Spring farm activity is now in full-tilt swing. Although we don’t get rolling as early in the morning as we did in the olden days (think “the old gray mare, she ain’t…), still we cherish the hours in the gardens and orchards and spent well over eight hours outside today. We could have done twelve.

Among other things, Cammy cleaned out the chicken coop, potted on brassicas, transplanted lettuce and weeded various gardens. I dug a few more trees for sale, moved a lot of manure (chicken and other) and cut a bit more firewood. I’m extra careful when I cut trees and brush now as I don’t want to cut down any bird-nesting sites.

The Asian plums (Prunus ussuriensis) are opening up, right on cue. A few of the apples are showing a bit of “pink.”