Singin’ in the Rain
The old saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it…” Here in the mid-Atlantic region we had one of the driest Aprils on record, and I watched as my soil cracked and shriveled, hoping and praying for rain. Well, now that May has arrived we’ve got drizzle and downpour every…
SPRING IS FINALLY HERE
I haven’t posted in a while; first I was preoccupied with starting seeds and inventorying supplies, and lately I’ve been planting non-stop since we finally got past the danger of frost. The first photo shows the ugly underbelly of flower farming — laying the black plastic “mulch” that holds moisture and nutrients in the soil,…
