4.18.25

The Peony harvest is well under way. I try to walk the fields (on crutches) every few hours. Hopefully, the weather stays nice and nothing crazy happens through Mothers Day. I anticipate needing every stem. Larkspur, Bells of Ireland, Orlaya are also blooming- and you know how I LOVE Bells of Ireland. They smell like fresh cut apples? I will definitely cut a few stems along with some mint- just for myself. Simply Divine. for the 3rd year, I am attempting to get Dahlias to bloom by Mothers Day- I dont think they will make it this year- but we will see. I have several in the high tunnel that are moving along nicely. It’ll be close. The bees will be here tomorrow. Yay! Three Hives. If I can keep three colonies alive through next spring (2026) that will be success and I will expand the bee yard in hopes of offering honey and bee-related products. As for the other projects I am working on, I am going to try growing vegetables again this year… The tomatoes are looking ok. BokChoi looks good, but the seed tags for everything else faded in the sun and I have no clue what some of the little seedings are. If I have extra veggies, I will offer those for sale as well. Right now, I am just trying to keep them all alive… and free of pests. Chicken eggs will be available again in June-July. Love you all, and am grateful for your support.