So May has not seemed so merry the past few days, where all we have seen is gray sky and rain. But Mom keeps busy, getting us more and more ready for the season ahead, despite the ever present gloominess. Here are some interesting things seen on the farm this month, as well as what's been going on in the gardens.
May 1st - 1 row of snap peas planted. Finished pruning the orchard and sprayed all the trees with dormant oil.
May 2nd - manure on most of the garden - almost ready to till if it doesn't rain too much this week.
May 7&8 - more manure this weekend, and both gardens all !!! Looking very good. Planted lettuce, carrots, beets, spinach, kale, swiss chard, mesclun mix, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, fennel, celeriac, stir fry mix, some other mixed greens, and 3 rows of yukon gold potatoes. I'm beat. Oh, and the Baltimore oriole returned to the orchard today. The apricot trees are in blossom, and everything else is ready to bloom in the orchard. Not many bees around - our own honey bees might be the next big project (next year).
May 9 - set out 75 new strawberry plants; 75 more to go! The nectarines trees blossomed.
May 11 - plums blossomed.
May 13 - peaches blossomed. Peas are already coming up in the garden, and radishes and also some mesclun. Full moon is the 17th - safe for corn and beans after that (the dreaded beans - they never end!)
May 15 - lettuce, spinach, radishes, broc, cabbage, cauliflowers, kale, and all mixes have sprouted. Set out onion plants. The cherry trees blossomed. There were 2 Canada geese in the back yard.
There you have it. Only half way through the month, and so much to report. We'll be back in a couple weeks with another update, and maybe pictures this time.
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