Shepherd's Pie

A few more crops in the ground: golden beets, spinach, and more kale. I spent more time tackling an overgrown cherry tree and it should be in better shape by next year. It's an old, pinkish, sweet cherry that was planted in the early 70s.

Also, more brush clearing. Lots of wild roses getting out of control and I now have the scrapes and splinters to show for it. I've been picking bits of thorn from my hands for a few days and it looks like I've been playing with kittens.

Next on my list is to transplant my apricot trees. I bought them as seedlings years ago and they've been thriving in the "nursery." Now it's time to put them in their permanent space, along the southern pasture fenceline. More. Land. Needed. 

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I shouldn't have rushed back to the city so soon last night. The weatherman was so wrong about that severe thunderstorm. It's been nice out all day. At least I can get some knitting done, another A-line miniskirt in a single-ply natural brown (from the Black Welsh Mountain ewe and her two mixed-breed daughters).

I did get some early crops planted, after waiting for that cold, wet soil to drain a little. I hope I didn't create concrete. . .

Seeds planted: kale (two types), rainbow Swiss Chard, snow peas, radishes (cherry belle, icicle, and French breakfast), and broccoli raab (Red Arrow).

Onion sets were also planted, mostly for scallions.

The weather last autumn got so severe so fast that I didn't get to separating the garlic in the fields. I went through this week and thinned a few rows and transplanted the extras. Even if they don't develop those nice, large red garlic bulbs at least I'll get a lot more garlic scapes (tops) from them.

Now to find a nice, small restaurant interested in green garlic and stinging nettles . . .  

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