late March

By now spring is in full swing. The Moon of Flowering Trees is giving way to the Moon of New Leaves. Lilac is in full bloom, as is freesia. Blue-eyed grass, wild onions, and oxalis are rampant in yards.

I transplanted the lettuce into the first of the beds, and planted some of the onion sets. The peas are huge; blooming profusely and just beginning to produce peas. The tomatillos, tomatoes, and peppers were planted on Feb. 18 and the tomatillos have all been tranplanted to one per paper pot. They have excellent root structure. I am about to start transplanting tomatoes into 4-inch pots to go in the cold frame. I transplanted some of the anaheims, which sprouted very prolifically. The anchos were not as prolific, but I have a few at least, as well as a variety of specialty ones.

We planted asparagus crowns at Rick C.'s house on Tues. It will take 2-3 years to get much harvest but we're hopeful.

We decided to try to farm the land behind Buddy's house (henceforth to be called "the farm"). It needs some clean up but there is lots of room. I picked a huge bunch of lilacs.