spring on campus and things are moving along pretty much as expected...the spinach and turnips have benn up for a while and the spring wheat has put in an appearance...it isn't terribly photogenic yet because it is small so a clear image will have to wait for a few days, if not weeks ( it's up here at home as well)...no beets yer, but it's been less than a week...they will be along soon... the top photo is the gamagrass greening up nicely... all three clumps are looking well and i hope for good growth this season and look forward to seeds in 2012...the second photo is a couple of jerusalem artichokes...there are seven up so far...i found and relocated another volunteer that was outside the bed that i planted in november...only one has come up where i planted so far...nothing surprising about that...but this means if they do all appear i'll have a dozen of them which is twice as many as i deliberately planted...all perennials are invasive...if any more crop up i'm afarid i will be doing them in...there are five purple asparagus spears up so far...that's encouraging...three more and all the plants will have successfully wintered over...no sign of the mole damaged yam yet...still thinking positive thoughts but there is a plan b if necessary...the winter wheaty in the fourth photo is just chugging along and promises to be starling food by june ( you didn't think there'd be a harvest did you? i didn't...i'll try bird tape...but i am willing to wager it won't work...i am hoping for photos of seed heads...but no promises...starlings are tenacious)the bottom photo is the watered and weeded ( mostly grass from the university lawn again) perennial garden project as it was a bit before five in the evening today...so far the good fortune of the first season seems to be holding...still no teosinte though...keep a good thought
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