goes.
Kiwi Vine — Year Two
If you look closely you’ll see the new buds.
Bee-reavement Day
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Sadly the bees didn’t make it through the winter (for reasons unknown). Starting again in 2017!