Its Super Bowl time for gardeners!

Every morning I sort of watch the news; mostly wondering if we invaded Greenland yet. 

Every morning I listen to 5 minutes, mostly for the weather and then exit under the flashing light. 

Ran over to the Feed and Seed with the intent to buy 5 pounds of potatoes and bought 15 pounds of seed potatoes; Norland, Kenebec and Eve.  

Installing 4 new beds and moving way to many concrete blocks for my old decrepit body.  Also installed insect netting over all the brassica and greens beds.  The white cabbage butterfly has already emerged! 

Everyday I try to get up and get moving.  The weather has been start and stop.  One day we have 28F degree windchills and the next day it's 70F degrees.  The ever growing pile of clothes, shoes and boots by the backdoor is alarming!  Garden gloves and seed packets in every pocket.  All the tools are out due to so many projects going on all at the same time.  

I have been at Home Depot so much, shoppers have started asking me where stuff is located in the store.  Happy to say I am still rocking the gift cards.  Currently I have $1 off a gallon of gas.  Just playing the game. 

The hoop house is loaded with kale and lettuce!  

This has been the best addition to the garden in years! 

The cold tolerant plants have all been transplanted, YAY!!

Broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, 4 varieties of kale, chinese cabbage, 3 varieties of head cabbage, more lettuce, onions, peas. 

The 15 pounds of seed potatoes have all been planted too. 

The fence project continues.  Top boards are in place and the bottom vinyl coated fence was trenched in and tied to the cattle panels.  I still need to install a bottom board but it's looking pretty good!  And the gate was installed! 

On the days it was too cold or rainy to work outside, inside stuff got done.

Enchilada Sauce.  This is a great recipe and one that I will make again.  It is in the Ball Canning Book. 

Since I made the enchilada sauce I thought I should make tortillas too.  I will never buy tortillas from the store again!  These were that good and so easy! 

With price of olive oil going up and up due to climate change and mind numbing tariffs I decided to render 10 pounds of leaf lard.  

And just like that Easter was here!  Had a great time with our neighborhood for Easter.

My contribution this year was old fashioned potato salad, dinner rolls and cassata cake. 

I planted a damson prune plum in the back forty to accompany the superior plum planted a few weeks ago. 

There is just so much going on its hard to keep up.  It's been so good to keep a planting diary this year because I get to the end of the week and think; Did I do anything this week?  Phew I did!  

The more I watch the news the more I plant.  The tomatoes and peppers are ready to be moved to the hoop house and I will be happy when I am not lugging them outside every morning and night.  This year I've been moving 22 flats of flowers and veggies.  I'll be happy when they are in the ground! 

There has been time for beach walks too..... weekends are sacred.

And Spring is happening, although it's been a bit chilly.

So stay busy, eat snacks and plant seeds!