the ninth day of spring

and things are, not unexpectedly, fairly quiet...

a day off ( one of many of late...we could veer off into a discussion of the economy here...but that seems off topic ) so i drove out to campus just to check on things...expectations were low and were easily met...

i opened the asparagus bed last trip out, however i wasn't thinking there would be any spears up just yet...next month seems to be the time for that...

the alfalfa is doing just fine however...it will run wild soon enough...thinking spring garlic and some spuds will be going in out here later in the spring ( garlic first...then some potaotoes )...my beds wil be planted by the end of next month...

out in my back yard there is a marked lack of asparagus spears as well...the berry plants are verdant though...

here too, the new alfalfa i planted is coming along well...

with the exception of the wheat i planted on top of a comppost pile last autumn...

the winter wheat is looking rather disconsolate...there is no sign of spring wheat yet...it has been a bit on the cool side here early this spring...germinating will be a minute...

on the other hand, there are clear signs of ramps in the ramp bed...

and a rather large population of dafodils are leading off the parade of blooms out there...must be spring.