I’ve been meaning to do a garden update for a long time, but I never seemed to have pictures of everything handy when I could sit down and do it. So let’s see if I can remember everything that’s changed since the last time. Comments after the pictures.
These pictures are from a few days ago, but things haven’t changed too much. The garden is going great overall; I’m really proud of how well we’re staying ahead of the weeds and thinning. Usually I don’t thin things nearly enough and they kind of choke each other out, and then when I finally thin them it’s too hard on the ones that are left behind. This year I tried to be brutal about it right from the start, and it’s paying off. (The real test comes when it’s 100 degrees in July, and new weeds are still coming up.)
First off, Angel posted some pictures and info about our new chickens, so go check that out. They’ve all survived so far, although she said one went over the wall this morning and was running around the garage. Apparently they managed to knock their water over, and one used it as a step to jump out of the box. Wily beasts, they are. I made their box twice as big this morning. They weren’t really crowded yet, but they’re growing fast, so they’ll need the extra space soon.
Almost all the Little Marvel peas are up now, but I don’t see any of the Sugar Ann (snap peas) yet. I hope they’re just a little slower, and that they weren’t killed off by the cold and wet last week. Some turnips are coming up in the other bed, so apparently the birds didn’t get all those seeds after all.
There’s a garage sale in the hall at St. Rose this Saturday, April 4. I don’t know much about garage sales, but I have a feeling it’ll be pretty big. We’re planning to take some stuff over, as soon as we find time to get it sorted out and loaded up.
The book sale at the library is this weekend too. I get pretty excited when those come up, because I usually bring home a box or two of books. At 50 cents/inch, and half-price on Sunday, I figure any book I’m even remotely likely to read is worth that much. Last fall I didn’t find as many as usual, maybe because I’d been to the spring sale and gotten everything I was interested in. I don’t suppose I’ll ever go away from it empty-handed, though.
Well, my cold that I was whining about yesterday seems to be passing. I could actually breathe through my nose when I woke up this morning. By the way, did you know the British spell it “whingeing”? I’ve seen that in a few books, and it looks bizarre every time. Almost as bad as “gaol” for “jail.”
