It certainly feels like spring around here. What was a very cold December and January moderated toward the middle of February and now March has started off with extremely warm temperatures. Lots of wind, but I guess that's the March lion roaring about.
The warm weather has us thinking of spring planting. We're getting the equipment in shape, cleaning out the hoophouses, and actually starting to prepare the soil. This is very early for us to be tilling, but we're taking advantage of the warm dry stretch to get some of it out of the way.
Last weekend we actually put the first seeds in the ground, albeit in one of the hoophouses. We planted some early peas, radishes, and turnips. I'm pretty sure even if we get a cold snap (likely), they'll survive in the hoophouse and we could be enjoying the first fruits of the season with the radishes in a month! We also have a bunch of basil planted indoors.
Spring is lambing season for us, and we had a rough one last night with one of our ewes. She struggled during the delivery and we ended up losing her twins. Sad for us, but also sad for her, as she is looking forlornly around, knowing something is wrong. We'll pray the other ewes have smooth deliveries.
