Robins

I did not participate!!! I did see that the animal corn is up.  And the 7 butternut, too.  I plant these in between the corn rows to run along the ground and keep weeds down.  By the time I harvest the corn, the squash will be ready, too.

Picked the first of the snow peas today.  Lovely, sweet and tender will be great in stir-fry.  The terrible winds of this week knocked them down, but not out.  Yum!

Remember that little 3 inch baby that came up randomly?  Well, it has gotten big.  At least 12 inches across.  That may sound good, but it is turning orange already. That is bad.  It is 2 months early so will probably rot before pumpkin decorating season. Chickens will feast!

Friend with a greenhouse uses 21-gallon totes, drills 4 drainage holes in the sides 3 inches from the bottom:  excess water drains out, but a reservoir forms in the bottom so she doesn’t have to water as often.  Cool idea. Plants 2 tomatoes in each and ties them up on strings.

My rhubarb is up and ready to sell at the stand at 1041 Ivanhoe Rd, Max Meadows, Virginia, or send to your location.  Call me (Joanne) at 276-595-1172 to see what’s available for you. We’ve been eating it for the past week!  Rhubarb is technically a vegetable, but historically has been eaten as a fruit. …

I love this time of evening:  the birds are flitting off to their night perches, the sun is down, the sunset has faded, the air is cool and refreshing, the fireflies are flashing about, — all is peaceful and quiet.  I take a minute to sit in the lawn chair by the burn pit, breathe…