Spring has Sprung!
Well, it's been a very cold and snowy winter, leaving all of the gardeners itching to get back to planting and soaking up some sunshine (although we haven't had much of that as yet). It is still too early to uncover the garlic, asparagus, rhubarb and over-wintered carrots, as overnight temperatures in the teens and 20s are expected over the next week. Soil won't reach the critical temperature (50℉) for planting hardy plants for another three weeks, but there is lots of prep to be done. A peach and an apple tree were lost last year. These will be replaced with two peach trees, so soil prep is underway to plant the new trees once they ship. Gardener Steve is continuing to generously contribute his time, and will help install two additional rain collection barrels (donated by one of his friends), giving us six in total in the garden. Since the only water source is rain and a small hand pump, having these water collection barrels ensures we can keep the garden ...
