A New Light

This week brings great weather to the shore of Lake Ontario in Williamson, NY.  The weather forcast is calling for plenty of sunshine and 70's all week.  This is just coming off the bad week of cold lows at night and damage to many crops in the area.  Tomorrow is the day though.

After work tomorrow, I will till up my garden plot for the last time and begin to plant my strawberries.  I just recieved twenty new plants and I am very anxious to get them in the ground.  The problem with strawberries is that you must wait a year before they produce like they should.  But that doesn't matter because it is a very easy crop and very tasty when ready. 

Oh, I have a great success story about blackberries as well.  There are tons of wild blackberries throughout the back woods and I dug a few runners from the ground.  I prepared a small strip and planted them in the yard.  This year they grew to five times the size and are beginning to bloom.  There will be many berries on there this year and I have just planted more.  Free is always great!

Soon, the frost free date will be past and the frost sensitive crops can be planted.  This is the best time of the planting season.  The tomatoes and peppers can go in the ground and with the right amount of care, they will grow to become very tasty vegetables.

This year I thought I would try somethinig different as well.  I am trying out some cut flowers to sell to the local florist.  We will see though how that turns out.

One last thought for the night.  I plant on using weed free fabric for the peppers and tomatoes.  This will prevent weeds but still allow water to soak through for optimal watering.  Many people use mulch to surpress weeds and it makes your garden look very atractive but in my case I would spend so much in mulch it's worth just weeding what I need to.

I can't wait for tomorrow afternoon to begin my planting.  I will try to get some pictures up of what I am doing.  Keep checking back for updates.

Summer Is Around the Corner

Summer is coming and the plants and flowers are looking great.  This is the time when you stop by the local garden shop and browse the plant selection whether it be for your vegetable garden or flower bed.  I personally ejoy the vegetable aspect.

On the farm, we just finished the first round of planting.  This included many things such as broccoli and cauliflower to radishes and beets.  Everything took very well and should be set from here on out.  The fruit looks great too.  Most of the apples have set and many of the peaches, cherries, plums, and apricots have fruit on the trees.

This is my favorite time of year when you can notice thigs beginning to grow.  Let me know what you love about this time of year and let me know if you have any questions!