Snow, mud, lots of green!
It was a very strange winter around here, with massive fluctuations in temperature and hardly any precipitation, so it should be no surprise to me that spring has started out strangely, too. After only getting about 3 to 4 measurable inches of snow here over the winter we got almost 4 inches of snow in one day on Saturday. Wow.
Thankfully, we looked ahead and covered the sprouted green onions as well as the carrots to be sure they didn’t freeze. The other early crops, like spinach, lettuce, peas and kale, weren’t affected by the snow. It was a very sharp contrast as the snow started to fall, with the whites stuff piling up agains te already green grasses. It was pretty, but didn’t last long and now boy, oh boy, is it muddy! The horses are having a blast rolling in the mud (lovely) and the pigs are rooting around like it’s Christmas.
The seedlings are still growing strong in the basement with a ton of different types of tomatoes, peppers and, lo and behold, I actually have a handful of eggplants that are looking really good! Keep your fingers crossed … it’s still too early to get excited about those. 
Can’t wait for it to warm up a little for good. Until next time …
Karin