We gardeners had a small window of opportunity the other day, the spring rains we've been experiencing were replaced by two glorious, sunny days. Perfect weather for getting out into the garden to turn the soil and plant our early vegetables.
We have had some problems in recent years with deer, rabbits and groundhogs, it seems they love home-grown vegies as much as we do. As much as I love seeing our native wildlife, I do not love it when my long anticipated string beans and lettuces disappear before I even get a taste! This year a section of the garden will be surrounded by a wire fence. Hope it works!
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| This is my husband hard at work, the tiller has been with us for over twenty five years and is still going strong. |
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| The compost is a little unfinished but I still managed to find enough for our spring planting. |
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| Planting the peas. |
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| A row of peas planted on each side of the fence, waiting for tomorrow's rain. |
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| Things are starting to take shape: lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes and Swiss Chard are in the ground. |
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| Edging the garden in preparation for the wire fence. |
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| The wire fence will be set into this trench and buried by next weekend...poor Peter Rabbit will have to go elsewhere for his supper. |
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| Buds on the pear tree. |
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| Pears for our heirs...we have yet to get a huge crop of pears, but we are hopeful that it may be soon, maybe this year? |
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| The shadows are getting long now, time to pack up the garden tools and go in to make dinner. |
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