A Note from Andy
The pole bean patch has been laid out; gopher wire under the the ground, poles and trellis wire above ground. The first beans were planted last week. The white stripe you see is a row cover laid out to protect emerging seedlings from birds.
Hi All: We finally got some rain- two inches last night. The world feels fresh and beautiful but there are no puddles because the thirsty soil drank it all up. The frost seems like it has passed, so we’re busy planting the cold sensitive crops. Planting is going full speed ahead inside the green house too, and the young citrus orchard made it through the frosts of its first winter.
Left: The scarecrow we’ve put up to amuse the birds that fly inside. | Right: Kale and chard growing in the greenhouse.
Left: Our kitty, Tassajara, rubbing on an Assadas citron. | Right: Casha reflecting on the bean pods we saved for planting this spring before we shell them.
Akira and Moyu from Hikari Farm visit us as we work on our lavender labyrinth planting.
That’s life on the farm on a morning in spring!
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Photos by Andy Griffin.
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