Burns Best Farm

Dogwood Winter

When the dogwoods are in bloom, prepare for the arrival of a blast of cold air.  They are, and it is here.  All the vegetable seedlings are inside, tucked into a warm radiant window but shielded from the cold air.  The rain earlier this week gave us a break from the pollen "snow" we've experienced in the last 10 days and moistened our beet/chard/carrot/bean seeds into their rows and beds.

On the experimental front, 14 of the 24 eggplants have sprouted and the tray remains on the heat mat in order to encourage the others to shoot up.  A few paste tomatoes have sprouted (the last ones I got started) and I have 15 little celery seedlings that are three weeks old.  They are still small but from what I read, they are slow growing.  I am really interested to see if I can grow these outside with any success. I have a couple of celery eaters in the family, and since it is one of the top chemical-residue crops when grown conventionally, I would love to be able to do it here and know that it's clean.

On the to-do list today:  call the market manager of the Marietta Square Farmers Market and get his mailing address so I can send our booth fee in to reserve our spot.  And cover up the haricot vert beans that have sprouted in the raised beds!  It's going to be 29 degrees here tonight! 

Meanwhile, I think my chickens have turned into teenagers.  They eat a lot, sleep late, and their downy fuzz is making way for feathers, but in a way that makes them look quite awkward.   Plus, they can be loud! They are so fun to watch. What did I ever do without them.

Chickens

11:13, 2007-Apr-7 .. Posted by Chas

I feel that way about my chickens too. I wonder what I would do without them now that I have them, I enjoy them so much! :D I live in GA too. NW GA. I hope you have a HAPPY EASTER!
HE IS RISEN!!!
Blessings,
Chas