Planting update

May showers bring June flowers? It sure has been rainy this month! Everyday we stand by the door, trowels in hand, just waiting for a break in the weather to run out and get some plants in the ground. We were grateful to Mother Nature this past weekend for several days of sunshine, which allowed us to get outside, till, and plant. The plants were grateful too, they were more than ready to get out of the greenhouse!

So far we have broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, radish, potatoes, lettuce, onions, cilantro, kale, endive, mustard greens and arugula out in the field, all happily growing. Many of them are under floating row cover, which helps to raise the temperature a few degrees, keeps the pests out, and provides nice diffused light to give them a boost early in the season.

This past weekend, we were able to seed our squash for the season - 8 types of winter squash, four types of pumpkins, and four varieties of summer squash. They are just starting to pop above the soil. Next week sees our beans and other warm loving plants getting a start.

Our chicks are all grown up now, enjoying their free time outside eating grass and bugs.

We have some other new additions to the menagerie...we let one of our Australorp chickens go broody and sit on eggs. The proud mama just hatched out her first chicks yesterday. She is working hard to keep them warm, and doesn't let them out much...we'll post pictures when they decide to venture out in the world.

Hope your May has been well. A few more weeks, and the food deliveries will begin!