It's finally starting to warm up a bit here, and our peach and plum trees are starting to bloom. After seeing what a 2' tall plum tree can do in a year, we decided to replace an older plum that never seemed to take off. We also recently replaced our Granny Smith apple that the deer destroyed last fall with a Liberty apple tree. A few weeks ago we planted 15 blackberries in with the fruit trees. Hopefully we'll be able to get our new fence up before long and keep the deer out.
Carrie ordered quite a bit of seed this year including several types of heirloom tomatoes and some new types of peppers. We started the seeds on a heating mat with a 4' long fluorescent shop light above them. Most everything seems to be growing well so far, other than a few of the flowers.
Yesterday we also managed to get the seed potatoes that Carrie ordered planted. We planted about 110' of potatoes, so we'll be searching for places to store them if they all decide to grow.
Next up, we'll be building a few more raised beds (hopefully the last row of them). The plan is to give the tomatoes and peppers a bit more space than they had last year. After that, we have some grass seed to put out and a fence to build. Oh, and three bee hives to setup...
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