Monday, April 18, 2011

Spring is here

It's been one of the wettest winters in memory.  The rivers, lakes and creeks are full and the mountains have a deep blanket of snow.  The grass is covering the hills and valleys and the deer are grazing everywhere.

We are getting our gardens in order for what we laughingly call the growing season.  The chickens are enjoying the warm afternoon sun and taking dust baths.  I've already turned on the irrigation system and started the spring watering cycle. 

Since we grew more cucumbers last year than we needed, this year we are concentrating on winter squash. The Pikes Peak is our favorite winter squash. It stores well for over a year if kept in a cool dark place.

We finally found a variety of fig that can take.the cold winters here in Weaverville.  We purchased two of them and are currently debating where to plant them. We also bought several cold tolerant kiwi plants


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