[Ag-eq] Garden

[Nella Foster]

Tracy my little apple trees are loaded with blooms, but I have to pick them
off.  The trees are too young to bear fruit.  So far all but one of my peach
trees are looking good.  I have two apples, two pear, two peach and two
apricot.  The one little peach has never done as well as its sister.

I have four of what I call the fig twigs.  They may have died during the
winter.  There are no leaves, but the twigs don't feel brittle.  I will give
them a bit more time.

Some of the greens are starting to come up, but I might need to replant some
of them.  I set out some pepper plants and one tomato.  I need to get many
more tomato plants.  I also just planted squash and cucumber seeds.  I also
planted some radish seeds.

We have had about 4 inches of rain in the last two days, so everything is
soaked.  It is still raining a little and I'm very, very tired of it.

I hope you get lots of blue berries; they are my favorite.  I tried to grow
some years ago, but they died.

What do you do with the rhubarb?

Nella

  

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My apple tree is in bloom!  It's very beautiful, and smells great.  The bees
are enjoying it, too.  This is its year for a big crop.  I'm already
thinking about how I can use or preserve all those apples.

 

I gave in to temptation and bought some asparagus plants.  I tried asparagus
before, but it died before I got any harvest.  But I like asparagus, and
it's a pretty, ferny plant, so I'm trying again.

 

The rhubarb is looking good.  I should have divided it last fall, but I
didn't.  Looks OK, though.

 

The raspberries and blueberries are looking good.

 

My lettuce and spinach seeds are not sprouting at all.  I bought fresh seed,
too.  It's supposed to be rainy for the next few days, so maybe I'll try
again.

That's the story from Jersey, the Garden State.

Tracy

 

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