A Jump on Spring

Planting peas, radishes and potatoes in the greenhouse.

Warba potato.

We try to start spring a little early, by planting potatoes, peas and radishes in containers in the greenhouse.

The greenhouse is not heated, but the light and the warmth gets things growing pretty fast.

We seeded these containers on March 4th, and the peas and radishes are up already (two weeks).

Tall telephone peas.

The first shoots of the peas March 18.

The radishes after two weeks. They should be ready in another week.

Our containers, planted with potatoes and radishes for an early spring harvest.

Signs of Spring

The first snowdrops.

Pruning the fruit trees in February. It is an act of faith that one day, the sky will clear, and there will be sun.

The first snowdrops came out in the middle of February. A hopeful sign of the spring to come.

The winter garden. Before we begin preparing for the spring.

The first rhubarb.