Everything is Growing

It rained all day yesterday, and last night we got our first thunderstorm of the year (I love thunderstorms).  With the last few days being sunny and warm and then lots of rain yesterday I had a sneaking suspicion there would be some stuff poking through the ground so I took a walk around the farm to see what was moving.  So many thing are coming up, it is so incredible to see what a little sunshine and a little rain can do for a farm.  I saw lots of potatoes coming up, there were a few onions up, the radish rows have all germinated, the three rows of turnips I planted have all surfaced, there are even some beans poking out of the ground.

Turnips

Potatoes

Radishes

Collards

Peas just poking through

Dragons Tongue Beans

Broccoli and Cauliflower

We moved the cucumbers out into the hoop house,  they are really moving now.  The shade garden is even seeing some new growth, the hostas are all coming up. I am excited to see the shade garden in full bloom.

 Some of the apple tree's blossoms are just about ready to burst open, it shouldn't be more than a couple of days now.  There is one tree that is ahead of the game, it will be so cool when all of the trees are blossoming. I also checked on the trees that we grafted and am proud to announce that the grafts have taken, they are a little bit behind the other trees but the buds have swollen and you can see just a little bit of a leaf getting ready to open.

Fully blossomed tree

Just about to open

Leaves on the grafts

This is my front yard...you can imagine how pretty it will be when  all those apple trees are in bloom.

The lilac bush in front of my cabin is also ready to start flowering (I love lilacs).  I am very excited to wake up to that smell every morning. The asparagus is doing really well, we have been harvesting a handful of spears all week long.  We will have to stop harvesting by the first week of July, so asparagus may be a part of our CSA produce this year.  The rhubarb is in full swing, we harvested the first crop a few days ago and last night Lissa made a delicious Rhubarb crisp (I love when Lissa bakes).

Yesterday I saw a duck in the lake with ten little ducklings behind her, a sure sign that spring is really here (I love baby ducks).
Lissa is heading to England for a week to check out Chelsea gardens, then she will spend a couple days eating in Paris and then back home to the farm.  Before she left, she wanted to get some annuals planted in her gardens.  We planted a few lilies, and lots of filler flowers like marigolds and lobelia.  The gardens are going to look great when she gets back.