Planting in February?

Yup. I went to Portland Nursery and got some Seeds of Change seeds. I was sobered by the store-supplied chart showing what veggies should be planted when. No pole beans yet! But, with a little bit of a gamble, I planted some buttercrunch and red oak lettuce, some round black spanish radishes (radishes will grow in rocks so these at least should work) and some cascadia bush snap peas.

While attempting to sow seeds, I had the chickens out loose from their coop and they were absolutely obsessing on my freshly turned soil to the point of preventing me form being able to plant. I have now learned why they call it chicken wire and why I need to purchase some tomorrow.

I finished the Big Spring Prune of the roses and thought I would restart my never-ending battle with my bamboo. But, the muscle ache in my left forearm reminded me that I am 42 years old and need to dole these efforts out in doses, hopefully building up to more steady work as we approach April and May.

I'll finish this post with a view from our back steps out over the yard take early last last July. It's fun to compare it with my photo from yesterday showing where I turned earth. Oh, and the my two cats are cute too.