Snow, as little as we had, is gone and the perennial herbs are poking up!
There are 12 clumps of chives, 3 little sprigs of tarragon, 7 tips of mint, and 4 clumps of sage. Mint is great as calming mild tea. Tarragon chopped fine in scrambled eggs is divine. Sage is wonderful with meat and in gravies. Chives take the place of onions in everything.
Sometimes you just have to clean the chicken coop. Today was on the cloudy, cool side so I gave the coop a really thorough cleaning. Removed the removable floor and washed and disinfected it and set it aside to dry. Removed all the bedding in the nests and replaced it with fresh, new straw. Replaced…
No, I didn’t plant any pumpkins…they just sprouted by themselves and are huge! They are putting out only male flowers now, just to entice the bees to visit. The blossoms are edible: pick the open blossoms, remove the pollen, wash gently with water, fill with stuffing mix, and bake 15 min. Delicious.
Spent most of the morning hands-and-knees weeding the winter beans. They are now 6 inches tall. Then the massive thunderstorm hit. No damage. And I enjoyed relaxing a bit while watching its fury from the dry-ness of my porch.
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