the winter rye and wheat passed the cold weather above ground...they pulled through nicely and are looking very green and working on tillering and producing new leaves...
the egyptian walking onions were above ground all winter as well...i will admit to being a bit startled about how many walked and how far...there are quite a few out there...no shortage of onions down the road...
the onions' cousins, the ramps, spent their winter below ground and have begun to emerge and are addressing early spring in various stages of development...we will see how the wild leek season goes and i will be leaving a much denser leaf mulch on the bed once they have all emerged in an effort to keep the forest floor illusion strong for them...
the alfalfa is exhibiting new growth as well...it will be up and running with blooms when the alfalfa leaf cutter bees arrive in june...pollen and nesting material for the bees...and more alfalfa for the alfalfa...and the bees will helpf the tomatoes and beans and zucchini along as well...spiffy...
and if that were not enough evidence of spring out back, the daffodils are another strong line of evidence...
the basement spuds are still booming along...although they should finish soon...
the other day ( say a week ) while i was rooting around in a bin, i found a couple of tacna variety spuds that were in dire need of planting...so i did...and, seemingly, i was in time since they have both greened up and one is starting to leaf...these will be going outside next month into containers to begin the outdoor spud season...more movement...and in a timely fashion...work to focus on.
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