Six weeks ago Punxsutawney Phil made his prediction - an early spring.
Here we are six weeks later and this is what my garden looked like this morning.
It has been challenging this year to get an early start in the garden. I have planted my kale seedlings under the row cover and they are alive but not growing. I looked at the 10 day forecast and they haven't predicted any days that will be in the 50's. This is the middle of March. We should be experiencing some exhilarating spring warmth. There isn't any logical reason to plant peas or spinach directly in the ground, so I have not.
I have trays of lettuce ready to go in the ground. I have been hardening them off every day outside for the past week. I have put black plastic on the ground and covered the row. I just can't make myself plant them when the forecast calls for snow. So I have been harvesting the leaves and enjoying fresh salad greens.
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| Carrots pulled last week from under the row cover that were planted in September |
And since it is St. Patrick's Day here is part of an Irish blessing -
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
... and rains fall soft upon your fields.
