Oh Yeah!!!

June berries are here so let the gorging and freezing begin !

Spring Update

It is almost June by the calendar but looking at the thermometer the last few mornings its more like October. Needless to say its been one of the best seasons for spring time greens. The strawberries are just starting to come in, the raspberries and peas are blooming, the batch of mead is bubbling in the basement, and  the new tomato and pepper bed is complete. What's not to like?

I planted the melons, zucchani and yellow squash today and with warmer weather predicted for later in the week it can only get better.

SPRING FROST WATCH; May 14

Got to love this global warming (or is it climate change?). In any event the last frost date for western Maryland (90% confidence interval) is usually around April 3 but to be fair it can go out as far as the first week in May. Tonight we have a major frost warning and it is May 13th!! Luckily I didn't get around to setting out the majority of my tomatoes and peppers this past weekend so they will be safe and I can cover the three early tomatoes as I've been doing for over a month now anyway. My real worry are the strawberries (already setting fruit) and the raspberries (just now starting to bloom). I suspect the strawberries will do fine since they can take light frost, the ground is warm, and most of the open blooms are below the leaf canopy. The raspberry blossoms are an unknown since this will be year three for the bed and they haven't had to go through this before. The canes are way up in the air and will get the blunt of the cold air. It should be interesting.........