March 31 :: Happy Spring!

March 20 was the first day of spring. Could you tell? Seems like the days previous to spring were nicer than those technically part of the season. Oh well! It's really starting to warm up and I'm about to uncover the garlic. It has been underground and covered with straw in the raised beds since the fall. Today i pulled back some of the straw and this is what I found:

IT'S ALIVE!! Having never grown garlic before, this feels like a huge success, especially with the weird, warm winter we just had.

Due to the rain I have held off planting the sugar snap peas but plan to do so at the end of this week or next week once the soil dries out. Coworkers tell me that the spring peepers are peeping in Gorham and Scarborough. A wise man once told me to plant peas when the peepers peep because the peepers don't lie. The wise man was actually named Jim and he works at Estabrooks Nursery... and he told me that about a month ago in a gardening class. I have remembered it ever since!

Until next time,

Your Pea Planter