Monday, March 2, 2009

Spring is so Close!

The rain is back and the flowers are blooming! I love the rain, even when we get a lot of it. I think about all the good it brings. Sometimes the timing is inconvenient, but I love it nonetheless. It may have arrived at a critical time the first time earlier this month. Many of my fruit trees were in bloom and the rain would seriously hamper pollination. The shortage of bees is bad enough but add bad weather to it and its almost a guarantee that the summer crop will be low.
My daffodils,
violets, oxalis and nectarines
are blooming now. The lilacs and my pomegranate are leafing out. Spring is so close I can almost touch it.
I have started my tomatoes and something called Salba in my jiffy pots. Trying my hand at Cherry Tomatoes, Big Boy, Delicious, Beef Steak, and some Heirlooms.