Spring Garden

So here's the first stuff in the new little garden; it's small but has been keeping us out of the lettuce and tomatoes aisle at the store, and is way easy to maintain. We're eating the fall 'maters right now as the spring ones got a set back when an armadillo dug them up. At times it seems as though 'Dillers cause almost as much trouble as hogs.

You can't see in the picture, but there's lots of snow peas on the fence. The old tomatoes will come out soon and be replaced with cucurbits; one lettuce bed will be empty, and the other will be peppers, when it warms up a bit. The strawberries are futile; this is acknowledged.

You'll probably notice the beds aren't bolted together. That's mostly due to my need for constant 'improvements'; the whole thing can be easily rearranged to suit the Whim of the Day.

A Field Trip

To the Fruit Tree sale at the County Extension Office was undertaken today. This being a new county, we weren't really sure what to expect but it worked out pretty well overall.

Being a more rural area, folks were generally quite polite; there was no weapons check/issuing, presumably because every around here is armed at all times (particularly during hog season). The selection wasn't quite as extensive as some others, but the trees were of significantly higher quality than I generally see at these events.

We arrived early but there was already a considerable line; the sale area was well layed out and roomy enough to maneuver the wagons easily. For Higher Ground we got a satsuma and avocado; Granny got a satsuma, Republic of Texas orange, and an avocado; the rest I'm not sure of, but we got a T shirt for spending lots of money!