Woo hoo! It was exciting to see clouds, fog and snow last week! The cold air felt good and had me all bundled up in the garden. I was waffling on Saturday afternoon as it snowed.... transplant greens or wait. Transplant or wait? I was anxious to plant and went for it. So the first round of spring kale, bok choy, mustards and more are in the ground! Oooo oooo oooo. Here we go!
The garden is coming together... spinach and salad greens are up and the carrots, beets and turnips should follow in the coming days. We chopped up the rye and peas that grew in the greenhouse beds all winter and tilled everything in to feed the soil. So those beds are prepped and ready for tomatoes and peppers in a couple weeks. I may have seeded tomatoes a bit early (per usual), as they're HUGE and ready to go in the ground today. Lets hope they can wait a week or two?!
The onions, leeks and shallots that we seeded back in February are starting to bulk up and are looking great. They're almost ready to move outside... Almost.
The sweet honeybees are busy as always and weather depending we plan to open up the hives this week to see what they're up to and harvest some overwintered honey. Hmm, I'm curious to see if they send off a swarm this season...
More updates and photos coming soon!
Have a lovely week!
Hopped up on rhubarb and sunshine this morning! I spent yesterday digging and splitting rhubarb with amazing friends at Circle A Gardens in Montrose. Betsy, Della and Jeanne Austin are the BEST and such an inspiration. We're so lucky to have them close by and I cannot begin to express how much their wisdom and advice help us throughout the season.
So we're planting rhubarb here today! I was planning to put them in a shady spot behind the house but an iceberg is slowly melting there at the moment. Hmm... onto Plan B?
Then repotting herbs, cleaning a little seed and trying to wrap up my planting calendar :). Focus!
The snow is melting, garlic is popping, cover crops are growing fast and the honeybees are busy and already collecting tons of pollen. It's a light creamy yellow pollen, and I'm trying to figure out where it's coming from as there isn't much blooming in our yard.
We're harvesting kale and spinach out of the hoophouse, holler if you need some fresh greens!
My nephew is about 17 months old and I am so pumped to get him in the garden this season. He was hanging out with me on the deck a few days ago while I was seeding. I had the deck covered with trays, potting soil, seed packets and popsicle sticks. He was as curious as you can imagine and wanted to get his little hands in the action but I think he could tell it was intricate work. He would get really close then hesitate, look at me and pull his hands back to his belly. SUCH A CUTIE! Excited to have him wondering through the garden this year and I am curious to see which varieties are his favorites (aka toddler approved). He may be my #1 taste tester this Summer.
Have a beautiful day!!!
Hello there! I hope everyone is warm and cozy inside on this stormy evening. Nestled by the fire here, listening to the wind howl and watching the snow fly. Mmmmmmm. So good.
Here are a couple snowy photos from last week. The feet of snow that arrived were, and still are, such a wonderful sight!! The warm and dry spell in January and February was... alarming. And gave me some serious anxiety. But for now it's all smiles. Snow induced smiles.
Winter is flying by! Which means... planting season is right around the corner. Whoa.
We have spent the winter months exploring, planning and dreaming big! Check out the updated CSA page with details about the 2015 season.
I have so many things to share and discuss here with you. New ideas, winter adventures, future farm experiments, food projects, etc. But I should, and will save those for another day. For now, let us take this moment to appreciate the beautiful snowflakes falling, blowing in the wind.
Hugs all around!
Good morning! We're up early, baking bread and watching the sunrise. Mmmm.... this is my favorite part of the day, hands down. I was talking with a friend recently about how when I sleep in and miss the sunrise I feel different throughout the day. I move slower, feel a little off and generally distracted. Which isn't necessarily good or bad, but definitely different. Hmmm.
I will say, regardless of how early I rise the wind makes me feel a wee bit craaaazy. The last couple days have been pretty windy and it made my body tense and mind nervous. Ordinary day to day tasks suddenly felt like a much bigger deal. Maybe the wind is blowing in winter?!!!! Who's anxious and ready to see snowflakes dancing from the sky? I am I am!
I remember growing up how excited my brothers and I would be for the first 'big' snowstorm. You know what I'm talking about, the one that covered the ground just enough that we could ride sleds down the driveway. The driveway that is barley steep enough to keep a sled moving, even with a running start. Oh yea. We would bundle up after dinner and play outside in the dark until Mom dragged us inside. Then we would keep our fingers crossed that it would snow all night so school would be cancelled, which NEVER happened. We even had a morning where the school bus got stuck in a snow bank a mile or two from our stop. Can you imagine the excitement?! Well... until the snowplow drove by and pulled us out. And off to school we went.
My younger brother is visiting next week... you better believe we will attempt to go sledding if there's enough snow on the ground! Fingers crossed.
Ok, maybe I've had too much coffee this morning... Maybe.
Garden update. The lovely Fall weather has kept things growing, and happily. So we are harvesting today and delivering bountiful shares to Ridgway and Telluride. There are a couple shares left... call me if you're interested.
Most of the garlic is finally planted! Wahoo. Six varieties are in, and one to go. Hopefully that happens tomorrow morning.
Have a beautiful day!!!
Enjoying a beautiful and soothing week in the garden. Friends are in town, the weather is dreamy and hugs are everywhere.
The garden is slowing down and nothing is too urgent or pressing, so we are slowly tackling projects. One of the hoophouses is now planted with spinach, kale and a variety of other things for the winter. The second and third will be planted in the coming days. Whoop whoop!
The potato harvest is almost complete. Up next, flipping beds, planting garlic and spraying a round of biodynamic preparations.
The cover crops we seeded earlier in the season are thick and looking great! I think they have really benefitted from the regular rain this season.
The garden is still producing so the harvests will as well! Keep a look out for emails and updates here with upcoming harvest details.
Sending love!
