Art and I have started our spring ritual of morning walks around the garden to admire the new blossoms, fruits and veggies taking off. It has been a beautiful turn from dull brown to bright green with pops of colors from all the flowers. We are thankful that this transition happens in mini stages giving us time to appreciate each tree, vine and veggie plant.
One of our apple trees from bud to blossom:
View of the hills today:
Versus March:
It's truly amazing to live the brilliance of each day. Check out the quince tree for the last two weeks from buds to blooms:
So after smelling the blossoms we have tackled the garden over the last two weeks with more sweat equity post the spring showers. We lined six sections with fertilizer, an irrigation line and tarped before planting. Over the last three days Art inserted 90 tomato plants (four varieties), 60 peppers (three varieties) and 60 eggplants.
Before and after:
Last week he dropped seeds for squash, cantaloupes, watermelons and cucumbers in the freshly tilled dirt in the pomegranate orchard and over a hundred spinach seedlings into a fresh bed.
Several hundred seedlings have been started for additional peppers, chickpeas, tomatoes, eggplants, bush beans, climbing beans and okra. We ordered additional seeds for popcorn corn, brussel sprouts and pumpkins. So our food forest is growing nearly everyday.
The potatoes, onions, garlic and herb garden planted in March have really taken off.
Art has started a tree nursery from cuttings of our trees here in the garden and the orchard as standby for trees that don't take off or to sale.
The hammocks are back out and we are enjoying the afternoon breaks from the garden or writing with the accompanied tunes from the baby chicks and the spring birds surrounding the vineyard.
We have eleven baby chicks and keep the mama tethered to their chicken condo and sunshade for hawk and evil cat protection (we've learned our lesson from previous attacks).
And here is a preview of the fruits that are already popping up! From left to right: thana (cornelius cherries), kumbulla (plum), mana (mulberry), dardha (pears), fik (figs), and rrushi (grapes).
How are you enjoying the spring?
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