Cliff has been spending hours working on the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshall incident reports for one of his volunteer stations. It's a good thing he enjoys sitting at a computer for hours because I would have hurt someone by now if I had to do all those reports.
The garden has been tilled and Mantis-ed as deeply as one can on the side of a mountain.
Cliff rebuilt the raised gardens for me which gives me lots more room to over-plant and more room for some wild flowers, honey bee and hummingbird attracting flowers. Our compost and Wayne's mushroom compost should enhance and lighten the heavy clay for good root growth. Radishes are kind of like cockroaches. Nothing bothers them and they thrive even under the worst conditions. There's no sign of carrots or beets yet that were planted the same day as the radishes, yet the radishes have proudly sprouted their little leaves through the rocky clay.
Rhubarb has really grown nicely since earlier posting. We had tornado warnings and hail last night and luckily the leaves held up under the storm. This week is predicted to be volatile as spring weather mixes with incoming cold fronts. Wednesday we'll see snow all day. I planted romaine lettuce, arugula, red leaf lettuce, and spinach this afternoon between the rain showers.
Wednesday evening.
Snowed all day but only about an inch on the porch. It's cold and raw, very windy, 34 degree high with heavy clouds. We whined all day about how cold we felt. Everyone we spoke to felt the same. At this time here, everyone needs spring weather to stay. The Kia had its oil changed today for our trip to the Florida panhandle to visit Boni and Bill for a couple of days. Hummingbirds have been sited in North Georgia in the Gainseville area about 1.5 hours from us. Time to boil up the nectar and place one feeder at the kitchen window.
Cliff has been very diligently watching his meal portions and eating healthy snacks in an effort to drop pounds. Since changing his eating routine and getting serious about his weight, he's dropped six pounds and has less leg and ankle edema. Way to go Cliffy!!
The garden has been tilled and Mantis-ed as deeply as one can on the side of a mountain.
Cliff rebuilt the raised gardens for me which gives me lots more room to over-plant and more room for some wild flowers, honey bee and hummingbird attracting flowers. Our compost and Wayne's mushroom compost should enhance and lighten the heavy clay for good root growth. Radishes are kind of like cockroaches. Nothing bothers them and they thrive even under the worst conditions. There's no sign of carrots or beets yet that were planted the same day as the radishes, yet the radishes have proudly sprouted their little leaves through the rocky clay.
Wednesday evening.
Snowed all day but only about an inch on the porch. It's cold and raw, very windy, 34 degree high with heavy clouds. We whined all day about how cold we felt. Everyone we spoke to felt the same. At this time here, everyone needs spring weather to stay. The Kia had its oil changed today for our trip to the Florida panhandle to visit Boni and Bill for a couple of days. Hummingbirds have been sited in North Georgia in the Gainseville area about 1.5 hours from us. Time to boil up the nectar and place one feeder at the kitchen window.
Cliff has been very diligently watching his meal portions and eating healthy snacks in an effort to drop pounds. Since changing his eating routine and getting serious about his weight, he's dropped six pounds and has less leg and ankle edema. Way to go Cliffy!!
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