Hey y’all!
**Haven’t seen her in awhile. Hope she’s ok.**
Was just thinking the same about you, girlangler! How’s it going?
Still here, just enjoying the breathing space that is getting smaller by the minute! We do a lot of store cleaning this time of year, and inventory, and other fun stuff that we don’t have much time for otherwise.
We have to recover our greenhouse this year—the plastic is only good for about 4 years and then it gets milky and doesn’t let in enough light. Double layer, so it takes a few people, and somebody has to mind the store! Greenhouse plastic is like a fire—no matter how calm it is when you start, it attracts wind like moths to a flame, and then it becomes a sail. :)
We’ve got most of our seeds in, and we started some broccoli and cabbage Sat. Late start for us, but the last few years we’ve had a mild Jan and cold Feb and March. We’ve already had people in asking about onions and taters. They should be arriving in about two weeks. Gotta do some lettuce, spinach, chard, brussels sprouts, etc. Ran out of time and daylight—and energy!
We got our figs pruned and have several hundred cuttings started. About 2/3 of them will root. 3 varieties this year and another possible. Also have some yellow Angel trumpets started and some Confederate Roses. They’re leafing out really good.
The weather is up and down, like girlangler’s. 70 one day and 20 the next. I did notice the other day that the oak trees are bronzing up. They’re gonna get zapped next week. Calling for highs in the 30’s.
I really envy those of you that don’t have to fight weeds and insects so much. Here, it’s never ending. Literally, by the time you finish a row and go back to the other end, more weeds have already sprouted. And no insecticides? Forget it. Everything we plant would be gone overnight or ruined beyond salvage! Not spray fruit trees? There’d be no point in planting them. I love living in the sunny south, but it has a few drawbacks.
OTOH, if I could just figure out a profitable market for fireants... LOL Gbaby got into them today picking dandelions.
Louisiana has to be the bug capitol of the country. The few freezes we've had so far this winter don't seem to have done much. As the weather warms between fronts, the bugs are right back. ***sigh***