The Promise of Spring

The season starts with a dream and faith in the smallest seed.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Sept 2011 Flood

A snapshot of the front yard under water during the September 2011 flood. (Test post from my new iPhone blogging ap...

And we're off!

First sprouts for 2012 - Artichokes Started 2/10 The very first seedlings are up and growing for the 2012 garden! The little guys above are my artichoke starts. These little guys will end up being about 2 - 3' spiky wonders! It is hard to believe that they get their starts as such innocent looking little sprouts. I planted multiple seeds per pot because the envelop said that artichokes are notorious difficult to sprout and get good seedling but...

Saturday, February 11, 2012

2012 Kick-Off

It is officially time to get to work on the 2012 garden. (Yes, I do realize that I missed most of 2011... I'll post a few additional snapshots a bit later on.) Now that we'll actually be in the house for the entire planting season, I'm going back in action and getting the plans ready for our first full-fledged veggie garden. While the long-term master plan calls for the "working" garden to be at the back of the property, there is still a LOT of...