Sugar Snaps and Garlic Scapes

The garden IS a bit overgrown, but peas and garlic certainly make a nice homecoming...

As it was ...

... before traveling. This garden will change a lot in the next three weeks. Counting on Mother Nature to take good care of things while we're away.

Lots of Lettuce

Rouse the Spouse planted two full beds of lettuce this past winter. That's a lot of lettuce!

Why We Garden in the Winter

• No bugs
• Fresh greens in our back yard
• A head start on lettuce, spinach, etc in the spring
• Because we can!

Collards beginning to bolt. The broccoli-like flowers are good to eat.

Right front bed ... spinach coming along.

Winter Greens Under Blue Sky

Winter Garden Chores

Evalyn enjoys helping with the garden chores. Today, she helped plant the potatoes. First, she placed the prepared potato chunks in nice straight rows. Then, she and Popsi covered them with a thick layer of leaves. Afterwards, we picked salad greens.

Seed Potatoes

Seed potatoes, larger ones cut for higher yield,
drying at room temp for 2-4 days before planting.