Friday, March 26, 2010

Spring is here!




Well, Spring is officially here!
top photo- The sweet williams (dianthus) and pansies
middle- The five new blueberry bushes are full of blooms!
bottom- The children can sing the old rhyme, "Here we go 'round the mulberry bush"

Thank goodness the rain has ceased temporarily. Here in Avoyelles Parish, March is definitely living up to it's cliche' as the windiest month. We are now shaping up the beds by weeding and adding organic compost. This week we planted some tomatoes, sunflowers, heirloom corn, and 5 new blueberry bushes. We're also still in the process of planting our new fruit trees.

"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves."
- Mahatma Gandhi