Planting Time is Almost Here

May 25, 2023

Courtesy of Mike Heath

Jalapeno peppers. Larger bedding plants have a head start on seeds and you'll have a larger harvest.

We've had some really beautiful weather for the past few weeks. As I write this I'm thankful for what some people would call terrible weather. But after two years of drought, I think the rain has been great. Thankful, too, that it's been rain without hail. There was enough of a break that I was able to get the potatoes and onions planted. Right now, that's all that I want to plant and root vegetables are the only thing safe to go in right now. But...planting time for everything else is coming sooner rather than later.

As I ate breakfast this morning I watched the rabbits and birds playing u...

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