The Cook wrote:

Things are going very slowly this year. Partly the weather and partly
my back. I think some old seeds may be part of the problem. I
started onion and spinach seeds in the middle of January. Just got
the onions set out yesterday and hope to get the spinach done today.
This morning DH tilled a strip along one of the wire fences and I got
about 140 Petit Pois seeds planted. DH just came home with a bag of
sugar snap seeds to use up the rest of the space along the fence.

that's a lot of doing for someone with a sore
back. glad you can still move.


If I can still walk tomorrow and the rain doesn't start too early I
will get the weeds out of the rhubarb and divide some of the plants. I
also need to thin a few of the plants and fill in a couple that do not
appear to still be alive. I also have a friend who would like a few
more when I get them separated.

it's a pretty hardy crop...


After that I plan to stay in the house and recuperate.

walking is our exercise for the off season and some times
during the gardening season we'll still walk. helps keep
my lower back happy, but if i overdo it i pay for a few
days after. stretching also has helped, but i have to do
it very carefully.

it's been cold still at night and the ground is still
frozen, but there are a few of the early flowers making
exploratory pokes above the ground. might have some
flowers soon. we didn't have any spring flooding and
the snow is mostly gone. all the snow/rain has been
going south or north of us again. ok with me for a few
more weeks. i got tons of puttering about i can do.


songbird