Our giant plastic covered hoop house was not a great success this winter. I think it was primarily due to the extended below freezing temperatures (that and my unwillingness to trudge through the arctic wind and polar vortexes to water and weed). The weeds definitely thrived but not much else.
I pulled a handful of carrots and have two small batches of beets and chard. The thyme and sage survived and are thriving.
That is all…
The second week of May brought roses, roses, and more roses blooming in our garden and yard….
The peonies are busting out as well.
Garden fresh tomatoes are what we most look forward to every year. Maybe it is our anticipation that jinxes us every time. Last year the plants looked beautiful—full and lush and tall and dark green. What did we harvest? One handful of cherry tomatoes…
That was it.
We are trying again.
The garlic bed looks bountiful.
And check out our baby peaches.
Hopefully I can update with positive and productive posts throughout the growing season!
And, finally….drum roll, please…
We are back in the bee business.
The summer we had our original hive, I had more peppers production than I knew what to do with.
We just got these last night and The Hubs opened them up this morning. Look how active they are. We may even have one more nuc coming.
Back in the bee business, baby!
I love ’em.